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Star Trek Into Darkness is No. 1 at box office but falls short of predictions
"Into Darkness" opened in 33 foreign markets as well this weekend, and the $40 million that the film brought in took some of the sting out of the domestic results. It has taken in more than $80 million from overseas, and $164.5 million worldwide. "The good news is, when you have a really good movie like this one, the word of mouth is going to bring the audience in over time," ...
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Sheriff’s Office ID’s Woman Killed At Ft. Lauderdale’s Airport
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – The Broward Sheriff's Office has released the name of a Treasure Coast woman who was struck and killed by a bus Saturday afternoon on the lower level of Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport. Around 2:15 p.m., Cheryl A. Bazilius, of Ft. Pierce, got out of parked Ford SUV in the right traffic lane in Terminal 3 to meet her husband who just ...
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Marlins Hope For A Win Against Diamondbacks
MIAMI (AP) — Facing an offensively challenged Miami Marlins team that’s been particularly bad against left-handers lately, Wade Miley appears to be in a good spot to rebound from his worst outing of the season. Miley will try to keep the Miami bats quiet and lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to their fifth straight win in the finale of a three-game series at Marlins Park on Sunday. The ...
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Fight over dogs leaves Loxahatchee man critically wounded say police
LOXAHATCHEE— A 47-year-old man is charged with attempted first-degree murder with a firearm after police say he shot and wounded his neighbor during a squabble over their dogs. Richard Bohl, a resident of the 17000 block of 40th Run N in Loxahatchee, was booked into ...
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Miami Dolphins sign former Gator tailback Mike Gillislee
The Miami Dolphins have signed former University of Florida tailback Mike Gillislee, making him the fifth member of the 2013 draft class to sign his rookie deal. Gillislee, whom the Dolphins' used the 164th overall pick to selection in the fifth round of this year's draft, signed a four-year deal worth $2.322 million, according to a league source. Gillslee, who will participate in ...
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Miami Heats Dwyane Wade surprises perseverant fan at her prom
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Chicago Bulls at United Center in Chicago, May 13, 2013. UPI/Brian ...
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Jeffrey Loria Actually Takes His Seat At Marlins Taxpayer Park
Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria talks to an unidentified man sitting behind him during the fourth inning of a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo ...
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Woman Fatally Run Over By Bus At Fort Lauderdale Airport
A woman's airport visit to greet an arriving traveler turned deadly when she tripped in a roadway and a charter bus ran over her. It forced the normally hectic four-lane arrivals section of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to be shut down for about four hours Saturday. Cars arriving at the airport were redirected to the departures area. Some fliers said the traffic delays ...
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Broward drivers navigate the I-595 nightmare
Let the countdown for aggravated east-west motorists in Broward begin: less than one year to go until the $1.2 billion Interstate 595 project is finally done.But for more than three years, drivers using the main east-west thoroughfare in Broward County have had to deal with ramps being closed, familiar exits being changed, and new signs and orange cones popping up weekly.“Every time I ...
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Dwyane Wade Prom Miami Heat Star Surprises Teen After Turning Her Down
Dwyane Wade showed up at a prom Friday night and surprised one lucky – and persistent – fan who has asked him multiple times to be her date since last Fall.The Miami Heat superstar pulled up to the Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School senior prom at the LaJolla Ballroom in Coral Gables, Fla., decked out in a sleek black suit, white shirt, no tie, and striking red loafers ensemble. ...
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Residents join hands to protect their beach
DEERFIELD BEACH— Local residents linked hands along the beach Saturday to take a stand against offshore drilling and to protect the beaches many have called home for years. "It's important for our community to make sure our beach is nice and clean, because this whole town is based around this beach," said Chris Montague, 26, a local musician ...
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Whats in millennials wallets Fewer credit cards
Ohio State University . "When you have a credit card, you feel like you have a lot of money when you don't." Ratliff is like many young adults, emerging data show. His generation, dubbed millennials by academics and marketers, grew up during the boom and bust cycles of the U.S. economy over the last decade and a half - crises that appear to have reshaped their attitudes toward ...
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Rally encourages students to make positive choices
"The message comes better when it comes from them," said Amalio Nieves, curriculum supervisor for diversity, culture and outreach prevention in the school district. The "Above the Influence" rally was hosted by ...
