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As President Donald Trump sought to make good on his campaign pledge of mass arrests and removals of migrants, Krome, the United States' oldest immigration detention facility and one with a long history of abuse, saw its prisoner population recently swell to nearly three times its capacity of 600.
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At an elementary school in Miami Gardens where a large part of the student population is ESE, the annual winter celebration is an activity to foster socialization and bridge exceptional and general education.
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The Institute of Contemporary Art announced that it has acquired the former site of the de la Cruz Collection. It had been previously been a free art space that had exhibited the internationally acclaimed art collection of power couple Carlos and Rosa de la Cruz, for 15 years
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The research vessel and live-in laboratory called the Coral Reef II, is docked in Miami to study a plethora of animals including queen conch, endangered rock iguanas, sharks and climate change’s impact on the coral reef.
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The Grammy-winning bandleader of Snarky Puppy brings an eclectic mix of genres to Miami Beach for the GroundUP Music festival, which he co-founded. He shares his musical influences and the struggles of bringing a pair of legendary Cuban bands to perform.
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Author and syndicated columnist, Ana Veciana-Suarez, joins us to discuss her latest book, Dulcinea, a feminist retelling of Don Quixote. She talked to Carlos Frías about how writing this book made her fall in love with historical fiction and how she found her writing community here in Miami.
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Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo spoke to jurors for the first time Monday in the federal trial where he stands accused of abusing city power to harass two Little Havana entrepreneurs, William Fuller and Martin Pinilla.
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The attorneys called for a mistrial after a juror reported that they were approached in a parking garage by one of the plaintiffs’ business partners.
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Closing arguments began Monday in the seditious conspiracy case accusing Miami's Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio of plotting to forcibly stop the transfer of power to President Joe Biden.
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In the last South Florida Roundup of 2022, we spoke to WLRN reporters about the most topical issues of the year and how we can expect to see them play out in the new year: education and news in Broward; affordable housing and Miami-Dade's push for demolitions (19:29); more fallout from the Surfside disaster (38:12).
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Rising seas will shift tidal boundaries, leading to the loss of taxable properties, according to a new study. This is expected to impact the tax base of hundreds of U.S. coastal counties, with Florida being the state most affected.
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Consumer confidence among the multi-ethnic Hispanic population, the fastest growing population and a growing base for the demand of goods and services, is bleak.