Judge throws out Taliban terror case against Margate imam

A federal judge threw out the terrorism charges against a young Muslim cleric from Broward County in a trial where he and his father, an imam in Miami, are accused of providing financial support to the Pakistani Taliban terrorist organization.Izhar Khan, the imam of a mosque in Margate, will be a free man later Thursday after U.S. District Judge Robert Scola issued a verdict...

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Spring Breakers Official Trailer

This isn't your mother's spring break. The latest trailer for Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel Korine Selena Gomez and Ashley Benson's bikini-clad movie Spring Breakers shows the young ladies behind bars of many kinds, and features a strange Matthew McConaughey accent coming from James Franco's Kevin Federline-looking character.The trailer is pretty busy, flashing very fast scenes of the girls in their neon...

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Lhota officially enters race for mayor

@JoeLhota via TwitterJoe Lhota tweeted today: "All my followers should follow @joelhota4mayor The campaign has begun!"He’s in.Former MTA chairman Joe Lhota officially entered the race for mayor this morning after filing documents with the city Board of Elections and Campaign Finance Board.“It’s official. Joe Lhota is a candidate to be the 109th mayor of...

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Jackson Health System asks Kendall trauma center be shut down

Ratcheting up the stakes in Miami-Dade’s hospital wars, Jackson Health System has filed two petitions with the state demanding a hearing to consider its belief that the license for trauma operations at Kendall Regional Medical Center was granted illegally and should be revoked.Jackson, which for years has had the county’s only trauma center, has been complaining loudly since...

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Driver in Rickenbacker Causeway cyclist death to be sentenced

A motorist who killed cyclist Aaron Cohen in a hit-and-run crash on the Rickenbacker Causeway will learn his fate Wednesday.A Miami-Dade judge on Wednesday afternoon will sentence Michele Traverso, 26, who earlier pleaded guilty for the crash that killed Cohen last February.The fatality, and a similar hit-and-run wreck in 2010, has renewed calls for increased safety for cyclists...

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SAG Awards Flashback: Marion Cotillard 2008

Prior to 2007, Marion Cotillard had a prevalent film career in France for over a decade. Then, she portrayed French music icon Edith Piaf in La Vie en rose. The film got her recognition from critics around the world, and led to incredible avail the ensuing awards season. It was a dream come true for her.In 2008, the French actress was nominated at every major awards show on the circuit from the Critics'...

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Lhota, Quinn front-runners to win party nods for mayor: poll

Republican Joe Lhota and Democratic Council Speaker Christine Quinn are the front-runners to win their party’s respective nominations for mayor, according to a new poll released today.Lhota, the former MTA chairman and top deputy to former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, grabs 23 percent of the GOP primary vote, the Quinnipiac University survey found. Supermarket...

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Miami Dolphins bill would bring state money to aging stadiums

A bill drafted by the Miami Dolphins would give Florida sports teams $3 million a year in state money to improve older stadiums, provided the owner pays for at least half the cost of a major renovation. Under the law, the stadium would need to be 20 years old and the team willing to put in at least $125 million for a $250 million renovation. That’s less than the $400 million...

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Wedgie-spree at Florida theater lands prankster in jail

Authorities say that Charles Ross is known to go around Manatee County and create situations in order to harass and annoy people while filming their reaction for You Tube.Last weekend, Ross, 18, of Bradenton, ended up in jail after police say he went on a wedgie spree at a theater.Deputies say Ross was at Royal Palm Theater Sunday night with a friend and began grabbing people...

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Oprah Calls Lance Armstrong Confession 'Riveting'

Oprah Winfrey confirmed on Tuesday that disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong reverses years of denials and confesses in a new interview that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his career.Appearing Tuesday on CBS This Morning, Oprah described the interview as one of the biggest and most intense she's ever done. "It was surprising to me. I would say that for myself, my team, all of us in the room,...

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