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  Tenants of Riviera Beach Apartments Say Marco Rubio Is No Help

  July 19 at 8:45 a.m.

  A mop, a bucket, and bottles of bleach line the wall by the door in Kiara Canady’s barren, one-bedroom place at the Stonybrook Apartments in Riviera Beach. The slim African American 22-year-old says management at the housing complex located on Martin Luther King Boulevard just off I-95 mops the tile floor every...

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  Had Legislators Followed Rick Scott a Year Ago, Gambling Mess Would've Been Over

  Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 8:58 a.m.

  A year ago, Governor Rick Scott had worked out a compact with the Seminoles for $3 billion. That's $3 billion more than the state is likely going to get now.

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  Las Olas Marina Could Receive $25 Million Facelift to Accomodate Megayachts

  Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 8:25 a.m.

  Yachts are becoming bigger and more luxurious, forcing the marinas were they dock to adapt, too. As the yachting capital of the world, officials say that Fort Lauderdale must upgrade, expand, and redevelop the Las Olas Marina to maintain its title. It's a move that could cost $25 million and...

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  Poop Smell Plagues a Fort Lauderdale Shopping Plaza

  Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 9:08 a.m.

  A foul stench haunts the South Harbor Plaza near Port Everglades on Southeast 17th Street. There's a Thai restaurant, a Carrabas Italian Grill, a cafe, a dry cleaners, a cellphone provider, and other shops that couldn't omit that odor, which can only be described as human feces with subtle undertones...

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  The Eight Most Expensive Properties for Rent Across South Florida

  Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 9:29 a.m.

  Before the housing bubble burst in 2008, the average person in the tri-county area spent only 28.5 percent of their income on rent. But by the end of 2015 that percentage shot up to 43.8 percent. After Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Miami metropolitan area is considered the third...

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  On the Venezuelan-Colombian Border, the Tide Has Turned

  Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 8 a.m.

  Most days, Gina Prada leaves her school on the outskirts of Cúcuta, Colombia. The wispy-thin ninth-grader walks down a littered dirt road and buys a little flour or a few pieces of bread. Then she stuffs the goods into her bookbag, boards a bus to ride across the border to...