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		<title>State of the Union: I Watched, So You Didn&#8217;t Have to</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:31:25 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Standing With Our Communities, Supporting All Immigrants</title>
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					<dc:creator>Scott Tobias</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:10:21 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Dirty Dozen 2025: South Florida&#8217;s Most Shameful Characters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:36:31 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>8 Most Miami Headlines of 2025: Epstein&#8217;s Sweatshirt, &#8216;All Lives Splatter,&#8217; and a Birkin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:34:41 -0500</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://miaminewtimes-dev-wpvip.md-staging.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2025/12/MostMiamiHeadlinesoftheYear-1.jpg" alt="Clockwise from top left: Jeffrey Epstein wearing a navy sweatshirt with his initials on it in red; a brunette woman checking the water temperature of a public pool while holding a designer bag; an illustration of four cowboys holding guns outside a Publix store; A black and white poster that reads: All Lives Splatter, Nobody Cares About Your Protest" />From Casey DeSantis' beef with Bad Bunny to Publix allowing open carry, here are some wild stories we covered in 2025.]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Man of the Year: 8 Most Absurd Moments of 2025</title>
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					<dc:creator>Naomi Feinstein</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:13:36 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>So On, and So Forth: New Times Editor-in-Chief Announces Retirement</title>
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					<dc:creator>Tom Finkel</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>We Have a Winner: The NBA Coach of the Year Race Is Already Over</title>
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					<dc:creator>Ryan Yousefi</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:04:56 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>Miami New Times Kicks Off End-of-Year Membership Drive</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>From a Pink Newsroom to Miami New Times: A Serendipitous Return to Storytelling</title>
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					<dc:creator>Edysmar Diaz-Cruz</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:09:00 -0500</pubDate>
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		<title>The NBA Owes the Miami Heat an Apology — and Their First-Round Pick Back</title>
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					<dc:creator>Ryan Yousefi</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:30:34 -0400</pubDate>
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