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Thousands of South Florida Venezuelans trek to New Orleans for post-Chavez vote Sunday
Sun SentinelThousands of South Florida Venezuelans will fly, drive or take buses to New Orleans to vote Sunday for a successor to late President Hugo Chavez, forced to travel more than 1,700 miles round-trip to exercise their democratic rights. The patriotic group...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Travel, Politics, Trips and Vacations, Venezuela
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Weekend preview: Tortuga ticket news and the new Mike Tyson
The rumors running rampant (OK, two friends from different parts of Broward County) that Rock The Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival is sold out are not true. In fact, organizers are expecting “heavy walk-up” at the festival on Saturday...
Tags: Gary Clark Jr., Entertainment, Eric Church, Broward County, Lynyrd Skynyrd (music group)
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Rapper Jay-Z rejects criticism of his Cuba trip with Beyoncé -- and so does Broward commissioner
Sun SentinelRapper and entertainment industry mogul Jay-Z responded Thursday with a forceful rejection of the criticism he’s received from South Florida politicians over his visit to Cuba last week with his wife Beyoncé. And the couple received support from a...Tags: POLITICO LLC, Beyonce, Broward County, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies
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Broward school band performs in festival of gold
A Weston school band had the honor of being the only middle school band in the state to perform at the "Festival of Gold" in Chicago last month. Weston's Falcon Cove band played in the renowned Orchestra Hall at the Chicago Symphony Center under the...
Tags: Arts and Culture
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Diaz-Balart 'outraged' over Obama administration response to concerns over Beyoncé Jay-Z Cuba trip
Sun SentinelU.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a Miami Republican who represents part of South Broward, says he's "outraged by the vague response" from President Barack Obama's Treasury Department to the concerns he raised over "the apparent tourist activities" of...Tags: Travel, Prisons, Tourism and Leisure, Media Industry, Arts and Culture
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Rep. Castor pushes for closer relations with Cuba
Florida Congresswoman Kathy Castor returned from a weekend trip to Cuba convinced the United States should encourage its recent economic reforms and consider normalized relations. “I’ll be communicating with President Obama and...
Tags: Jim Davis, Tampa, Foreign Aid, Fidel Castro, Human Rights
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Wasserman Schultz, Frankel get close look at Fort Lauderdale runway project
From a new mountain towering 65 feet over Federal Highway, U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Lois Frankel surveyed a massive airport construction project Monday and said they were pleased with the view. Touring what will become Fort Lauderdale-...
Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Pembroke Pines, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Lois Frankel, Science and Technology
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1.7 million Floridians can get health insurance subsidies
Having trouble finding affordable health insurance? You may be one of 1.7 million middle-income Floridians eligible for tax-credit subsidies that will range up to more than $10,000 next year to help you pay for health-care coverage under the...
Tags: Consumers, Broward County, Crime, Law and Justice, Credit and Debt, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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North Perry Airport control tower to remain open - for now
Sun SentinelThe North Perry Airport control tower will remain open after all, at least until Sept. 30. Calling it an emergency action, the Broward County Commission on Tuesday voted to spend $43,000 per month to ensure air traffic controllers continue guiding...Tags: Broward County, Broward County Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, Rick Scott, Transportation Accidents
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Town hall meeting to discuss tax-related ID theft
Sun SentinelU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will hold a town hall meeting 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Pembroke Pines YMCA, 501 SW 172nd Ave. to discuss how South Floridians can protect themselves from their identities being stolen so thieves can file a federal income...Tags: Pembroke Pines, Theft, YMCA
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Fifty-seven Gators set to graduate this weekend
"Student-athlete" long has been an oxymoron, but not this weekend at the University of Florida where 57 athletes were expected to graduate. Here is a complete list by sport: Baseball Cody Dent, Sport Management Buddy Monroe, Sport Management...
Tags: Physiology
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Clendenin running away with FDP chairmanship?
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Leon County Democratic activist Jon Ausman last night sent out to reporters a spreadsheet tracking the announced endorsements for Alan Clendenin and Allison Tant in their race for the Florida Democratic Party chairmanship. It...
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