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  • June 2008

    • Retirees Scoop Up Bargains in Housing Slump

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 27, 08 2:05 AM CDT

      Retirees Scoop Up Bargains in Housing Slump

      Retired Americans who can afford new bargains are enjoying the drop in housing value in once-exorbitant sun havens where prices have plunged as much as 25%. Miami, Phoenix and Las Vegas—formerly at the forefront of soaring prices—are now leading the decline, the New York Times reports. Homebuyers who waited to purchase took a risk because prices could have surged, but were rewarded with more than $100,000 in savings. More »

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      housing market  • Las Vegas  • real estate  • Miami  • Phoenix

    • Miami Cops Bust 'Brothel on Wheels'

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Jun 26, 08 9:29 AM CDT

      Miami Cops Bust 'Brothel on Wheels'

      The world's oldest profession has long since gone online, but Miami police have charged six people with putting it on wheels, the Miami Herald reports. A rolling brothel, a huge limo-bus with a tractor-trailer cab, picked up three undercover cops Sunday morning, offering an all-you-can-drink ride for $40. Once aboard, an extra $125 would earn a trip to the curtained-off “VIP room," with a promise to "get your money worth." More »

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      prostitution  • Miami  • brothel

    • Home Prices Take Steepest Tumble Since 2000

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 24, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      Home Prices Take Steepest Tumble Since 2000

      US home prices tumbled in April at the fastest rate since the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller index started keeping track in 2000, with all 20 metropolitan areas surveyed posting annual declines for the first time. The index fell by 15.3% in April versus a year ago, according to today's report. Prices nationwide are at levels not seen since August 2004. More »

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      Las Vegas  • home prices  • Miami  • Case Shiller price index  • Charlotte

  • May 2008

    • Aniston and Mayer Heat Up

      newser  |  In Touch  |  May 1, 08 10:44 AM CDT

      Aniston and Mayer Heat Up

      Unlucky-in-love Jennifer Aniston was caught in the midst of a hot-n-heavy weekend with serial-dater and musician John Mayer, In Touch magazine reports. Mayer flew to Miami where America's Sweetheart was filming Marley & Me . "It's very real. They've been seeing each other for a few weeks now,” a source close to Mayer told People . More »

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      celebrity  • sex  • Miami  • relationship  • dating  • Jennifer Aniston  • John Mayer  • Mandarin Oriental Miami

  • April 2008

    • A-Rod Scores Baby-Rod No. 2

      newser  |  People  |  Apr 23, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      A-Rod Scores Baby-Rod No. 2

      Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and his wife welcomed the birth of their second daughter Monday in Miami, People.com reports. The couple, who did not release the newborn's name, already has daughter Natasha, 3. More »

    • Castro Victim's Family Wins Record Verdict

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Apr 5, 08 3:46 PM CDT

      Castro Victim's Family Wins Record Verdict

      Two Miami residents won a record $253 million lawsuit against Cuba yesterday after Florida jurors approved a wrongful death claim on behalf of their father. The case involved the death of Rafael del Pino, a naturalized US citizen and ex-Castro ally who was imprisoned after turning against the Cuban dictator, the Miami Herald reports. Del Pino’s relatives said the government tortured him, and he died after 18 years in prison at age 51. More »

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      Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Miami  • Communism  • court cases

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Power Back On in South Florida

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Feb 27, 08 5:15 AM CST

      Power Back On in South Florida

      Floridians saw the light again last evening when power was restored after equipment failure at a single Miami substation caused a blackout which dominoed across South Florida, leaving millions without power for several hours. Most homes were back on the grid before nightfall, but why a single substation's failure could have such a devastating impact remains a mystery, reports the Miami Herald . More »

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      Miami  • power outage  • blackout  • South Florida

    • Power Returns to Millions in Fla.

      newser  |  St. Petersburg Times  |  Feb 26, 08 4:40 PM CST

      Power Returns to Millions in Fla.

      A blackout that cut off millions of Florida residents today is ending, authorities say, but they disagree on the cause. Florida Power & Light blames a substation west of Miami for sparking the outage, and a state emergency office says a station south of Miami suffered a mechanical failure that triggered two nuclear plants to go offline, the St. Petersburg Times reports. More »

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      Florida  • Miami  • power outage  • nuclear power plants  • blackout  • traffic accident

    • South Florida Quiet After Castro Resigns

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Feb 19, 08 5:16 PM CST

      South Florida Quiet After Castro Resigns

      Few South Florida Cubans bothered to celebrate Fidel Castro's retirement today, the Miami Herald reports. Exile leaders dismissed the power shift to Castro's brother Raul as politics as usual for the island nation. "Just because he has given up a title, doesn't mean he has given up power,'' lawmaker Mario Diaz-Balart said. More »

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      Florida  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Miami  • Raul Castro  • Cuban Americans  • Cuban exiles  • South Florida  • Little Havana

  • January 2008

    • Key Fla. Senator Backs McCain

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 25, 08 7:22 PM CST

      Key Fla. Senator Backs McCain

      Mel Martinez will back John McCain in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, the Florida senator announced today after earlier waffling. Martinez’s endorsement could boost McCain’s appeal among Hispanics, an important demographic in Tuesday's primary, the Associated Press reports. “I would trust the future and the security of this nation to this man,” Martinez said. More »

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      John McCain  • endorsement  • Florida primary  • Miami  • Rudolph Giuliani  • Mel Martinez

    • Inside the $800K Suitcase Scandal

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jan 10, 08 6:29 PM CST

      Inside the $800K Suitcase Scandal

      At the center of an international scandal linking Argentina, Venezuela, and a suitcase filled with nearly $800,000 in cash is a rotund dual US-Venezuelan citizen who lives in a million-dollar Miami condo and has a fondness for fancy watches and fast cars. Bloomberg takes a closer look at the bizarre case of Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson and five of his associates charged in a cover-up. More »

  • December 2007

    • Huckabee Flip-Flops on Cuba Embargo

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 11, 07 9:49 AM CST

      Huckabee Flip-Flops on Cuba Embargo

      Mike Huckabee vowed yesterday that he'll strengthen the embargo against Cuba—an about-face from a 2002 letter he wrote President Bush seeking to lift the ban for economic reasons, reports the Los Angeles Times. The change, presented in Miami to a Cuban audience, is just part of the candidate's recent toughened stance on immigration. More »

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      Mike Huckabee  • Florida  • immigration  • Fred Thompson  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Miami  • Cuban embargo  • Cuban exiles

    • In Miami, High Prices Make Buyers Hesitate

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Dec 6, 07 7:06 AM CST

      In Miami, High Prices Make Buyers Hesitate

      Art Basel Miami Beach opens to the public today, but yesterday's VIP preview saw the now-traditional mad dash of collectors to snatch up works. Many people attending the preview were complaining about high prices, the Miami Herald reports—not least at those galleries that are pricing work in euros. Despite the crush of visitors, some are saying that this year's fair has got off to a slow start. More »

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      art  • Miami  • art market  • Art Basel

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