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Custom cleats stolen from Hialeah warehouse

Marcus Rivero said the burglary happened early Tuesday morning at his Hialeah warehouse. "I mean, I started this on my couch in my house," Rivero said. "It was just one shoe and one cardboard box. I never imagined getting to where I've gotten." ... >> view original

Court: Miami-Dade's Hialeah Park eligible for jai alai permit

The ruling by the 3rd District Court of Appeal stemmed from an application by South Florida Racing Association — which operates Hialeah Park — for what is known as a "summer" jai alai permit. That application was based on a state law that addresses ... >> view original

Bag Causes Ticketing Area Shutdown at Twin Cities Airport

The shortage is related to the low unemployment rate and improvement of the local economy, said Tami Spanier, vice president of operations at Spanier Bus Service Inc., which is seeking 10 drivers. An unattended bag at Minneapolis-St. Paul global ... >> view original

Obama to Require Steeper Emissions Cuts From Power Plants

President Barack Obama will impose even steeper cuts on greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants than previously expected, senior administration officials said Sunday, in what the president called the most significant step the U.S. has ever ... >> view original

Firefighter Killed, 2 Dozen Homes Burn in California Fires

Blazes raging in forests and woodlands across California have taken the life of a firefighter, burned two dozen homes and forced thousands of people to flee as crews continue to battle the flames from the air and the ground. Twenty-one large fires ... >> view original

Verizon's workers say no strike for now, union talks continue

NEW YORK Verizon Communications Inc and the unions representing its wireline unit employees on the U.S. East Coast said work will go on and talks continue after their current contract expired. Since June, the unions have been in talks with Verizon over ... >> view original

Baltimore Prosecutor Won't Cooperate With Homicide Panel

A commission established to review homicides in Baltimore has stalled because its leaders say the city's top prosecutor isn't sharing information that's needed for the program to work. The city spent nearly $200,000 last year to launch the Homicide ... >> view original

Texas Attorney General indicted for felony securities fraud, prosecutor says

A grand jury has indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on felony securities fraud charges that accuse the Republican of misleading investors before he became the state's top law enforcement officer, a special prosecutor said on Saturday. Kent ... >> view original

Photos of Endangered Animals Shine on Empire State Building

NEW YORK — Dozens of people stopped in Manhattan intersections gazing at photos of endangered animals shining on the side of the Empire State Building. Organizers say the Saturday night event was a first-of-its-kind live video projection. It drew ... >> view original

Clinton's Super PAC belies her small-donor campaign image

A Super PAC backing Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton raised $15.6 million in the first six months of the year, according to a report filed on Friday with the Federal Elections Committee. The Priorities USA Action's haul was dwarfed by the ... >> view original