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Man convicted for helping secure more than $5 million in fraudulent loans
South Florida Sun-SentinelA federal jury in Fort Lauderdale this morning convicted a South Florida title agent of mortgage fraud, for using his position to help another man secure more than $5 million in fraudulent loans. Howard Gaines, 57, of Delray Beach was found guilty...Tags: Delray Beach, Corporate Crime, Coral Springs, Fraud, Fort Lauderdale
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Broward opens shelters to help homeless get out of the cold
South Florida Sun-SentinelBroward County will open its emergency shelters tonight to help homeless people and others get out of the cold. The decision follows a National Weather Service forecast calling for termperatures dipping into the 40s and high winds throughout South...Tags: Christianity, Emergency Planning, Weather Reports, Salvation Army, Fort Lauderdale
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Broward County Courthouse closed through Friday
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Broward County Courthouse will be closed for most purposes through Friday after severe flooding knocked out the phone system and soaked reams of legal papers, court officials decided today. "We are shooting for Monday," Clerk of Courts Howard...Tags: Justice System, Court Administration, Fort Lauderdale, Floods
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Pompano man accused of rape of 82-year-old woman
South Florida Sun-SentinelPolice have identified an accused rapist they arrested on a docked boat as James L. Carris, 53, of Pompano Beach. Carris, who was arrested Monday, has been charged in the Nov. 5 rape of an 82-year-old woman who was an acquaintance, police said. The...Tags: Police, Abusive Behavior, Rape, Sexual Assault, Migration
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More cool weather in forecast for South Florida
South Florida Sun-SentinelSouth Florida is in for a nippy night. Temperatures were forecast to dip into the low 50s along the coast and into the upper 40s farther inland tonight, the National Weather Service in Miami said. Because of strong breezes, up to 20 mph, the wind...Tags: Lake Okeechobee, Weather Reports, Fort Lauderdale
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Broward courthouse closed through Tuesday due to flooding
SunSentinel.comSevere flooding in the Broward County Courthouse caused extensive water damage and wiped out the entire phone system, leaving the courthouse closed to the public Tuesday, for the second day in a row. That makes twice in about 10 months that flooding in...Tags: Fort Lauderdale
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Police to boost visibility at Tri-Rail, Metrorail as part of security campaign
South Florida Sun-SentinelCommuters on Tri-Rail and Miami-Dade County's Metrorail will see a larger police presence this morning on trains and at stations from Miami to West Palm Beach. The increased police visibility is not in response to a specific security threat but rather...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Police, Guerrilla Activity, Disasters, Terrorism
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Double downer: Nation's in recession, stocks skid
The Associated PressMost Americans sorely knew it already, but now it's official: The country is in a recession, and it's getting worse. Wall Street convulsed at the news — and a fresh batch of bad economic reports — tanking nearly 680 points. With the...Tags: Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Heads of State, Wachovia Corp., Federal Reserve
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Testing capability and taxpayer patience
Forum Publishing GroupThe average Broward taxpayer has only a fuzzy idea what the GED test is supposed to represent. Depending on the source and the context, "GED" stands for General Equivalency Diploma or General Educational Development. People whose education was ended or...Tags: Educational Development Corporation, High Schools, Schools
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Commissioners return to office and plan to keep improving city
Forum Publishing GroupThe recent general election returned three Lauderhill City Commissioners to office, leaving the makeup of the commission unchanged. Commissioner M. Margaret Bates ran unopposed and Commissioners Howard Berger and Dale V.C. Holness both won re-election...Tags: Society, Metal and Mineral, Lauderhill, Building Material, Employment
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Farmer's Market offers organic produce, novelty items and more
Forum Publishing GroupWhen Chris Schanz makes signboards, she doesn't use industrial printing presses, stainless steel or high-gloss paper. She hand-paints them on pressure-treated wood that's gathered from a forest in her backyard. On these placards, Schanz paints tropical...Tags: Key West, Marketing, Breads, Delray Beach, Dining and Drinking
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Students at Palm, Broward schools write cards to U.S. troops
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsStudents at Palm Beach County schools sent holiday cards to U.S. troops in Afghanistan this week, with the help of U.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton. Klein got kids from these schools in Palm Beach County to create cards and......Tags: Elementary Schools, Boca Raton, Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions, Ron Klein
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