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Qatar, Key US Ally, Faces New Accusations of Terror Funding
Qatar, a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, is facing increased scrutiny over its alleged financial ties to terrorism in a lawsuit from relatives of a slain American journalist and a separate federal investigation into a member of the country’s royal family.
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US Charges British IS Members in Deaths of American Hostages, Including South Florida Journalist
Two Islamic State militants from Britain were brought to the United States on Wednesday to face charges in a gruesome campaign of torture, beheadings and other acts of violence against four Americans and others captured and held hostage in Syria. El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are two of four men who were dubbed “the Beatles” by the hostages because of...
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The Top Florida Stories of the Decade
December 31 always marks the end of the year, but in 2019, it marks the end of a decade. In Florida, the past 10 years were defined by horrific tragedies, natural disasters, historic court cases, iconic sports teams and the quintessential (and often bizarre) “Florida Man” story. Tears were shed, local activists strove to make national change, a banana was…
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Slain South Florida Reporter's Family Speaks on Death of ISIS Leader
Steven Sotloff’s mother and father heralded the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as a victory. In 2013, Steven Sotloff was working as a freelance journalist in Syria before being kidnapped. The following year he was beheaded by the Islamic militant group.
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Family of Steven Sotloff, Journalist Slain by Islamic State, Sues Syria
The family of slain journalist Steven Sotloff is suing Syria in U.S. court, claiming the government of President Bashar Assad provided support to Islamic State militants who carried out the gruesome beheading.
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Sister of Slain Journalist Steven Sotloff Says ‘Justice Served' in ‘Jihadi John' Airstrike
The sister of a South Florida journalist who was killed by the Islamist terrorist group ISIS said “justice was served” in the U.S. airstrike on Mohammed Emwazi in Syria.
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Memorial Garden Honoring Slain Journalist Steven Sotloff Opening in Pinecrest
The commemoration of a memorial garden honoring slain journalist Steven Sotloff will take place in Pinecrest Saturday.
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Fallen Journalist Steven Sotloff Honored at the Newseum
Fallen journalist Steven Sotloff was honored Monday at the Newseum, which is a journalism museum in Washington, D.C.
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Artwork Honors Slain Journalist Steven Sotloff
The family of a South Florida journalist killed by ISIS militants will attend an art exhibit in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday that will feature a memorial artwork.
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Latest ISIS Murder Hits Home Again for South Florida Family
The video showing an ISIS hostage being burned alive released Tuesday horrified the world with its brutality. For the family of Steven Sotloff, who was also murdered by ISIS, it brought back the horrors that they lived through less than a year ago.
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University of Florida Renaming Records System Currently Called ISIS
The University of Florida is changing the name of its records management system known as “ISIS,” a move being applauded by a student who is the cousin of a journalist killed by the terrorist organization of the same name.
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Obama's Cuba Move is Florida's Top Story of 2014
Florida’s biggest story of 2014 was one of its latest. President Barack Obama’s mid-December move to normalize relations with Cuba beat Gov. Rick Scott’s re-election in an Associated Press poll of the state’s newspaper editors.
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Temple Website Vandalized with Hate Speech
A South Florida synagogue has to deal with anti-Semitic hate speech on its website after it was hacked.
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Steven Sotloff Set Up for ISIS Capture: Family Spokesman
A spokesman for the family of slain journalist Steven Sotloff claims the Miami man was set up in an elaborate plan to kidnap him at the Syrian border.
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Senator Nelson Files Bill Authorizing Airstrikes in Syria Against ISIL
United States Senator Bill Nelson filed legislation Monday to authorize airstrikes inside Syria to go after the terrorist organization, ISIL.
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“His Passing Will Change the World:” Family, Friends Grieve Sotloff
Family and friends will gather to remember the life of slain Miami journalist Steven Sotloff at a memorial service Friday.
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Steven Sotloff Was a “Gentle Soul”: Family
The family of murdered Miami journalist Steven Sotloff broke their silence Wednesday evening saying their son was “a gentle soul that this world will be without.”
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Steven Sotloff, Miami Journalist, Beheaded by ISIS, Group Says
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham has beheaded a Miami journalist who was abducted in Syria last year, the jihadist monitoring organization SITE Intel Group said Tuesday.
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Steven Sotloff, Miami Man in ISIS Video, Subject of White House Petition
A new White House petition is demanding the president take action to help a freelance journalist from Miami believed to have been captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham.