Verizon Wireless and the Florida Highway Patrol announced today the launch of the “Danger Thumbs” campaign to make the state’s roads safer by urging young Florida drivers to stop texting on their wireless phones when behind the wheel.

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Bane Tops Hardcore Bill at Talent Farm

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Anyone who considers South Florida ’s hardcore scene to be in decline should head out to see 15-year hardcore vets Bane, hailing from Worcester , Massachusetts, and the more recent mosh brutality of Trapped Under Ice on Monday.

August 31, 2010

Latest News : Patients in clinical trials get new health insurance protections

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When Richard Crusoe was diagnosed with a rare form of soft tissue cancer called liposarcoma, the retired firefighter and his family pinned their hopes of slowing the cancer’s aggressive advance on a drug being tested in a clinical trial.

August 31, 2010

Florida man admits Medicaid fraud at Broughton Street clinic

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A Miami-area resident Monday pleaded guilty in federal court to scheming to defraud Medicare of more than $5 million through a Broughton Street clinic.

August 30, 2010

Patients in clinical trials get new health insurance protections

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When Richard Crusoe was diagnosed with a rare form of soft tissue cancer called liposarcoma, the retired firefighter and his family pinned their hopes of slowing the cancer’s aggressive advance on a drug being tested in a clinical trial.

August 28, 2010

Mortgage Broker, Loan Processors, Straw Buyer Plead Guilty

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John Fisher, 35, of Jupiter, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and to one count of substantive mail fraud.

August 28, 2010

Appeal of Growth Management Decision Will Wait

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To developers, Senate Bill 360 was a breath of fresh air in a stifling economic climate.

August 28, 2010

Death masks serious business for Fort Lauderdale studio

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An example of Jim Hammond’s puppet artistry for the production of Inanna and the Huluppu Tree.

August 27, 2010

Another man sentenced in Rothstein ponzi sting

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Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein’s work as a government informant led Friday to yet another man receiving 10 months of house arrest for conspiring to obstruct justice on the smooth-talking attorney’s behalf.

August 27, 2010

Receiver alleges developer fleeced his own company

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Richard Schurr, receiver for the San Michele condo, says money was diverted from it.

August 27, 2010