California faces more budget pain, cuts in 2010 (AP)

AP - During last summer's fiscal crisis, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger borrowed the title of a film classic to describe California's budget, saying it contained "the good, the bad and the ugly."

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Police pull body from New River

Man's death may be related to Wednesday night incident





Police on Saturday pulled the body of a man found floating in the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

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Palm Beach police arrest 2 state employees for stealing from patient

Two women employed by the state to protect a vulnerable elderly woman instead preyed on her, stealing about $20,000 from her bank accounts while she was hospitalized for dementia.

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Somali attack man in court

Jan02 - A Somali man accused of trying to kill the Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Mohammed appears in court.

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Muslim-Hindu punk rock bands part of new movement (AP)

AP - A small but growing South Asian and Middle Eastern punk rock movement is attracting children of Muslim and Hindu immigrants and sparking new bands across America.

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Mourinho sets record straight

Jan 02 - Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho says he will return to England, but doesn't know when.

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Obama ties plane attack to al Qaeda

Jan 02 - U.S. President Barack Obama says it appears the suspect who tried to bomb a Detroit-bound plane over Christmas was a member of al Qaeda.

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Tebow, Gators make it look easy in Sugar Bowl (AP)

AP - Tim Tebow and coach Urban Meyer stood together in one corner of the Louisiana Superdome, sang the school fight song and then offered a final gesture.

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Fox, Time Warner Cable announce broadcast deal (AP)

AP - The Fox television network and Time Warner Cable reached a programming deal in principle on Friday, after leaving millions of people in the lurch about whether they'd be able to see an anticipated college football bowl game and other shows on cable TV.

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The New Year's Resolution (An Analogy of "Constructive Criticism")

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Bowden goes out a winner in Gator Bowl, 33-21 (AP)

AP - Bobby Bowden rode only a few bouncy steps on his players' shoulders, then hopped off.

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Pakistan bomber targets sports event

Jan. 1 - At least 70 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated explosives in the middle of a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan.

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Thousands line up for Pasadena's Rose Parade (AP)

AP - Flower-covered floats, marching bands and a heroic grand marshal kicked off one of the nation's biggest New Year's celebrations Friday as thousands lined up to watch the Tournament of Roses Parade.

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Deadly floods and mudslides hit Rio

Jan. 1 - At least 14 people have been killed in Brazil as floods and landslides sweep across vast areas around Rio de Janeiro.

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Happy New Year

Jan 1. - The world celebrates the dawn of a new decade.

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Flood victims eligible for disaster loans

Residents question pumps' fitness for next deluge





The rains that brought flooding and property damage to coastal Broward and Miami-Dade counties just before Christmas are getting a response from the U.S. Small Business Administration: disaster loans.

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Judge cites gov't missteps, tosses Blackwater case (AP)

AP - A federal judge cited repeated government missteps in dismissing all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a case that inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad.

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Child abuse prevention advocates pushing NFL to reconsider Pete Townshend for Super Bowl halftime

Pompano organization concerned about The Who musician's child porn arrest





More than a month after the NFL announced that The Who will perform at halftime during Super Bowl XLIV, a Pompano Beach child abuse prevention organization is continuing to push the league to reconsider its choice.

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Two men killed, 1 hurt in Plantation rollover crash

Two men were killed and another was seriously injured in a rollover crash that shut down traffic on Sunrise Boulevard for several hours Thursday night.

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Revelers' cheers mark new decade in Times Square (AP)

AP - Hundreds of thousands of revelers in chilly weather in Times Square cheered when an 11,875-pound crystal ball covered with more than 32,000 bulbs dropped at midnight, ushering in the new decade and ending 10 years marred by war, recession, terrorism and threats of environmental catastrophe.

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Two men killed, one injured in Plantation rollover crash

Two men were killed and another was seriously injured in a rollover crash that shut down traffic on Sunrise Boulevard for several hours Thursday night.

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Russia, Europe ring in 2010

Dec 31 - Crowds of revelers in Moscow, Berlin and London braved plunging temperatures to usher in 2010 with extravagant displays of fireworks.

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N.Korea calls for end to hostile relations with US (AFP)

AFP - North Korea early Friday called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, after a year marked by nuclear and missile tests and its rejection of international peace efforts.

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Mexico unveils archeological park

Dec 31 - The Copalita Eco-Archeological Park opens to the public, featuring a city from 2,600 years ago.
Manoush Zomorodi reports.

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