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Hialeah poker tournament under investigation

"The Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering is aware of the potential issue with a Hialeah Poker tournament and is gathering information," the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation said in an email. The email noted that the department ... >> view original

Hialeah-Miami Lakes trips Hialeah 24-0

Senior speedster Malik Shannon throttled Hialeah for 159 yards and two scores on 25 carries as Hialeah-Miami Lakes (2-0) rolled to victory at Milander Park on Friday night. The Trojans forced three turnovers to keep the “Big T” trophy for a second ... >> view original

Woman rescued after fire breaks out in Hialeah townhouse

A woman was rescued from a tree after escaping a fire inside a Hialeah townhouse, firefighters said. Hialeah firefighters were called to the one-story home in the 4100 block of West 18th Court on Tuesday evening. They were able to contain the flames to ... >> view original

Hialeah burglary suspect found sleeping in industrial dryer, police say

One of three Hialeah burglary suspects found hiding in an industrial clothes dryer passed out from apparent heat exhaustion and had to be treated at a hospital, police said. Sgt. Eddie Rodriguez said Yoandy Sanchez was found hours after the burglary at ... >> view original

NASA TV channel: Watch space sitting right into your home

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that it will be launching its own 4K TV channel on Nov. 1. In a blog post, NASA revealed that its Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama has struck a deal with video ... >> view original

US astronaut misses fresh air halfway through year-long mission

WASHINGTON –Halfway into a year in space – the longest ever attempted at the International Space Station – American astronaut Scott Kelly said that he missed fresh air but was adapting well. Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko agreed to ... >> view original

Birds too fall in love like humans

Not just humans but birds too fall in love and females choose mates if they find them stimulating in some way that is not necessarily obvious to an outside observer. This stimulation "turns on" the females to increase the likelihood of successful ... >> view original

Double Whammy: Ancient Earth Was Struck by Two Meteors at Same Time

It's not altogether uncommon to hear about double rainbows, but what about a double meteor strike? It's a rare event, but researchers in Sweden recently found evidence that two meteors smacked into Earth at the same time, about 458 million years ago. >> view original

DARPA demonstrates robotic landing gear for helicopters

Helicopters are versatile machines capable of all manner of maneuvers in the air, but when it comes to takeoffs and landings they are very fussy creatures, preferring flat, level pads, which are scarce in combat and rescue missions. DARPA recently ... >> view original

August smashes global heat record as giant El Nino builds

Global temperature records continue to tumble, with August easily the hottest in 124 years of data, Japan's Meteorological Agency says. Last month, near-surface land and sea temperatures were 0.45 degrees higher than the 1981-2010 average, eclipsing ... >> view original