Fort Lauderdale News
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White Sox use walk-off to sneak by the Marlins
Cy Young winner deliver a better performance this time. Peavy and the Chicago White Sox go for an eighth victory in 11 games Saturday night when their series against ...
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Gillaspies RBI in 9th lifts ChiSox over Marlins
Chicago White Sox starter Jake Peavy delivers a pitch during the first inning of an interleague baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Chicago, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul ...
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Fort Lauderdale prepares to nearly double downtown population
FORT LAUDERDALE— There's a wave heading toward the city's downtown and it's full of economic promise.It's carrying thousands of new residents who will be calling downtown home as new construction is completed and additional projects get underway. The downtown's estimated population of 8,200 based ...
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Foiled kidnapper told victims wife her husbands hand would be delivered in a box
Palm Beach County Sheriff's detective who posed as a kidnapper and Melillo was arrested on May 29, 2012, when he came to a parking lot to pick up what he thought was a $12 million payoff, negotiated down from the initial $20 million demand.During one phone call to an undercover agent posing as the victim's wife, Melillo threatened that if she didn't pay, "The victim's ...
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Living blind How Causeway Cannibal victim and others forge on
In a briefing on the medical condition of Causeway Cannibal victim Ronald Poppo, doctors and therapists last week expressed confidence that the longtime homeless man blinded in a vicious assault could once again lead an independent life.But in the year since Poppo was disfigured in the unprovoked attack, progress has been slow."At first, he didn't even want to learn to walk," said ...
Movie Review
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Trouble in Paradise [DVD]
Ernst Lubitsch was a German migr who began as a silent film actor and became one of the most celebrated and popular Hollywood directors of the 1930s and early 40s. The reason for his popularity and critical acclaim was the fabled Lubitsch Touch, which began as a publicity term but slowly grew in legend to describe the indescribablehow Lubitsch could take material that, in any other directors hand ... ...
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Broward man gets break in tax fraud case
A Broward man got a break after a judge found he was less responsible than two other men who also pleaded guilty to a $14 million stolen identity fraud that submitted 5,000 tax returns — mostly for dead people, court records show.Finshley Fanor, 34, ...
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Woman charged in hit-run that hurt toddler
police said Saturday.Lisa Gail Quiggins, 45, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving serious injury.The May 14 incident happened about 6 p.m. near Northeast ...
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Preview Marlins Versus White Sox Saturday
CHICAGO, IL- MAY 24: Second baseman Derek Dietrich #51 of the Miami Marlins (R) forces out Adam Dunn #32 of the Chicago White Sox at second base and throws to first to complete a double play on a ground ball hit by Paul Konerko #14 during the second inning on May 24, 2013 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty ...
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Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Live Stream Free Watch Online NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 Basketball
Miami Heat rookie Norris Cole (left) celebrates with LeBron James (right). Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Game 2 takes place on Friday night in the NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals, with the Pacers looking to push the Heat all the way again but hopefully this time end up on the right side of the result. The game is scheduled to tip off at 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free ...
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Up to seven hurt in Sawgrass Expressway crash
Coral Springs Saturday, including a child who was transported by air to Broward Health Medical Center, according to a Coral Springs Fire Department official.The crash occurred about 1 p.m. on the southbound lanes of the expressway at Atlantic Boulevard, according to ...