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  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    Satellite Images Show First Glimpse of Cuba's Offshore Drilling Rig in Florida Straits

    Earlier this year, Spanish oil giant Repsol YPF announced that a massive drilling rig had started operating  in "ultra-deep water" in the Straits of Florida, somewhere between Cuba and the Keys. One of the more problematic aspects of the operation is the dearth of information about where the ri ... More >>

  • News

    February 2, 2012

    South Florida Muslims Seek a New Way to Get Along in the Wake of Terrorism Charges and Bigotry

    Earlier this year, Spanish oil giant Repsol YPF announced that a massive drilling rig had started operating  in "ultra-deep water" in the Straits of Florida, somewhere between Cuba and the Keys. One of the more problematic aspects of the operation is the dearth of information about where the ri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Principal at Mavericks High in Palm Springs Not Certified to Teach in Florida

    ​The principal of the Mavericks High charter school in Palm Springs is not certified to teach in Florida, according to the State Department of Education.Thomas Lockett runs a school that serves roughly 500 at-risk students and promises to help them earn enough credits to graduate. Yet he does not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2012

    Allen West Blames the President for SOPA, Deletes it, Then Blames Eric Holder

    Rep. Allen Bernard West​Rep. Allen West -- unlike a few of his South Florida congressional counterparts -- opposes the Stop Online Piracy Act and explained that it's because President Obama doesn't know "this is a democracy."Wait, Obama's not on board with SOPA? Check that; it's Attorney General E ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Allen West: Obama's Delay of Keystone XL Pipeline is "Pathetic"

    Rep. Allen West​Rep. Allen West isn't too happy about the State Department's decision -- or as West says, "Campaigner-in-Chief" Obama's decision -- to delay the Keystone XL Pipeline project, which means it's time for another rhetoric-loaded statement from the congressman.According to the State ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2011

    Juliet Mahabir Stole the Identity of a Dead 8-Year-Old Kid, State Attorney's Office Says

    Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeJuliet Sherry-Ann Smith Mahabir, who's allegedly been posing as a dead 8-year-old for years.​Maria Del Carmen Diaz died on May 7, 1981 at the age of 8 years old. Maria Del Carmen Diaz has also made $283,464.35 as a teller at a Palm Beach County Wells Fargo ban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Marco Rubio: Celebrity.

    ​This week, political junkies made much of Sen. Marco Rubio's sudden re-emergence in the national media after three months of almost total silence. Some people -- by which I mean "I" -- thought Rubio's invisibility was a sign that his celebrity had ebbed -- that he'd permanently ceded star power t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    Robert Levinson's Family Issues a Statement On the Fourth Anniversary of His Disappearance

    Robert Levinson has been missing for four years now.​Today marks the fourth anniversary of Robert Levinson's disappearance. A retired FBI agent living in Coral Springs, Levinson went missing in March 2007 during a trip to Kish Island, in Iran. Last week the U.S. State Department recently announced ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Clinton Gives a Sign That Robert Levinson, Broward Man Who Disappeared in 2007, is Alive

    ​Robert Levinson's family says that the retired FBI agent was in Iran to investigate a cigarette-smuggling case when he disappeared in Iran in 2007. Since then, his family has urged the Iranian government to cooperate with an investigation, to little avail. No news of his whereabouts or whether he ... More >>

  • News

    January 27, 2011

    Gaybies: Gay Couples in Florida Turn to Foreign Surrogacy

    ​Robert Levinson's family says that the retired FBI agent was in Iran to investigate a cigarette-smuggling case when he disappeared in Iran in 2007. Since then, his family has urged the Iranian government to cooperate with an investigation, to little avail. No news of his whereabouts or whether he ... More >>

  • News

    January 6, 2011

    Walmart's "Love, Earth" Jewelry Line Doesn't Live Up to Green Promises

    ​Robert Levinson's family says that the retired FBI agent was in Iran to investigate a cigarette-smuggling case when he disappeared in Iran in 2007. Since then, his family has urged the Iranian government to cooperate with an investigation, to little avail. No news of his whereabouts or whether he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Film Fundraiser Wednesday; After-party at the Blind Monk in West Palm Beach:

    Nicole DannaThe Blind Monk in West Palm Beach will be hosting the Kessler-Koehler Evening of Film "After Party" from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Wednesday.​Here's a great recipe.Take a bar chock full of great wine; mix with a hearty helping of tapas; add three equal parts lifelong friendship; and add a doub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2010

    Terry Jones, Car-Donating Qur'an-Burning Pastor, Chats with New Times about It All

    via the AP​In case you didn't catch the news on Friday, a New Jersey car dealer awarded a new car to Terry Jones, the Gainsville preacher who threatened to burn thousands of Muslim holy books on September 11. The gift, a 2011 Hyundai from Brad Benson, was in fulfillment of his promise to give Jone ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2010

    Asylum Denied

    Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum.

  • News

    July 1, 2010

    An Immigrant's Heart

    To survive the ordeal of escaping Guatemala, Julia needed a big heart. But not this big.

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Introducing George "Barely True" LeMieux

    For the past week, Sen. George LeMieux has been obsessed with skimmers. So obsessed that he's found one to match his salmon tie, as you can see above. Recently, Politifact.com busted out its bullshit detector and put LeMieux's claims to the test.

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    [UPDATED] LeMieux Working to Save Orphan Haitian Cancer Patient

    courtesy of Lauren OdmanEsthelhomme Peterson​A 12-year-old Haitian orphan with a large malignant tumor on his neck will hopefully receive desperately needed medical attention later today or tomorrow, thanks to a group of concerned South Floridians that includes Republican Sen. George LeMieux.The b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    Video: Haitian Boy with Cancer and His Mother Talk About Their Trip to the U.S.

