Florida

As condo crashed down, they escaped through smoke and ruin

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Alfredo Lopez and his wife Marian were asleep when the first thundering blast jolted them awake. Moments later, a second...

Teen drowns after jumping from paddleboat in Florida lake

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SARASOTA, Fla. — A recent high school graduate drowned after jumping of a malfunctioning paddleboat in the middle of a Florida lake, authorities said...

Ransomware attack before holiday leaves companies scrambling

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Businesses scrambled Saturday to contain a ransomware attack that has paralyzed their computer networks, a situation complicated in the U.S. by offices lightly staffed...

TAKEAWAYS: Trump’s safe for now, but company’s in hot water

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NEW YORK — With Thursday's arraignment of Donald Trump's company and his longtime finance chief on tax fraud charges, New York authorities...

Collapse survivors escaped with their lives, but little else

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — Susana Alvarez fled her home on the 10th floor of Champlain Towers South, escaping with her life and almost nothing else. ...

A look at 8 lawmakers appointed to probe Jan. 6 attack

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is acting swiftly to launch a new investigation of the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol,...

Saying goodbye to Marcus Guara, who ‘lived for his family’

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Peter Milián has sifted through hundreds of pictures of his cousin Marcus Guara and his family during the past few days since their beachfront...

Royal Caribbean opens cruise ship to house visiting rescuers

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MIAMI — With housing options dwindling, a cruise ship will host hundreds of rescuers pouring into South Florida from across the country as the...

Sand sculptor hopes beach creation honors building victims

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — Sweat poured from Isaac Meek early Friday as he finished his tribute to the lives lost in the Florida building collapse...

Tropical Storm Elsa, 5th named storm, forms in Atlantic

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MIAMI — Tropical Storm Elsa has formed over the tropical Atlantic on Thursday morning and is expected to cause heavy rains that may lead...