Miami nice
/ 8 July 2011

Miami nice

In the famed Florida city you can explore the
cuisine of the entire Caribbean and South
America — and often all in one restaurant.

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/ 3 June 2008

Rock’n’roll pioneer Bo Diddley dead at 79

Guitarist and songwriter Bo Diddley, who died of heart failure on June 2 at age 79, was an innovative R&B pioneer who forged rock’n’roll’s signature beat but rarely got the credit — or the riches — heaped on his fellow musical icons. He died at his home in Archer, Florida, where he had been convalescing since last year after suffering a stroke and later a heart attack.

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/ 1 May 2008

‘DC Madam’ hangs herself in mother’s shed

The ”DC Madam,” whose arrest for running a high-end prostitution ring sent sex-scandal tremors through the United States capital, hanged herself on Thursday in a shed at her mother’s house, police said. Deborah Jeane Palfrey was convicted last month on federal racketeering charges for running the prostitution ring for the rich, famous and powerful.

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/ 12 April 2008

Unusual catch: Cheney’s fishy trip

He told his wife he’d gone fishing. But when a photograph of Dick Cheney, the United Vice-President, appeared on the White House website, the smile on his face and the reflection in his sunglasses left some questioning his catch. The reflection appears to show the double image of a naked woman cavorting before him.

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/ 5 April 2008

Federer faces crisis after miserable run

Once-unstoppable Roger Federer finds himself without a title entering the clay-court portion of the ATP season, a situation that has the world number one looking for reasons why and finding few answers. The Swiss superstar was upset by Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson Open on Thursday.

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/ 2 April 2008

Holder Serena crushes Henin in Miami quarters

Champion Serena Williams made world number one Justine Henin look like a mere novice as she pulled off a stunning 6-2 6-0 victory to reach the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open on Tuesday. Williams barely put a foot wrong and reeled off the last nine games to book a last-four date with either her sister Venus or third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova.

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/ 25 March 2008

Ogilvy win ends Tiger’s streak

Australian Geoff Ogilvy parred his final nine holes on Monday, including a crucial chip-in at the 13th, to win the World Golf Championships CA Championship and end Tiger Woods’s seven-tournament win streak. Darkness halted Sunday’s storm-interrupted final round with Ogilvy needing to finish the back nine and Woods five off the pace with seven to play.

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/ 4 March 2008

Resurgent Els in upbeat mood

World number three Ernie Els is in buoyant mood for this week’s Tampa Bay Championship at Palm Harbour after winning his first title on United States soil in nearly four years. The smooth-swinging South African shrugged off gusting winds in Sunday’s final round of the Honda Classic to seal his 16th PGA Tour victory by one shot.

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/ 7 February 2008

Tornadoes shatter southern US states

The death toll from a series of tornadoes that swept the southern United States was rising on Wednesday night while rescuers continued to sift the rubble of flattened buildings. At least 54 people were killed and hundreds more injured, many critically, as the deadliest twisters for more than 20 years struck before dawn.

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/ 2 February 2008

Beatles to be beamed across the universe

The songs of The Beatles have always enjoyed a global appeal. Now one of their best-loved recordings is to be beamed into the galaxy in an attempt to introduce the Fab Four’s music to alien ears. Nasa will broadcast the song, Across the Universe, through the transmitters of its deep-space communications network on Monday.

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/ 18 August 2007

Hurricane Dean ramps up in strength

Hurricane Dean is expected to grow into a ferocious category-five storm as it passes Jamaica and nears Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and the oil and gas rigs of the Gulf of Mexico after it smashed into several Caribbean islands, the United States National Hurricane Centre said on Friday.

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/ 25 June 2007

Geriatric wiseguy at the centre of Mob trial

Frail, wizened and wheelchair-bound with a heart complaint, 78-year-old Joey Lombardo hardly cuts the figure of a ruthless Mafia godfather allegedly behind more than a dozen Chicago murders in the 1970s and 1980s. But to the authorities in the Windy City, the gangster nicknamed ”the Clown” for his wisecracks and sharp wit is perhaps their biggest catch since Al Capone almost 80 years ago.

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/ 18 May 2007

New model aims to improve hurricane forecasts

Meteorologists have spent decades improving predictions on where a hurricane could hit — warnings that potentially drive millions of people from their homes. Now, they aim to determine better how powerful those storms actually will be. Forecasters are debuting their new hurricane weather research and forecasting model next month.

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/ 4 May 2007

Twenty dead after Haitian boat capsizes

At least 20 people died and dozens more were missing after a sailboat crowded with Haitian migrants capsized on Friday as it was being towed by a Turks and Caicos police boat, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) reported. Rescue crews were searching for about 58 Haitians who were unaccounted for, the USCG said.

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/ 1 April 2007

Serena snatches Miami triumph from Henin

Serena Williams stormed back from a set down to triumph 0-6, 7-5, 6-3 over world number one Justine Henin in Miami on Saturday to claim her fourth career title in the ,9-million-dollar Sony Ericsson Open. ”It’s just not in me to give up,” said Williams, who showed a steely resolve in saving two match points in the 10th game of the second set.

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/ 29 March 2007

Williams family ponders action over Indian Wells

Richard Williams has threatened the WTA Tour with legal action if it tries to force his daughters Venus and Serena to play at Indian Wells, which will become in 2009 one of four mandatory events for top-ranked players. The Williams sisters vowed in 2001 never to return to Indian Wells after they were jeered and, according to their father subjected to racial slurs.

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/ 26 March 2007

Woods holds nerve to win by two at Doral

Tiger Woods, despite uncharacteristically missing several short putts, held off a late challenge by playing partner Brett Wetterich to win his third successive World Golf Championship by two shots on Sunday. Four ahead at the start of another blustery day at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Woods ground out a one-over-par 73 to finish on 10-under 278.

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/ 25 March 2007

Tiger takes control in Miami

Tiger Woods opened with an eagle on his way to a four-under par 68 in Miami on Saturday to seize a four-stroke lead after the third round of the -million World Golf Championships. Woods stood on 11-under par 205 after 54 holes, with United States compatriot Brett Wetterich second on 209 and Australian Nick O’Hern, who ousted Woods at last month’s World Match Play, third on 210.