Ex-smoker's lawyers to discuss $300M Fla. verdict

A former smoker who just won a $300 million verdict in Florida against Philip Morris USA has pulled out of a news conference about the case.

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Man charged in deadly Haitian boat accident

A Haitian man was charged with human smuggling Monday after federal authorities accused him of piloting a boat overloaded with migrants that capsized off Florida's coast, killing at least nine people, including a pregnant woman.

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Pilot in Florida plane crash reported trouble

Cecil A. Murray's flight from one Florida beach town to another was going to be the last in a small airplane he planned to sell.

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Man who aided bicycle theft plan has bike stolen

A former Fort Lauderdale city commissioner who helped create a program to combat bicycle theft had his own bike stolen while trying to help people involved in a vehicle crash.

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Judge jails Fla. girl accused of killing classmate

Dozens of high school students gathered before classes Thursday for a brief memorial service a day after authorities said one 15-year-old girl shot and killed another in a crowded hallway.

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Fla. man: 15 years in prison for homeless beatings

A Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in three attacks on homeless men in Fort Lauderdale in 2006.

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Judge voids conviction for Iranian in goggles case

A federal judge threw out the conviction and sentence Thursday for an Iranian woman who had pleaded guilty in a scheme to illegally obtain U.S.-made military night vision goggles for Iran.

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Police: Dye pack explodes in pants of Fla. shopper

A bank robber got as far as a nearby pawn shop before a dye pack, inserted in his wad of stolen cash, exploded in his pants, authorities said.

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2 Teens Sentenced in Homeless Beating

Two teens have been sentenced to two years each in prison for the beating and stabbing attack on a homeless man in a Fort Lauderdale park.

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Fla. towns send spring break crowd abroad

The party never dies, it’s just getting harder to find.

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'Piggybacking' Roils Credit Industry

Only a low credit score stood between Alipio Estruch and a mortgage to buy a $449,000 Spanish-style house in Weston, Fla., a few miles west of Fort Lauderdale.

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Gallery 101, Fort Lauderdale Grand Opening Last Night

Artists, collectors, and art viewers were out in force last night at the Gallery 101 owned by Adam White. Over 600 people attended in the three hours of music, food, ART, and conversation. About 50 artists exhibited their paintings, sculptures, and mixed media pieces.

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Raphael Marquez asked a judge to jail him two days after his release. Raphael was found guilty of committing sexual battery on a minor. He has been unable to find housing in his local area and has no money to move to another facility for offenders.

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Here's what happened, according to BSO and Fort Lauderdale police, who are investigating the shooting:

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Investigators say a 16-year-old in Lauderdale Lakes robbed and fatally shot another youth outside his high school to make himself look tough.

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FORT LAUDERDALE - A city employee is accused of stripping down to his socks and exposing himself to a female co-worker earlier this year. The co-worker said he flashed a sign that said "It's Friday" on one side, and "Let's get naked" on the other. And then, she said, he did.

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The urgent need for a new or refurbished Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale was exemplified last week due to a broken water pipe which damaged and destroyed Court files and disrupted communications. A week of closed doors meant justice delayed and in some cases denied.

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FORT LAUDERDALE - Broward School District officials are investigating whether a student told a Dillard High School teacher or staff member that Teah Wimberly had a handgun before she used it to fatally shoot a friend and classmate in a school hallway, Superintendent James Notter  …

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A 10th-grader was fatally shot as classes were underway at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday afternoon, and another 15-year-old armed with a chrome, semiautomatic handgun was arrested shortly afterward, authorities said.

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The John McCain Anger Management Cruise

Yes Ladies & Gentlemen… you can take advantage of this once in a lifetime offer to join Senator John McCain and his running mate, Governor Sarah Palin, on the truly spectacular post-election anger management cruise.

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"Former Broward Sheriff and convicted felon Ken Jenne has a new job. Jenne, 61, was released from the Federal Detention Center in Miami two weeks ago after serving more than ten months behind bars for corruption.

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"For me, personally, that would be an issue," said Rochelle. Thinking we'd trapped her in a rhetorical corner, her kids and I asked why Muslims in office would be worse than Christians. To which Rochelle deftly responded, "Who says I'm OK with Christians?"

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"The economy is hitting everybody, but the rising gas prices and banking problems are causing major concerns for auto dealerships. While they move out, others are moving in.

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26 year old Kevin Kearney is in Critical Condition, but is expected to make a full recovery, after he was picked up off Fort Lauderdale beach by a possible waterspout. He was dragged by the kite he was surfing with. **Kids don't play around in hurricanes!**

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Kristi Mailloux, president of Molly Maid, a maid franchisor in Ann Arbor, Mich., says she never initiates a fist bump, but reciprocates if offered. She says she hopes it never replaces the handshake except, perhaps, in the flu season.

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"SEATTLE (CBS4) ― Starbucks has already announced its closing 600 stores across the country and now they've released a list of which locations will be shutting down. In South Florida, there are 5 locations being closed in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. ....

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"The American Airlines people. The Broward County school board people. The crazy people from the Acreage who decided it's possible to take a job in Miami while living in far-western Palm Beach County and still have time to sleep.

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Tired of having her name and, more important, her late husband's memory tarnished by lies, Filomena Tobias has agreed to settle a lawsuit over who would inherit the estimated $25 million he left behind, her sister said Saturday.

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"Spirit Airlines may lay off or displace as many as 60 percent of its flight attendants and 45 percent of its pilots in two months, according to news reports.

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In South Florida an idea emerges to help the rest of the country...Use motorcycles for fire rescue response.

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....The feud reportedly began over the summer, when a 15-year-old began arguing through the online social networking site MySpace.com with a classmate at William Dandy Middle School.

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Ok, take a wild guess.

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Comments made by Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle, such as: "I don't use the word 'gay.' I use the word 'homosexual.' Most of them aren't gay. They're unhappy," sparked the controversy.

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Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle says his city has a problem with "homosexual activity" in public restrooms and he has a plan to stop it – robotic toilets that allow occupants to stay inside for only a short time before the door automatically opens.

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...A Broward County judge sentenced a man to more than 30 years in prison for impregnating his wife's 11- and 12-year old sisters... See more popular stories

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...Airport officials have fired a luggage attendant who admitted playing a Bible verse that offended a gay couple over an airport speaker system... acknowledged that he played the message twice just after midnight on May 1st...

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