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Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One of Ukraine's largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said Sunday. Debris fell on Russia's largest airport without causing damage.

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Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US

MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela’s government said Saturday it deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro facing several criminal investigations in the U.S. less than three years after the businessman was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap.

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Cuba crisis deepens as blackouts worsen, protests grow in Havana

Cuba’s worsening power crisis is fueling growing unrest across the island as blackouts intensify and the Cuban government says it has run out of oil because of the U.S. blockade.

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Cops capture Palmetto Bay fugitive accused of stealing serviceman’s car, leaving dog inside to die

A Palmetto Bay man being sought by Colorado authorities for the theft of a serviceman’s vehicle ― and the death of his dog ― has been captured, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.

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Israeli strike kills Hamas’ military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing who was one of the last surviving architects of the attacks that triggered the war in late 2023, the Israeli military said Saturday. Hamas confirmed the death.

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Haitian Compas Festival brings culture, community together during Haitian Heritage Month

The Haitian Compas Festival brought thousands to South Florida during Haitian Heritage Month, celebrating Haitian culture through music, food and community.

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FPL warns of rise in AI-generated scam calls targeting customers

In South Florida, many residents know Florida Power & Light as the company they pay each month to keep the lights on.

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Marathon man accused of phoning FBI with threat to kill deputy, assaulting sergeant

A Marathon man is facing multiple charges after authorities said he called the FBI, threatening to shoot and kill a Monroe County deputy, then assaulted one who responded to his home.

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MDSO seeks suspect deputies say exposed self to child in Richmond Heights

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies say they’re looking for a man who exposed himself to a child in the county’s unincorporated Richmond Heights area.

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France says cruise ship Andes virus matches known South American viruses

PARIS (AP) — France’s Pasteur Institute said it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship and found that it matched viruses already known in South America, with no evidence so far of new characteristics that would make it more transmissible or more dangerous.

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Brass bands in Beijing make way for sticker shock at home as Trump returns to escalating inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump returned from the spectacle of a Chinese state visit to a less than welcoming U.S. economy — with the military band and garden tour in Beijing giving way to pressure over how to fix America's escalating inflation rate.

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Putin to visit Chinese leader Xi Jinping days after Trump's trip to Beijing

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin said Saturday.

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Cuba Nostalgia attendees hopeful for change as crisis worsens in Cuba

Many Cuban Americans gathered at the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition Center on Saturday for Cuba Nostalgia, a celebration of Cuban heritage, culture and the Catholic faith.

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Trump's description of Taiwan as a ‘good negotiating chip’ with China raises anxieties

Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own.

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Pets made available at Dania Beach adoption event

In celebration of National Pet Month, several animals were made available for adoption at a South Florida event on Saturday.

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Miami walk aims to break mental health stigma

The Miami-Dade branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness held its annual Walk for Mental Health Awareness on Saturday morning.

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Adopt a Pet: Meet Mocha

Staff at the Humane Society of Broward County are looking for a home for Mocha, a 4-year-old bulldog.

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Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 87

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 87 deaths have been reported in Congo's new Ebola disease outbreak in eastern Ituri province, the Africa CDC said Saturday, warning of an "active community transmission" as health workers raced to intensify screening and contact tracing to contain the disease.

Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

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