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  After Fatalities, Can Gulfstream Park Lead Horse Racing Back to Firmer Footing?

  Mike Seely | January 22 at 9:43 a.m.

  The press leaped on the Santa Anita story — and in the process brought the sport's stubbornly devil-may-care establishment to its knees.

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  Displaced by Dorian, Bahamian Evacuees Struggle in Florida

  Manuel Madrid | January 7 at 10:18 a.m.

  As delays in recovery continue, hundreds of Bahamians remain in Florida.

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  Convicted West Palm Beach Killer Still Says He Was Sleepwalking

  Michael Majchrowicz | November 26 at 8 a.m.

  After his arrest in the stabbing death of his roommate Brooke Preston, Randy Herman Jr. had a bizarre defense.

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  Despite Common Belief, Floridians Can't Always Get a Free Public Defender

  Jerry Iannelli | October 29 at 10:40 a.m.

  With no remaining options, Lazaro Rodriguez could only beg Miami-Dade County Judge Andrew Hague for mercy. But his pleas were in vain. Hague was yelling at him now — in English, a language Rodriguez barely understood.

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  The 1526 Project: Horrors in Florida's Black History You Didn't Learn in School

  Jess Nelson | October 22 at 1:47 p.m.

  The horrors of slavery in United States history and its continued impact today are undeniable. Though Florida's pristine beaches and palm trees aren't typically regarded as part of America's Deep South, the facts say otherwise.

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  The Nightmare in the Bahamas Is Far From Over

  Zachary Fagenson | October 1 at 4:36 p.m.

  The devastation on Great Abaco wasn't apparent at first. While the pilot we'd paid $1,300 for the 45-minute flight from Nassau began the plane's descent, the teal-and-cobalt Atlantic gave way to vast expanses of jagged green spits bordering...