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NASCAR champ Brad Keselowski defends doing interview with 'buzz'
Brad Keselowski had a memorable interview with ESPN after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, one in which he drank Miller Lite beer -- his main sponsor -- from an oversized glass and acknowledged he had "a little buzz going here." If...
Tags: Brad Keselowski, Open-Wheel Racing, Penske Racing, Auto Racing, Stock Car Racing
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'Rest in paradise,' friends tell school bus shooting victim, 13
A 13-year-old girl was shot to death while riding a school bus south of Miami after another student pulled a gun out of his backpack and displayed it before firing at her once, police said Wednesday. Lourdes Guzman-DeJesus, identified as Lourdes...
Tags: Shootings, The Miami Herald, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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NASCAR fans boo Michelle Obama? Officials say reports 'overblown'
NASCAR officials downplayed reports that Michelle Obama faced a hostile reception at the Sprint Cup finale in Florida on Sunday, despite the sounds of booing heard during the live television broadcast Sunday (see video below). The first lady and Jill...Tags: Michelle Obama, Television, Jill Biden, Entertainment, Television Industry
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IndyCar's Andretti Autosport releases Tony Kanaan, re-signs Ryan Hunter-Reay
The Fabulous ForumFormer IndyCar champion Tony Kanaan is seeking a new ride after being released Friday by the Andretti Autosport team. At the same time, Andretti announced a two-year contract extension for driver Ryan Hunter-Reay, who won this year's Toyota Grand Prix....... -
Crash victim saves driver, unable to rescue passenger in fiery fatal crash
A driver who crashed into a car that burst into flames saved the other driver, but couldn't rescue a passenger who was killed during the Saturday collision on Florida's Turnpike in Miramar, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fiery accident occurred on...Tags: Florida Highway Patrol, Florida's Turnpike, Accidental Death, Miramar
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Railroad coming to U.S. 27? A new vision emerges
A scenic highway on the edge of the Everglades, U.S. 27 seems far away from the hustle and bustle of interstate commerce. It has no strip malls, few stoplights and gas stations. Vast open land — sugar cane fields, farms, sawgrass — surrounds...
Tags: Florida Department of Transportation, Railway Transportation, Florida East Coast Railway, Pembroke Pines, Florida's Turnpike
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Video depicts wild shootout that wounds Miami-Dade detective, kills growhouse suspect
Miami HeraldThe images are stunningly clear, the sort rarely ever captured on video: A gunman pops out of a parked BMW, surprising Miami-Dade narcotics detectives investigating a marijuana growhouse. The home's audio-equipped surveillance video -- played for the...Tags: Shootings, The Miami Herald, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers
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Will Keys get $2 million in sewer money?
Florida Keys KeynoterThe $20 million award expected would have been preferable, but the city of Marathon and Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District won't be scoffing if their $1 million grants for water projects survive Gov. Rick Scott's veto pen. State Rep. Holly...Tags: Environmental Issues, Rick Scott, Energy Saving, Key West, Water Supply
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Greening latest scourge to hit citrus industry
The Tampa TribuneFlorida's forests of citrus trees have weathered drought and hurricanes, heat and cold and withstood diseases like canker and blight. They have repelled attacks from the Mediterranean fruit fly and brown aphids and each time emerged damaged but mostly...Tags: University of Florida, Research, Hillsborough County, Brazil, Tampa
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Most of I-95 in Palm Beach County excluded from plans for express lanes, for now
Express toll lanes on Interstate 95 will soon make their debut in Palm Beach County. But, depending on how you feel about them, most of the county may be losing out or be spared the lanes that require motorists to pay a toll to use them. The Florida...
Tags: Florida Department of Transportation, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Martin County, Indiantown
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Burger bash for a bear-y good cause
Josh, a 14-year-old black bear who's lived his entire life around adoring humans in South Florida, will be relying on the warm generosity of his fans during a fundraiser at Beef 'O' Brady's in Cooper City. The sports pub is hosting a Burgers for the...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Hamburgers, Foods and Beverages, Conservation, Wildlife
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Stuck truck jams Friday morning turnpike commute near Griffin Road
The Friday morning commute along a northbound stretch of Florida's Turnpike came to a halt before dawn when the driver of a box truck lost control, struck a concrete barrier and blocked all northbound lanes for more than two hours, authorities said. All...
Tags: Florida Highway Patrol, Florida's Turnpike, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering
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