    Michael J. MooneyPeterson Esthelhomme​The 12-year-old Haitian boy who was brought to the U.S. to treat the malignant tumor on his neck was in good spirits this morning. Through a translator, Esthelhomme Peterson said he was in a lot of pain during the trip here, but that he was feeling much better ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    VIDEO: Haitian Boy in Stable Condition at Broward General

    Estelhomme Peterson, a 12-year-old Haitian boy with a large malignant tumor on his neck, arrived in Fort Lauderdale around 7:30 last night with his mother. The boy, whom volunteers call "Peter," is in stable condition at Broward General."Peter is here and looking wonderful," said Lauren Odman, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Ron Klein to President: Stop Hurting Israel's Feelings

    FlickrRon Klein​It's not enough that the United States gives spectacular sums of money to Israel. Nor is it enough that the U.S. takes Israel's side in virtually every political issue that crops up between that nation and the Muslim world. No, according to Congressman Ron Klein, the U.S. also must ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Will Haitian Quake Be Crist's 9/11?

    Flickr: The PeacekeepersA scene from yesterday's devastating earthquake in Haiti.​Charlie Crist juggled his schedule so he could fly down to Miami-Dade, where a press conference will be staged to comfort the Haitian people. But however little Crist has to lose in his Senate race against Marco Rubi ... More >>

  • News

    November 19, 2009

    The Rise and Fall of South Florida's Daily Newspapers

    Flickr: The PeacekeepersA scene from yesterday's devastating earthquake in Haiti.​Charlie Crist juggled his schedule so he could fly down to Miami-Dade, where a press conference will be staged to comfort the Haitian people. But however little Crist has to lose in his Senate race against Marco Rubi ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2009

    Peace, Love, and Terror

    The Weather Underground talked of peace, but FBI agents say members also planned a cop killing.

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    For Coral Springs Family, Stakes Are High for This Year's Election of the Century

    Robert LevinsonThat election is this June in Iran, pitting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of the Religious Neanderthal Republic of Iran, against Mir-Hossein Mousavi, a "reformist" who would moderate some of the nation's hard-line policies on human rights and in international diplomacy. That is, he'd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2009

    Broward Man at Center of National Scandal in Philippines

    Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada would have been "pleased" by the murder of a journalist, an affidavit taken in Florida claims.This February, 47-year-old Cezar Mancao went to the Philippine consulate in Fort Lauderdale to give a sworn affidavit. When the contents of his testimony were l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Fanjul Family Hunts Art Thieves

    According to the powerful Fanjul family, the State Department has launched an investigation into Bruno Scaioli, an Italian-Argentinian art dealer who is suspected of trafficking artwork the Fanjuls say is rightfully theirs. Not long after Fidel Castro took over Cuba in 1959, the wealthy Fanjuls fled ... More >>

  • News

    February 5, 2009

    Armed Again

    Indicted South Florida weapons dealer Efraim Diveroli keeps making millions from you and me.

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2008

    From the Closet to the Stage

    Indicted South Florida weapons dealer Efraim Diveroli keeps making millions from you and me.

  • Music

    September 25, 2008

    Rollins Brand

    Rock 'n' roll maverick Henry Rollins talks politics and the upcoming election

  • News

    November 8, 2007

    Green Eggs and Dolphin Ham

    Rock 'n' roll maverick Henry Rollins talks politics and the upcoming election

  • Culture

    October 26, 2006

    Learning on the Fly

    Young actors scratch the surface, find darkness underneath

  • News

    June 8, 2006

    From Gitmo With Love

    The elephant in Guantanamo's living room gets 4,200 calories a day and a Koran.

  • News

    January 12, 2006

    Baghdad Boy

    What was really behind Farris Hassan's trip to Iraq? Ask his father, who has a fascinating and checkered past.

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    Finding Gary, Part 2

    A rogue FBI agent, tons of smuggled drugs, a wife in search of her husband's corpse

  • News

    September 30, 2004

    Bush's Crimes

    Impeach the president? Yes. A well-documented case ties him to Abu Ghraib.

  • Calendar

    September 25, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Impeach the president? Yes. A well-documented case ties him to Abu Ghraib.

  • News

    September 11, 2003

    Forgotten 9/11

    The INS screwed up when it let in the September massacre's mastermind

  • News

    April 17, 2003

    Murdered in Havana

    After the Catholic Church banished him, Cuba welcomed him. But the vibrant new life George Zirwas created for himself soon ended in tragic death.

  • News

    November 28, 2002

    Letters for November 28, 2002

    Pot laws are no joke, dude

  • News

    October 31, 2002

    Oiling the Wheels of War

    If only our man in Washington would stay there

  • News

    October 31, 2002

    Felon Follies

    A problem that marred the 2000 ballot is back

  • News

    August 29, 2002

    De Regier

    Plumbing the depths of the Christian Taliban

  • News

    July 25, 2002

    Speak and Suffer

    Tim Hunter blows the whistle on U.S. hypocrisy toward Saudi Arabia

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    Admitting Terror: Part 5

    When terrorists knock, the INS is more than likely to fall down on the job

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    Waiting For Otto

    Why would a man sullied by Iran-contra and illegal propaganda campaigns be a Bush nominee? Good question.

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Undercurrents

    Admitting Terror, Part 2

  • Film

    May 31, 2001

    The More Things Change

    The Circle is a powerful film about women in Iran

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    A Double Whammy

    Two top execs at the gaming company that Boulis built have deep ties to the Christian right

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    Letters

    Two top execs at the gaming company that Boulis built have deep ties to the Christian right

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    Anything-but-Pleasant City

    Efforts to revitalize this rundown West Palm Beach neighborhood have failed. Miserably.

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