Video shows woman knocking down menorah in front of Sunny Isles Beach Chabad
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by NBC6
1d ago
A woman was captured on surveillance cameras repeatedly pushing a large menorah outside of a Sunny Isles Beach Chabad in the latest antisemitic incident in South Florida. Police said it happened at around 1 a.m. Saturday at the Chabad Lubavitch of Sunny Isles Beach. The video shows the woman rocking the menorah until she managed to topple it over. This incident happened just after another antisemitic attack in Surfside. On Friday night, people in a passing car threw a soda can and a cup of water at a group of Orthodox Jewish people who were walking down the street. Meanwhile, the Anti-Defamati ..read more
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Building president addresses long security gate lines at Pembroke Pines senior community
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by Amanda Plasencia
1d ago
At the beginning of April, lines at the visitor’s entrance at Century Village had wait times of almost two hours. On Tuesday morning, it was a bit better with a 45-minute wait time. Since NBC6 first broke the story a few weeks ago, the president of one of the many homeowner’s associations in the over 55 community in Pembroke Pines is trying to set the record straight on what sparked these long lines.  “When they decided OK, we’re going to crack down on security, the lines happened and people got upset. But it’s either you want it one way or you want it the other way,” said Beverly Erickso ..read more
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These 13 iconic French sites will play host to Olympic events in 2024
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by Mike Gavin
1d ago
Let the games begin at one of these 35 venues!  Nearly three dozen sites in and around Paris will begin hosting various events as the 2024 Summer Olympics get underway. The games will be held from July 26 to Aug. 11 as world-class athletes compete at venues such as … the Eiffel Tower? Yes, volleyball and blind football will be played in the shadow of one of France’s top attractions at a temporary outdoor arena called Eiffel Tower Stadium. Other city landmarks and monuments will also serve as an Olympic backdrop after being transformed into sporting arenas. Here’s a look at some of the mos ..read more
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Shooting at Lauderdale Lakes Dunkin' drive-thru involved father and son: BSO
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by Marissa Bagg
2d ago
A shooting at a Dunkin’ drive-thru in Lauderdale Lakes on Monday involved a father and son, authorities said. Broward Sheriff’s Office officials confirmed Tuesday that the shooting was a domestic-related incident involving a son who worked at the shop and his father. Officials also said no arrests have been made but the incident remains under investigation. The identities of the father and son haven’t been released. The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. Monday at a shopping center in the 3900 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard. Deputies responded and found the father with a gunshot wound in ..read more
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Serial Miami Beach burglar accused of holding commissioner at gunpoint arrested: Police
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by Brian Hamacher
2d ago
A serial burglary suspect accused of holding a Miami Beach commissioner at gunpoint has been arrested, police said. Christopher Pitre, 35, was booked into jail early Tuesday on multiple charges including aggravated assault with a firearm, armed burglary, burglary, petty theft, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, records showed. Christopher Pitre Police believe Pitre is responsible for multiple burglaries, thefts and other crimes in Miami Beach. According to arrest reports, Pitre is responsible for a March 17 incident where he was caught on camera stealing a bike at a garage in th ..read more
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2 people rushed to hospital after shooting and stabbing in Medley
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by Maria Fernanda Toledo
2d ago
Two people were rushed to the hospital after one was stabbed and the other was shot in Medley Tuesday afternoon. According to Medley Police, the incident happened at or near a business in the 8700 block of Northwest 91st Street. One person was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center and the other was transported to HCA Florida Kendall by ground. Chopper 6 was over the scene as police surrounded a truck, an SUV and a white pickup truck. Footage showed the moment one of the victims was taken into the fire rescue helicopter to be transported to the hospital. No further inform ..read more
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Caitlin Clark went No. 1 in the WNBA draft. Some fans are outraged at her salary
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by Scott Stump | TODAY
2d ago
The unprecedented attention Caitlin Clark has brought to women’s basketball has also put the massive salary disparity between the WNBA and the NBA under the microscope. The University of Iowa star was taken by the Indiana Fever with the No. 1 overall pick of the WNBA draft on April 15 after a season in which she set records on the court and in the television ratings for women’s basketball. She is expected to sign a four-year, $338,000 contract with the Fever as part of the WNBA’s rookie wage scale, according to Spotrac, a site that tracks player contracts across m ..read more
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Supreme Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump
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by Mark Sherman | The Associated Press
2d ago
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. But it wasn’t clear how the justices would rule in a case that also could affect the prosecution of former President Donald Trump, who faces the same charge for his efforts to overturn his election loss in 2020. The justices heard arguments over the charge of obstruction of an official proceeding in the case of Joseph Fischer, a former Pennsylvania police officer who has been indicted for his role in disrupting Cong ..read more
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‘That's not what we want to be happening': Gov. DeSantis signs bill to help limit book challenges
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by The News Service of Florida and NBC6
2d ago
After more than 1,200 objections were filed to school-library books and other materials last school year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill that will limit challenges by some people. The wide-ranging bill (HB 1285) also includes making changes designed to ease the process of charter schools taking over operations at traditional public schools that lag in performance. The part of the measure dealing with book challenges came after the Republican-controlled Legislature and DeSantis in the past two years approved measures that ramped up scrutiny of library books and classroom materials ..read more
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Man shot by Miami Police in Model City no longer facing assault charge
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by NBC6
2d ago
A man who was shot by Miami Police officers during a confrontation at a Model City home last month that was caught on camera had one of his charges dropped and another reduced to a misdemeanor, his attorneys and prosecutors said Tuesday. Donald Lenard Armstrong, 47, was shot multiple times by officers during the March 7 incident at a home on Northwest 7th Court that was captured on cellphone video by a witness. He was later charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting an officer without violence, but his attorneys said Tuesday that the assault charge was dropped a ..read more
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