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Diamondbacks Hook Marlins 1-0
MIAMI (AP) – Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for his first win since being struck in the head by a line drive last season, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Saturday night. Gerardo Parra led off the game with a home run for Arizona, which has won four in a row while dealing the Marlins a season-long seven-game losing streak. McCarthy (1-3) struck out ...
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Florida man arrested for driving naked allegedly stealing motorcycle
Police in Florida said they arrested a man twice within a 12-hour period, once for driving his car naked and a second time for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. Brian Blake Bienvenu, 24, of Delray Beach, Fla., began his alleged crime spree at 2:20 a.m. local time Thursday, when a security official at Highland Beach Club observed him parking his vehicle in the nude, police said. Bienvenu tried ...
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Greg Cote Knicks would have been spicier matchup for Miami Heat
Miami Heat players have been steadfastly neutral in claiming no preference as they waited for Indiana and New York to figure out which would play the underdog in the NBA’s upcoming Eastern Conference finals. Confident champions do not deign to worry about who’s next; they leave the worrying to opponents. The lion who runs the jungle does not much care if he is feasting on zebra or ...
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Post-session Citizens is best ever says CEO and president
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. already has weathered a series of political and public-relations storms.Still shy of his first anniversary at the helm of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. as president and CEO, Barry Gilway approaches his second storm season leading a company that, following the legislative session, is substantially different than the one he joined last June, he said this week ...
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New rules may make it easier to fight traffic camera tickets harder to win
South Florida drivers may soon find it a lot easier to fight those pesky red-light camera tickets.But, say traffic court lawyers, it might also become harder to win.A new rule, set up by a transportation bill not yet signed by ...
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In bid to combat prostitution human trafficking lawmakers vote to limit massage hours
Florida Legislature is also flexing its muscle in the fight against the growth of adult-oriented massage establishments, places whose marketing and signage skews closer to adult entertainment than therapeutic well-being. In South Florida, they're known for their blacked-out windows, neon signs, late-night hours, and sexually suggestive postings in online classified ads. Many are listed on ...
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Kids bowl free through September | Deal alerts
Kids can bowl two free games a day at participating South Florida bowling centers through the end of the summer. Kids Bowl Free offers coupons for the free games at ...
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Single winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida | Lotto alerts
One ticket sold in Florida has matched all six numbers for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million, according to the Powerball website. The winning numbers in Saturday night's Powerball drawing were: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 with a Powerball of 11. The ticket was sold, at 7838 Gall Blvd, Zephyrhills, and it was a quick pick. Florida Lottery secretary Cynthia O'Connell told The ...
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House fires draw repair offers even before smoke clears
Maria Elena Palacio was worrying her trapped pit bull wouldn't make it out alive from the blaze. This was when the businessmen began approaching her with sales pitches. "It got really crazy. The firefighters had to tell them to leave me alone," the Hollywood resident said Wednesday, the day after her house fire. "I couldn't think straight. There were so many of them. ...
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Its Heat vs. Pacers in East finals starting Wednesday
Frank Vogel went into that best-of-seven series accusing the Heat of flopping. Now, not only are the stakes higher, but the level of competition, as well. Not only have ...
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Railroad coming to U.S. 27 A new vision emerges
Everglades , U.S. 27 seems far away from the hustle and bustle of interstate commerce. It has no strip malls, few stoplights and gas stations. Vast open land - sugar cane fields, farms, sawgrass - surrounds its four lanes in Broward ...
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Bus strikes kills woman at Lauderdale airport | Video
A woman’s airport visit to meet her husband, who was arriving from a flight, turned deadly when she tripped in a roadway and a charter bus ran over her. It forced the normally hectic four-lane arrivals section ...
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New federal law will affect thousands of Fort Lauderdale homes
New federal law expected to increase prices and add time to renovations of homes across the country built before 1978, what impact will it have on Fort Lauderdale?
Renovations of any kind to most buildings in Fort Lauderdale are expected to go up in the wake of a new federal law, the Renovation, Repair and Painting law, which is intended to protect children from the damaging effects of toxic lead. Read more
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