Miami police union sues city over pay cuts
Miami's police union, acting rapidly after city-imposed salary and pension cuts earlier this week, has filed suit in state court charging that the cuts were unwarranted and calling for the city to be placed on state financial oversight.
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Florida gets millions to devise new student assessment tests
Florida is part of a consortium of 26 states that will receive a total of $170 million in federal funding to help develop new tests to assess students' mathematics and language arts skills, the U.S. secretary of education announced Thursday.
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In Haiti, where money is scarce, campaigns a costly endeavor
Even before being deemed qualified to run, presidential hopefuls in impoverished Haiti faced a hefty bill: a $12,500 nonrefundable filing fee. <p/> Now they are finding that the amount will only get steeper as campaign season begins to sizzle this month.
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Burger King searches for new sizzle with firm's sale
Burger King's agreement to be acquired by private investment firm 3G Capital in a $4 billion deal could help the chain gain ground in the burger wars.
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Shootings send North Miami Beach man to hospital, jail
When a repo man towed his mother's car, Antonio Edwards Jr. responded by running after the tow truck -- and firing a MAC-10 at it, police said.<p/> Edwards, 21, didn't hit the driver in the Aug. 25 shooting, but later that afternoon -- as police were on the scene investigating -- he accidentally shot himself in the stomach with the weapon, they said.
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Miami Hurricanes dominate Florida A&M in season opener
A red-hot Jacory Harris passed for 210 yards and three touchdowns, two to Leonard Hankerson, helping the Hurricanes open the season in style with a rout of the Rattlers.
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Imposed salary, pension cuts leads to police union suit against Miami
Miami's police union, acting rapidly after city-imposed salary and pension cuts earlier this week, has filed suit in state court charging that the cuts were unwarranted and calling for the city to be placed on state financial oversight.
[From Breaking News / South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Another discrimination complaint against St. Lucie County teacher disciplined...
Wendy Portillo, who two years ago led her kindergartners to vote an autistic student out of class, has again been accused of discrimination against a student with a disability.
[From Breaking News / South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
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