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  • How to grill the perfect steak

    Few things in life are better than a huge, perfectly grilled steak, especially when it's covered with shallot and tarragon Bearnaise ...

  • Study Cockroaches Survive by Losing Sweet Tooth

    How sweet it isn't: Scientists find how some cockroaches resist the sugary lure of poisons. It turns out glucose activates taste nerves that tell the brain 'yuck!' instead of 'yum.' (May ...

  • Justices let public defender pull out of cases

    Describing what it called a "damning indictment" of representation for poor criminal defendants, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Miami-Dade County public defender's office could withdraw from a large chunk of felony cases because of excessive workloads.The court divided 5-2a, with Justice Peggy Quince writing a majority opinion that said attorneys who ...

  • Man accused of killing his adopted child claims tapes that could help him are being withheld

    The truck sits alongside I-95 Wednesday afternoon as authorities continued to investigate the scene where Jorge Barahona was found with his acid-splashed adopted son in the front seat and the acid-soaked corpse of his adopted daughter in the truck bed. (Lannis Waters/The Palm Beach ...

  • Cutting deficit by $200 billion first bill from Murphy’s bipartisan freshmen

    It's a small fish -- literally -- in the federal government's ocean of red ink.But eliminating a catfish inspection program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is one "baby step" toward reducing the deficit and improving cooperation between Democrats and Republicans in Washington, says freshman U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, ...

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Blu-Ray]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Blu-Ray]

There had never been--and, since its release, never has been--a movie like The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In terms of both the successfully over-the-top mixture of horror, camp, rocknroll, science fiction, sexual transgression, and purposefully bad B-movie dialog ... ...

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  • Obama speech on terrorism

    President Obama on Thursday spoke at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., outlining his vision for the future of the U.S. fight against terrorism.Here is the text of the speech, as provided by the White ...

  • Fallin announces details for community prayer service

    Governor Mary Fallin announced a memorial and prayer service will be held this Sunday, May 26, at the First Baptist Church in Moore, ...

  • Vero Beach man tours state to promote clean beaches waterways

    Justin Riney is living his dream.The 31-year-old from Vero Beach is spending a year touring Florida’s coastline on a paddleboard to raise public awareness of pollution of the state’s waterways and beaches.His only possessions: a paddleboard, a knife and machete, an iPhone, a waterproof case and a bundle of necessities. With 2013 marking the 500-year anniversary of Florida, Riney ...

  • ‘Boot Camp’ helps young felons become productive citizens

    As I have done in the past, sharing information with you, this week I want to share with you a program that has truly made a difference in our community. I want to thank Janelle Hall from the Miami-Dade corrections department, who was kind enough in providing the information for you the readers. Just so you know, what sparked my interest in this program was I met some young men at an event that ...

  • Dan Le Batard LeBron James takes the chaos of victory with an inner calm

    Miami Heat's LeBron James makes the winning shot in overtime of the Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers NBA Eastern Conference Finals, game 1 at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on Wednesday, May 22, ...

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