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Anger Rises After U.S.-Honduras Drug Sweep
Posted: May 17th, 2012, 10:40pm EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Residents of the isolated Mosquito Coast of Honduras have burned down government buildings and are demanding that American drug agents leave the area immediately.
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In Mexico, a Kidnapping Ignored as Gang Crimes Go Unpunished
Posted: March 18th, 2012, 9:01am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Six years into a mostly military assault on drug cartels, impunity has worsened, and justice is harder to find.
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Mexico Seizes 15 Tons of Methamphetamine
Posted: February 10th, 2012, 2:00am EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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The Mexican authorities seized 15 tons of the drug in pure powder form, an amount that could be broken down to 13 million doses worth $4 billion.
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Mexico Updates Drug War Death Toll, but Critics Dispute Data
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 1:11am EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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The Mexican government has failed to create the tracking system it needs to understand criminal trends and improve security, experts say.
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Immigration Upended : Migrants’ New Paths Reshaping Latin America
Posted: January 6th, 2012, 6:59am EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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In Mexico and Latin America, old migratory patterns are changing as migrants move to a wider range of cities and countries, creating regional challenges and opportunities.
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Immigration Upended : Migrants’ New Paths Reshaping Latin America
Posted: January 6th, 2012, 6:59am EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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In Mexico and Latin America, old migratory patterns are changing as migrants move to a wider range of cities and countries, creating regional challenges and opportunities.
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Ex-General to Face Runoff in Guatemala
Posted: September 12th, 2011, 11:10am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Otto Pérez Molina finished first in the country’s presidential election on Sunday, but short of the 50 percent plus one vote required for outright victory.
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Ex-General to Face Runoff in Guatemala
Posted: September 12th, 2011, 11:10am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Otto Pérez Molina finished first in the country’s presidential election on Sunday, but short of the 50 percent plus one vote required for outright victory.
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Mexico City Journal: A Vision of an Oasis Beneath the Sprawl
Posted: May 31st, 2011, 11:40pm EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Young planners in Mexico City are urging a radical concept to refresh their dusty megalopolis with a ring of water and parks around the city center.
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City Disavows Pastor’s Talk of Burning Koran
Posted: September 11th, 2010, 10:04am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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As Gainesville, Fla., tries to distance itself from Terry Jones, the pastor went on television on Saturday morning to unequivocally call off the Koran burning.
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Deaths in Florida Challenge Beach-Driving Tradition
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 2:59pm EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Many are questioning the practice of driving on the beaches near Daytona after two children were run over and killed this year.
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News Analysis: Everglades Restoration, Greatly Downsized, Is on the Horizon
Posted: August 13th, 2010, 2:40am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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A vote by the South Florida Water Management District to buy 26,790 acres from United States Sugar was expected to end negotiations on a land deal for the famed wetlands.
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In Florida, a Lifeline to Patients With TB
Posted: June 13th, 2010, 9:55am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Sixty years after it opened for tuberculosis patients, A.G. Holley State Hospital in Florida is both a paragon of globalized public health and a health care anachronism.
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Plan Approved for Public Hospitals in Miami to Tackle Deficit
Posted: March 18th, 2010, 11:24pm EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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After warning that it would run out of money within weeks, Miami’s public hospital group has cobbled together a stabilization plan.
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Board Extends Deadline for Everglades Land Deal
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:22am EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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A vote kept alive a deal to pay $536 million for land from United States Sugar, but officials said they continued to struggle with whether the agency could afford it.
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In Cold Snap, Floridians Shiver, and Pray for the Strawberries
Posted: January 7th, 2010, 2:47am EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Freezing temperatures have forced farmers to water crops all night in the nation’s winter strawberry capital.
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Americans Doing More, Buying Less, a Poll Finds
Posted: January 2nd, 2010, 6:20pm EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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After decades of living on credit, Americans are rearranging their lives to elevate experiences over things.
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Indian River Journal: Deep Roots, Sweet Oranges and a Taste of Florida’s Past
Posted: January 1st, 2010, 2:18am EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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The roadside citrus stands that once lined every major road in Florida are dwindling, kept alive mostly by deep family roots and mail-order sales.
NYT > Health
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Florida Republican May File Suit Over Health Bill
Posted: December 29th, 2009, 11:42pm EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Florida’s attorney general questioned the constitutionality of the bill and called on states to study whether to sue to kill a requirement that individuals buy health insurance or pay a fine.
