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Coast Guard in Sky, at Sea Monitoring Florida Straits Amid Cuba Protests
As cries for change and U.S. intervention for Cuba grow louder, the Coast Guard is keeping a watchful eye out in the Florida Straits for any attempt at what it called “unsafe and illegal” boat crossings toward Cuba by those sympathetic to the island protesters.
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Violinist Who Fled From Oppression Is Now South Florida Teacher
It’s surprising that Hollywood hasn’t made a movie about the life story of Lizbet Martinez. These days she’s a third-grade teacher at Milam K8 Center in Hialeah, extremely attached to her violin.
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Pompano Beach Fire Inspector Rides Paddleboard from Cuba to Florida Keys
Victoria Burgess is believed to be the first woman to make the trip from Cuba to the Keys on a standup paddleboard.
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South Florida Firefighter Seeks to Set Paddleboard Record From Cuba to Key West
Come June, Pompano Beach firefighter Victoria Burgess plans to attempt what no woman has ever done before on her first try after years of training.
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Wet Weather Forecasted For South Florida Across South Florida as Tropical System Moves North
A tropical system in the Caribbean is expected to bring heavy rain to South Florida over the weekend and could potentially become a tropical depression or storm.
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Parts of Miami-Dade County to Stay Without Power Until Tuesday, Broward by Monday: FPL
Several million customers were without power Sunday afternoon and into Monday after Hurricane Irma lashed Florida, officials said.
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Husband of Delray Beach Woman Missing at Sea Remains Behind Bars After Arrest by FBI
The husband of a Delray Beach woman who went missing at sea while they were on a boating trip in May was arrested by the FBI on charges related to the theft of gold coins, authorities said.
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Crew Traveling In Choppy Seas From Florida To Cuba Claim Powerboat Record
A powerboat race team claimed the world record for a crossing from the Florida Keys to Cuba Thursday.
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FBI Searches Home of Missing Delray Beach Woman Lost at Sea Last Month
One month after a Delray Beach woman went missing while returning from a boating trip with her husband, federal agents began a search of their family home looking for potential clues in solving the case.
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Miami Premiere of Elian Gonzalez Documentary
The acclaimed documentary based on the life of Elian Gonzalez premiered in Miami Wednesday. “I think this film puts an important Miami story into an important historical context,” Jaie Laplante, Executive Director for the Miami Dade College Miami Film Festival. It’s the story of a Cuban boy found in the Florida Straits after his mother and others died sea....
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Cubans Still Trying to Reach US by Sea Despite Rule Change
Cubans are still making risky sea journeys to the U.S. despite the end of a policy that allowed them to stay if they made it to American soil, officials said Monday.
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Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Coast Guard, Security Agencies to Pay For Border Wall: Report
A projected 14 percent cut from the current budget of just over $9 billion for the Coast Guard is projected, along with 11 percent cuts for the TSA and FEMA.
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Cuba, US Sign Deal on Oil-Spill Prevention
Cuba and the United States have signed an accord on preventing and cleaning up oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Straits.
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Cuban Mother and Daughter Separated By Diplomatic Discord
NBC 6’s Julia Bagg talks to an ailing mother in Cuba who hasn’t seen her daughter in 3 years.
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Cuban Mother and Daughter Separated By Diplomatic Discord
An ailing woman in Cuba shares her pain on not being able to see her daughter for years because of the diplomatic issues between Havana and the United States.
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Castro's Death: A Personal Reflection
Jackie Nespral reflects on the significance of Fidel Castro’s death on her life, her family and other Cubans.
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Mariel Boatlift: Cubans' Flee to Freedom
More than 125,000 Cubans arrived in South Florida in the Spring of 1980 in what’s been called the Mariel Boatlift.
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Coast Guard Repatriates 85 Cuban Migrants This Week
The Coast Guard repatriated 85 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, this week. Fourteen were repatriated on Monday, 25 on Wednesday and 46 on Thursday.
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Some Heavy Downpours, Strong Winds in South Florida From Tropical Depression 9
Though no longer a threat to directly strike South Florida, the effects of Tropical Depression Nine are expected to be felt over the next few days as the storm gathers steam in the Gulf of Mexico.
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97 Cubans Recently Returned to Island: Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard says 97 Cuban migrants intercepted at sea have recently been returned to the island nation.