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		<title>&#8216;Permanently unfit for duty&#8217;: James Fishback&#8217;s ex-cop running mate was recently fired by Lauderhill PD</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:18:30 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>U.S. Rep. wants to ban immigration from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and more</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.miaminewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/07/Nancy-Mace-main.jpg" alt="women signing Venezuelan flags at demonstration" />One Miami immigration policy expert sees the move as racist, gutter politics. ]]></description>
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		<title>Broward Black Caucus calls out Wasserman Schultz for lying on campaign trail</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>The billionaire trying to reinvent Florida schools has a $7.5 million bet on Byron Donalds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Fishback adds to list of racially charged scandals in Florida Gov. race</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.miaminewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/03/JamesFishback_YoutTubeScreenshot.jpg" alt="James Fishback wearing a white button down and blue sports jacket and glasses. He is speaking to the camera in an campaign video." />Davie's own James Fishback most recently used the word "chimp" to describe GOP opponent Byron Donalds (who is Black).]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Fuck Allah&#8217;: Coral Gables Mayor denies posting anti-Muslim slur from old Facebook account</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:32:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.miaminewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/ww-media/mediaserver/mia/2022-40/vince_lago_coral_gables_screenshot_2_from_city_of_coral_gables.webp" alt="&#8216;Fuck Allah&#8217;: Coral Gables Mayor denies posting anti-Muslim slur from old Facebook account" />This isn't the first time the mayor's social media activity has drawn scrutiny. ]]></description>
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		<title>Miami&#8217;s July 4 drone show got America&#8217;s birthday wrong</title>
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					<dc:creator>Alex DeLuca</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:11:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.miaminewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/07/MiamiJuly4DroneShow.jpg" alt="Photos of a July 4 drone show in Miami." />To be fair, "semiquincentennial" is a lot to ask of a drone.]]></description>
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		<title>Do D.C. records prove Fishback&#8217;s ineligibility in Florida governor race?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:54:32 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Analysis: For Haitian women in Florida, the loss of TPS is more than an immigration law issue</title>
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					<dc:creator>Ammcise Apply</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:56:46 -0400</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.miaminewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/ww-media/mediaserver/mia/2025-18/tps_temporary_protected_status_miami_little_haiti.webp" alt="Pro-immigration demonstrators protest in front of a federal office in Miami." />Many Haitian TPS holders have been living in the U.S. for years.]]></description>
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		<title>Nightmare over? What to know about the closure of Alligator Alcatraz</title>
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					<dc:creator>B. Scott McLendon</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:32:57 -0400</pubDate>
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