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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

Pope Francis Sends Encyclical To Republicans In Congress (VIDEO)

Pope Francis I's first encyclical, Laudato Si' To highlight the plea by Pope Francis, spiritual leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, that all people of good will respond to the moral imperative of solving climate change, faith leaders ... >> view original

Starving Polar Bear Photo: Don't Blame Just Climate Change

Polar bears have become the fuzzy face of the impacts of climate change, with shrinking sea ice in the Arctic affecting how the bears normally roam and hunt. Now, after a photograph of an emaciated polar bear hobbling on ice went viral online, some ... >> view original

Let's talk about science: Space flames - Pittsburgh Post

Imagine you're celebrating your birthday aboard the International Space Station, and your fellow astronauts surprise you with a chocolate cake. You're bound to notice two things: Your “chocolate cake” is actually a brownie (brownies are a popular ... >> view original

In warming Arctic, mosquitoes may live long and prosper

Rising temperatures at the top of the world may be bad news for Arctic denizens like polar bears, but good news for the local mosquitoes, pesky bloodsuckers that prosper with warmer weather. Photo: Dartmouth College via Reuters. mail · print. View all ... >> view original

Annual minimum extent was 1.70 million square miles on September 11: NASA

As per NASA analysis of satellite data, the 2015 Arctic sea ice minimum extent is the fourth lowest on record since scientists started noting observations from space. NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), analysis at ... >> view original

Air pollution could kill 6.6 million people a year by 2050

London: Air contaminated with pollutants such as ozone and tiny particles could cause the premature death of about 6.6 million people a year by 2050 if nothing is done to improve air quality, scientists warned on Wednesday. In a study published in the ... >> view original