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Girl, 4, shot to death in car in Miami-Dade

Gilma Avalos, Betty Yu and Brian Hamacher, NBC South Florida
NBC South Florida - Miami-Dade Police are investigating after a 4-year-old girl died after she was shot inside a car Saturday night.
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Jennifer Carroll

Fla. lt. gov. office closes after her resignation

Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The administration of Florida Gov. Rick Scott is shutting down the lieutenant governor's office for now.
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President Barack Obama greets the Olypmics-bound U.S. Women's National Basketball team after their victory over Brazil at the Verizon Center on July 16, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leslie E. Kossoff-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama makes his Final Four picks

Associated Press
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — President Barack Obama is picking Florida, Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State to reach the Final Four...
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Rep. Allen West (R-FL) speaks during a Tea Party Town Hall meeting February 8, 2011 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The town hall meeting was held by the Tea Party Express and Tea Party HD to address issues Tea Party members were concerned over. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Allen West for governor of Florida?

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - When Allen West lost his congressional seat to a 29-year-old newcomer, many Florida watchers wrote his political obituary....
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FILE - In this May 17, 2012 file photo, Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll introduces Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at a campaign stop at the River City Brewing Company in Jacksonville, Fla. Carroll apologized Thursday, July 26, 2012 for offending lesbians when she said black women who engage in those relationships don't look like her. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Jennifer Carroll era ends badly in Florida

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - When then gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott selected Jennifer Carroll as his running-mate in 2010, it seemed like a stroke of genius...
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Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott, right, puts his arm around running mate Rep. Jennifer Carroll, R-Jacksonville, during a campaign stop in New Port Richey, Fla. Carroll abruptly resigned Wednesday, March 13, 2012 after authorities questioned her ties into internet cafes that authorities say are fronts for gambling. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

57 charged in scandal which led to Jennifer Carroll resignation

Mike Schneider, Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Florida's lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a widening scandal of a purported veterans charity that authorities said Wednesday was a $300 million front for illegal gambling...
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Jennifer Carroll

Fla. Lt. gov Jennifer Carroll resigns amid gambling scandal

NBC Miami
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's lieutenant governor has resigned because of her ties to an Internet cafe company that is now under federal investigation...
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Cullen Jones teaches kids to swim (AP Photo)

Does a lack of swimming pools in black neighborhoods endanger lives?

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - A South Miami community activist says the lack of access to a pool and swimming lessons in the city’s African-American neighborhood means black kids don’t have the skills to swim, in some cases costing lives...
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Marco Rubio may be part of bipartisan immigration reform talks but he will not budge on this issue. Lil Wayne is no Tupac. (Courtesy Getty Images)

Rubio: Lil Wayne isn’t on Tupac’s level

Adrian Carrasquillo, NBC Latino
NBC LATINO - Listen up, Lil Wayne. Florida Senator Marco Rubio has some thoughts on how you stack up compared to legendary West coast rapper Tupac...
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Brenis Bostick,10, and others stand together during the 'March for Peace' at Ives Estate Park in honor of the late Trayvon Martin on February 9, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Martin was killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012 while Zimmerman was on neighborhood watch patrol in the gated community of The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Sanford seeks closure 1 year after Trayvon death

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - The shooting death of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012 marked a turning point for many black residents of Sanford...
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