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		<title>What to Know: Cuba Kills 4 Men on Florida-Registered Boat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:29:41 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Emails: Ex-Tamarac Mayor Kept in Touch with Childhood Classmate Epstein for Years</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:33:12 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Report: Kash Patel&#8217;s South Florida Flight Delayed FBI Response to Brown University Shooting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:25:55 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Epstein Island Manager Asked Him to Pay Girls’ Bill at Broward School</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Guatemalan Man, 27, Dies in ICE Custody in Miami</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:38:08 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Immigration Officials Detained 9-Year-Old at MIA En Route to Disney</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>ICE Reportedly Opening New Miami Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:42:17 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Uncle Luke Addresses Resurfaced Claim of Nude Minors at Mar-a-Lago</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:37:25 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Marco Rubio’s Meme-Worthy Rise to the Center of Trump’s Second Term</title>
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					<dc:creator>Alex DeLuca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Miami’s First Female Mayor Is Changing the Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:38:09 -0500</pubDate>
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