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Artificial heart keeps teen alive for 118 days in Miami
Wearing a hospital mask over her face and a long scar on her chest, 14-year-old D'Zhana Simmons stood up from her wheelchair. She took a few tentative steps, sat down in front of the TV cameras and began to talk.

Gov. Charlie Crist backs universities' bid to raise tuition
Bowing to the pleas of Florida's cash-starved state universities, Gov. Charlie Crist will announce a plan Thursday to allow all 11 schools to raise tuition up to 15 percent a year.

Dow falls below 8,000 amid Big Three fears
Wall Street hit levels not seen since 2003 on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging below the 8,000 mark amid a dour economic outlook from the Federal Reserve and worries over the fate of Detroit's three automakers.

Deported illegal immigrants who return to U.S. face prison time
Illegal immigrants now face a maximum of five years in prison if they return to the United States after having been deported by immigration authorities.

Patriots won't see same old Wildcat play from Miami Dolphins
In a corner of the visiting locker room at Gillette Stadium, Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was cooling down just minutes after a 38-13 upset over the Patriots. It didn't take long before the most obvious question of the day got its first response.

Broward swimming coach faces child-porn charges
A successful Broward County youth swimming coach, arrested this week on child-porn charges, admitted he has committed sex acts with children since 2001, according to federal agents.

Miami-Dade School Board OK's $89M in budget cuts
In a strong show of support for Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, the Miami-Dade School Board unanimously approved a plan to slash $89 million from the school system's budget.

Miami Dolphins take their time in contract talks with 5 starters
Even as the Dolphins have made a lightning-fast recovery from last season's 1-15 record and are boldly pushing toward playoff contention, management has decided to move more deliberately, even slowly, in one vital area:

Family reveals secret in Cuba hijacking
For the Ponce de Leons, the deadly hijacking of a Cubana Airlines plane is more than unresolved history -- it's a family secret that has been buried for a half century.

Obama may tap Elián players for White House roles
Two veterans of the Elián González saga are expected to be named to top posts in Democrat Barack Obama's administration, infuriating some Cuban-American Republicans who haven't forgotten the 6-year-old boy seized in Miami and sent back to the communist regime.

Hollywood could give red-light cameras a green light
While Big Brother privacy concerns have stalled statewide laws sanctioning traffic-light cameras, Broward's third-largest city is preparing to join a growing number of governments green-lighting local cameras aimed at red-light runners.

Wade, Miami Heat defeat Wizards again
Dwyane Wade's sprained ankle held up fine. So did Miami's offense for the second time in five days against the Wizards. Wade finished with 19 points and 10 assists -- and had enough strength in his sprained right ankle to lift the Heat to a 94-87 win against Washington at the Verizon Center.

'Creepa' goes from gangster to gentleman
Six months ago if you had told Thaddeus Martin -- nickname Creepa -- that he would soon be living the life of Eliza Doolittle, the unpolished street girl-turned-proper lady in My Fair Lady, he would have punched you out.

Layoffs, pay cuts loom for Miami-Dade schools
In one of its most critical meetings this year, the Miami-Dade School Board on Tuesday will take up Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's plan to cut $89 million from the budget.

Cuba won't let our kids leave, medical workers say
Inside her bedroom on Cuba's Isle of Youth, 7-year-old Daviana González prays to be reunited with her mother after more than five years, relatives say. In Camagüey, Marta Daniela Batista, another little girl separated from her parents, is said to suffer from mental health problems.

Expect FPL savings, then a jolt
After pressure from consumer groups, Florida Power & Light announced Monday that it wants customers to save a couple of bucks a month starting in January -- but will ask for a basic rate hike of 6 to 9 percent in 2010.

South Florida auto dealers push aid for carmakers
Car dealers from South Florida and the nation stormed Washington on Monday to plead with lawmakers to extend a lifeline to ailing U.S. automakers.

Captain flees Key Largo boat crash, leaves injured child
The recreation boat was cruising through Jewfish Creek Channel about 30 mph in the dark Saturday evening when 7-year-old Alexis Beckman heard her teenage cousin shout a warning: ``Marker, marker!''

Haiti's lax regulation yields unsafe buildings
The rusty trucks groan as they climb the rugged mountain one after another, puffing toward a loading station to be filled with tons of sand scraped off the ridge. In this dirt-poor nation, the construction process often begins at this rock pit midway up a bleached mountain outside Port-au-Prince where sand entrepreneurs load up, then fan out across the capital in search of buyers.

After shooting, Dillard High School mourns loss of an `angel'
The stage for school plays held a white casket. The chairs meant for students seated mourners. And the hall that once echoed with high school enthusiasm instead was filled with somber hymns.

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