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• Arrest Made In Hialeah Thefts Case, One Remains At Large " CBS Miami

  Follow CBSMIAMI.COM:Facebook|TwitterHIALEAH (CBSMiami) — Hialeah Police have arrested one of the men wanted for the robbery of various electronics from major stores in the area.Officers arrested Jahvanie Antoine, 23, over the weekend, charged with strong arm robbery.Meantime, the search continues for another man wanted for the robberies.Hialeah Police are searching for a man they say stole electronics from various stores in Hialeah. (Source: Hialeah Police)Investigators say both men walked into ..

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• Gov. Scott: Florida will not support Syrian refugees

  

  843071Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutGov. Scott: Florida will not support Syrian refugeesTALLAHASSEE, FlaSent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed.Gov. Scott: Florida will not support Syrian refugeesNeal Bennett2:02 p.m. EST November 16, 2015HIALEAH, FL - MARCH 09: Florida Governor Rick Scott attends a road expansion event at the Casa Maiz restaurant as he fields questions from ..

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• Florida bills seek to stave off EPA clean-energy program

  Two Republican lawmakers want to keep Florida from having to follow new federal clean-energy regulations while the state backs a legal challenge to an Obama administration rule aimed at reducing carbon emissions from power plants.Rep.Manny DiazJr., R-Hialeah, and Sen.Greg Evers, R-Baker, filed similar legislation Thursday opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan.The plan, released by the EPA in August, sets limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants and is inten..

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• Proposed Amendment Could Replace Miami-Dade Public Schools...

  

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools is currently the fifth largest school district in the country and is responsible for the education of more than 300,000 students. However, under a new amendment proposed by Republican lawmakers in Tallahassee, MDCPS could be abolished completely and replaced by dozens of smaller independent school boards.Currently, under Florida law a school district is contiguous with the existing county. The law also allows for voters in neighboring counties to combine their sc..

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• DEA Agent Behind Narcos Spent Years Busting Coke Dealers in...

  

  EXPANDOnNarcos, Steve Murphy is played by Boyd Holbrook (right). In real life, Murphy spent years dodging bullets in Cocaine Cowboys-era Miami.Image courtesy of NetflixOn a hot July afternoon, Steve Murphy was sweating inside a yellow, one-story house in West Little River. It was 1989, toward the end of the Cocaine Cowboys era, and Murphy and his partner, Kevin Stephens, were Drug Enforcement Administration agents working a sting deal on 17 kilos of coke.An informant waited at the front door for..

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• ASK IRA: Has luxury tax moved to Heat's backburner?

  Q: Even if other teams suffer injuries to players in their power rotations, there will be cheaper options thanChris Andersen.  I thinkPat Rileyand Andy Elisburg will be dogged in their pursuit of escaping the repeater tax, but I think it's going to be difficult shedding Birdman's contract (as well as those ofBeno UdrihorJarnell Stokes), even as we draw nearer to the February trade deadline. Do you concur? -- Rich,A: But, remember, a team acquiring Birdman's contract also would be acquiring Ander..

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• Top 5 brokerages in Miami-Dade County

  

  Miami-Dade’s biggest brokerages offer a handful of incentives to bring in and keep agents – including high commission splits, online tools and tailored training.The Real Dealranked real estate firms in Miami-Dade County by the number of actively licensed agents and spoke to executives about recruiting strategies, commissions and top sales for the year.Here are the top five:#1 Beachfront Realty | 1,079 agentsBeachfront Realty, a tri-county firm based in Aventura, takes the lead in the number of a..

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• Friday's FHSAA playoff games

  FOOTBALLFriday’s FHSAA playoff gamesAll games 7:30 p.m. unless notedRegional SemifinalsClass 8AAltamonte Springs Lake Brantley at Mandarin, Apopka at Winter Garden West Orange, Bradenton Manatee at Orlando Dr. Phillips, Vero Beach at Kissimmee OsceolaBoca Raton at Delray Beach Atlantic, Pembroke Pines Flanagan at Deerfield Beach, Miami Columbus at Coral Gables, Miami Southridge at Homestead South DadeClass 7ALake City Columbia at Tallahassee Lincoln, Bartram Trail at Gainesville Buchholz, Martin..

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• Backers Hope 'This Is The Year' For Mental Health Reform

  

  The Florida House and Senate will reform the state's troubled mental-health system during the 2016 legislative session, predicts one of the lawmakers spearheading the effort."I think everyone understands that this is the year to get it done," said Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Chairman Rene Garcia, a Hialeah Republican who during the 2015 session tried to pass a sweeping bill to streamline delivery of mental-health and substance-abuse treatment --- only to see the measure die a..

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• Where religion lives in NYC

  When it comes to finding a place of worship in New York City, not all neighborhoods are created equal. Many places around the city tout their flashy restaurants and trendy bars that seem to be popping up everywhere you look, but people might not know that these areas may also hide more wholesome hubs.FindTheBest gathered the data and found the parts of New York City that are the most and least religious, based on the number of religious organizations per capita. Garment District is rich in relig..

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