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The charges stem from his October '07 arrest at the Mandarin Oriental on Brickell Key, where he got into a brawl with Miami cops. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724638.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724638.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:11 EDT Winger David Booth was named one of the league's three stars for the opening week after he scored three goals in Florida's first two games. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724423.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724423.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:29 EDT FAU quarterback Rusty Smith revealed Monday that he dislocated his nonthrowing shoulder in the season opener at Texas and that the injury has led to bad mechanics. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724424.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724424.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:01 EDT The Broward Sheriff's Office is hoping surveillance footage of a man who robbed a Tamarac bank Saturday will help collar the criminal. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724372.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724372.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:06 EDT Automotive retailer AutoNation is moving its headquarters -- about 10 blocks. The company has leased 105,000 square feet at Stiles Corp.'s 200 Las Olas Cir., and will move into the 17-story tower next year from 110 Tower. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724077.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724077.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:46 EDT One of the two nuclear reactors at the Turkey Point power plant in South Miami-Dade County has been shut down since Saturday as specialists repair a valve, according to Tom Veenstra, a spokesman for Florida Power & Light. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724125.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724125.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:37 EDT Pembroke Pines police are looking for a gunman who was caught on video Thursday just before robbing and shooting at a man in a parking lot in the 7800 block of Johnson Street. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724801.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724801.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:01 EDT North Miami police responding to a 911 call Monday afternoon found two people dead inside an apartment and a woman shot in a neighboring building. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724170.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724170.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:37 EDT A man terribly burned in an explosion at a Fort Lauderdale gas station on Oct. 5 has died in the hospital, a Fort Lauderdale police spokeswoman said. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724169.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724169.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:37 EDT A man rammed his wife's car Monday morning and then stabbed her in front of the couple's daughter at a North Lauderdale bus stop, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724106.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724106.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:18 EDT Authorities have determined the package floating alongside a cruise ship at Port Everglades Monday morning is not an explosive device, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724207.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724207.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:31 EDT World Fuel Services Corp., which markets and sells fuel products and services, said Monday its board authorized a $50 million share buyback plan. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724045.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/724045.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:31 EDT Waste Management, the largest U.S. trash hauler, withdrew its $6.73 billion offer for Fort Lauderdale-based Republic Services because current market conditions would make the acquisition too financially risky. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724740.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724740.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:53 EDT The Estero High football staff gathered in head coach Rich Dombroski's office late Friday, almost in stunned silence. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/725101.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/725101.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:43 EDT Rich Peverley and J.P. Dumont scored in the shootout to lift the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724941.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724941.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:58 EDT Aaron Voros knows exactly what his job entails with the New York Rangers. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724952.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724952.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:43 EDT Scottie Upshall wanted to knock down the flying puck and clear some room in front of Philadelphia's net. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724948.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724948.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:53 EDT Tomas Holmstrom and Nicklas Lidstrom each scored goals Monday night to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724944.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724944.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:43 EDT Alexander Semin scored twice, Michael Nylander netted a penalty shot, and the Washington Capitals limited Vancouver to only 10 shots on goal Monday night in a 5-1 victory over the Canucks. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724639.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724639.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:48 EDT Alexei Cherepanov, a 19-year-old first-round draft pick of the New York Rangers, died Monday during a Continental Hockey League game in Russia. http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724869.html http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/breaking-news/story/724869.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:22 EDT Byron Storer gingerly limped toward the exit of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers training facility before stopping for a moment to share some disappointing news for the NFC South co-leaders. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/724077.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/724077.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:46 EDT One of the two nuclear reactors at the Turkey Point power plant in South Miami-Dade County has been shut down since Saturday as specialists repair a valve, according to Tom Veenstra, a spokesman for Florida Power & Light. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/724246.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/724246.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:16 EDT Carnival Corp., the world's largest cruise operator, said effective Oct. 31 it will eliminate fuel surcharges on new bookings for 2010 at six brands and raise fares instead. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/724207.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/724207.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:31 EDT World Fuel Services Corp., which markets and sells fuel products and services, said Monday its board authorized a $50 million share buyback plan. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/724045.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/724045.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:31 EDT Waste Management, the largest U.S. trash hauler, withdrew its $6.73 billion offer for Fort Lauderdale-based Republic Services because current market conditions would make the acquisition too financially risky. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/719849.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/719849.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:15 EDT A Stifel Nicolaus & Co. analyst maintained his ''buy'' rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. early Thursday, saying the stock's sell-off is overdone, despite increasing pressures on consumer discretionary spending. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/711813.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/711813.html Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:48 EDT State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance said Friday it would reduce its auto rates by 0.3 percent on new and renewal policies, effective Oct. 27. http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/710628.html http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/710628.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:40 EDT For many South Floridians, the credit crunch has already hit home. Car dealerships are losing sales because their customers can't get loans. Leases on commercial space linger in limbo, amid the uncertain outlook. Hiring and expansion plans have been shelved. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724877.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724877.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:45 EDT The National Hurricane Center says the newest tropical depression is forecast to become a tropical storm as it drifts southeast in the Atlantic. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/723930.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/723930.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:12 EDT A newspaper investigation has revealed that more than 30,000 Florida felons who by law should have been stripped of their right to vote remain registered to cast ballots in this presidential battleground state. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724005.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724005.