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Miami Police Need Help Catching Violent Purse Snatcher
Miami Police are hoping to catch a purse snatcher with a penchant for violence before he strikes again.
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Miami Police are hoping to catch a purse snatcher with a penchant for violence before he strikes again.
The Broward Sheriff's Office has asked for the public's help identifying two men who robbed the Islamorada Fish Company in Dania Beach on April 30.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Monday that Florida's crime rate dropped nearly one percent in 2011 compared to 2010. Violent crimes statewide were down by 3.7 percent.
The Miami Police Department is asking for help from the public locating a violent police impersonator who has also abducted one of his seven victims.
The Miami Police Department is asking for help from the public locating a violent police impersonator who has also abducted one of his seven victims.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, who CBS News estimates is now the likely Democratic presidential nominee, is heading to the key battleground state of Wisconsin to give a speech in Milwaukee.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
Vice President Kamala Harris, who CBS News estimates is now the likely Democratic presidential nominee, is heading to the key battleground state of Wisconsin to give a speech in Milwaukee.
Members of Florida's delegation to the Democratic National Convention threw their support to Kamala Harris.
Vice President Kamala Harris could be the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to lead a ticket.
In her immigration role, Vice President Kamala Harris has mainly focused on convincing companies to invest in Central America and promoting democracy and development.
Key progressive and member of "The Squad" Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar endorsed Kamala Harris for president on Sunday after President Biden announced he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.
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Jim DeFede spoke with Evan Power at the convention in Milwaukee just before Trump's speech.
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A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
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