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U.S. Moves to Confiscate a Fortune in Ponzi Case
Posted: November 24th, 2009, 2:20am EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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The government filed court papers seeking luxurious possessions of a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., lawyer accused of running a $1 billion Ponzi scheme.
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Blogger Stirs a City by Suggesting That a Florida Couple’s Murder Was a Contract Killing
Posted: August 16th, 2009, 9:56pm EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Rick Outzen wrote a 277-word blog post that raised new questions in the case of Byrd and Melanie Billings, parents of 13 adopted children, who were killed July 9.
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On the Mat, Florida Wonders Which Way Is Up
Posted: August 15th, 2009, 2:41pm EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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“There is a psychological edge in being at ground zero in the bust,” the best-selling novelist Carl Hiaasen says of Florida.It’s a cloudy time for an economy blessed by sunshine and built on a “come on down” optimism. Across Florida, people wonder if the state’s economy needs a new direction.
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Family Businesses Are Reeling in Recession
Posted: July 13th, 2009, 10:14pm EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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The recession is taking a disproportionate toll on small, family-owned businesses like H.A. Peterson and Sons in South Miami, which may have to close after 83 years in operation.
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Charter Companies Flying to Cuba Thrive
Posted: May 20th, 2009, 2:27am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Which companies fly to Cuba from the United States — and how much they charge — is tied to the 50-year feud between the countries.
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Miami Car Dealer Is Upbeat, but Admits Something Has Changed
Posted: April 8th, 2009, 8:17am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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At Ralph W. Sifford’s dealerships, both the upbeat predictions that kept Detroit from changing and the brand loyalty that gives dealers hope are on full display.
NYT > Health
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Florida Veterans Stream for Testing After H.I.V. Warning
Posted: March 26th, 2009, 1:47am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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A warning that veterans could have been exposed to infections from improperly cleaned colonoscopy equipment appears to have caused a panic in South Florida.
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With Downturn, Calls to Florida Help Line Grow
Posted: February 26th, 2009, 2:24am EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Marie Cothias, a state operator who helps Floridians with public assistance, has been hearing from more callers with new fears.
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Florida Water Board, Voting 4 to 3, Approves U.S. Sugar Deal in the Everglades
Posted: December 17th, 2008, 1:02am EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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The $1.34 billion deal to buy nearly 300 square miles of land could reshape both the Everglades and the sugar business.
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Tradition Counts More Than Beauty at a Pageant
Posted: December 1st, 2008, 9:13pm EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Amid a host of influences, the Taíno tribe occupies a special place in Puerto Rico’s cultural hierarchy.
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Tradition Counts More Than Beauty at a Pageant
Posted: December 1st, 2008, 9:13pm EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Amid a host of influences, the Taíno tribe occupies a special place in Puerto Rico’s cultural hierarchy.
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Job Centers See Crush of People in Need
Posted: November 24th, 2008, 2:33am EST by By DAMIEN CAVE
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More than 20 million people are expected to use federal workforce services in 2008, up from 14 million in 2005.
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A Dance of Environment and Economics in the Everglades
Posted: July 31st, 2008, 10:29am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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In a plan to save the Everglades, Florida officials and a family-run sugar company are seeking a delicate balance.
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Florida Buying Big Sugar Tract for Everglades
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 11:26pm EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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The dream of a restored Everglades moved a step closer to reality when the nation’s largest sugarcane producer agreed to sell all of its assets to the state.
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Florida Buying Big Sugar Tract for Everglades
Posted: June 24th, 2008, 11:26pm EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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The dream of a restored Everglades moved a step closer to reality when the nation’s largest sugarcane producer agreed to sell all of its assets to the state.
NYT > Health
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Legal Drugs Kill Far More Than Illegal, Florida Says
Posted: June 14th, 2008, 12:46am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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The rate of deaths caused by prescription drugs was found to be three times the rate of deaths caused by all illicit drugs combined.
NYT > Business
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Gadfly, Contending Price Fixing, Sues OPEC
Posted: June 10th, 2008, 12:28am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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Larry Klayman, a lawyer and conservative gadfly, filed a federal lawsuit in Miami accusing the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries of price fixing.
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States Get In on Calls for a Gas Tax Holiday
Posted: May 6th, 2008, 11:08am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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State gas taxes often add far more to the price of gas than the 18.4-cent federal excise tax. -
Five Years In: Tracking a Marine Lost at Home
Posted: March 31st, 2008, 1:55am EDT by By DAMIEN CAVE
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An Iraq veteran went missing and a community’s search for and recovery of his body drove home a painful truth: wars do not always end when the warriors come home.