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:17 EDT Authorities say a Tampa man was shot in the leg while trying to borrow a gun from a friend after a fight. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724126.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724126.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:02 EDT Authorities say a 19-year-old man has been arrested in the September shooting deaths of two brothers in West Palm Beach. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724357.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724357.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:57 EDT A bottled water company is threatening to sue Miami-Dade County if it continues to run radio ads where a talking faucet says the county's tap water is cheaper, purer and safer than bottled water. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724455.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724455.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:17 EDT A McDonald's cashier called 911 after a Vero Beach drive-thru customer allegedly offered to pay for his meal with marijuana. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724749.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724749.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:35 EDT The state College Board announced Monday that an official from a historically black college in Florida would be its choice to lead Mississippi Valley State University. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724957.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/724957.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:52 EDT A veteran Sarasota County sheriff's deputy has been fired after an internal affairs investigation. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724179.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724179.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:23 EDT Two huge wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds burned into neighborhoods near Los Angeles on Monday, forcing frantic evacuations on smoke- and traffic-choked highways, destroying homes and causing at least two deaths. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724876.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724876.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:48 EDT The National Hurricane Center says the newest tropical depression is forecast to become a tropical storm as it drifts southeast in the Atlantic. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724202.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724202.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:58 EDT A Michigan mother drove roughly 12 hours to Omaha, so she could abandon her 13-year-old son at a hospital under the state's unique safe-haven law, Nebraska officials said Monday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/723919.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/723919.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:42 EDT It is a fitting backdrop for a ghost story: An old mansion on a secluded hilltop sits empty, save for a caretaker who lives upstairs. A no-trespassing sign is staked near the locked metal gates, and the stately grounds are covered in thistles. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724178.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724178.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:47 EDT Nine people are at a hospital after a car struck a school bus in Lafayette, La. and caught fire. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724203.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724203.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:43 EDT Four manmade waterfalls cascaded to a close Monday, ending an ambitious public art project that inspired both admiration and complaints. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724345.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724345.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:52 EDT For more than two years, U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan has been consumed by the latest entry on his resume: acting chief of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724617.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/AP/story/724617.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:03 EDT For many thousands of America's foster children, prospects for a permanent home and stronger support will be brighter under a new law that bridged Washington's partisan divide and is touted as the most significant child-welfare reform in decades. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/725179.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/725179.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:12 EDT China's defense minister has demanded that the U.S. cancel a $6.5 billion arms sale to Taiwan, saying it created "obstacles" in relations between Beijing and Washington. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/725180.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/725180.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:12 EDT The U.S.-led coalition says its forces have killed five militants in central Afghanistan. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/725181.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/725181.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:12 EDT Singapore's High Court ruled that an opposition party and two of its leaders must pay $416,000 in defamation damages to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his father, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/725173.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/725173.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:12 EDT The North Korean trembled when he spotted the leaflet that had fluttered down from a balloon dispatched from the South. He snatched it, stuffed it into his pocket and ran to the bathroom to read it. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/723948.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/723948.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:03 EDT Thai troops retreated from a disputed border area Tuesday, a Cambodian general said, averting a possible military clash after Cambodia's prime minister issued an ultimatum to Thailand to withdraw. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/724446.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/724446.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:03 EDT Canada's Conservative prime minister appeared poised to retain his job in Tuesday's national election but he faced a greater challenge in winning a parliamentary marjority to bolster his power. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/723938.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/723938.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:13 EDT North Korea planned to resume dismantling its nuclear program Tuesday for the first time in two months, days after the United States removed the communist regime from a terrorism blacklist as a reward under a disarmament pact. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/725163.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/725163.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 02:07 EDT Eight Buddhist monks convicted of bombing a government building in Tibet during an anti-government uprising in March have been sentenced to prison, two of them for life, a judge said Tuesday. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/724768.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/724768.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:03 EDT The doctor has again ordered Janet Jackson to postpone a return to her "Rock Witchu" tour. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/725156.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/725156.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:42 EDT Late-night TV show hosts found humor in the presidential debate. A sampling from Monday night: http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/724577.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/724577.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:32 EDT Hollywood's favorite action archaeologist fights a new villain and finds an old love and even older treasures in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," the fourth installment of director Steven Spielberg's popular adventure series starring Harrison Ford. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/724734.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/724734.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:02 EDT Olga Kurylenko, the model and actress who stars in the upcoming James Bond movie, began acting by playing Santa Claus' young wife in a school play in her Ukrainian hometown. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/725003.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/725003.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:28 EDT Alan Jackson won songwriter/artist of the year honors for his hits "A Woman's Love" and "Small Town Southern Man" during the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers country awards Monday. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/723220.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/723220.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:03 EDT The debate season that has chewed up its moderators comes to a close Wednesday when John McCain and Barack Obama meet for the third time, with CBS News' Bob Schieffer directing the discussion. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/724210.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/724210.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:32 EDT Visitors to the Tate Modern gallery are about to face an apocalyptic vision of London partly inspired by the World War II Blitz and the July 7, 2005 transit bombings. http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/724387.html http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/AP/story/724387.html Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:38 EDT Guillaume Depardieu, the often-troubled son of renowned French film star Gerard Depardieu who gained praise for his own career as an actor, died Monday, hospital officials said. He was 37.