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		<title>Palm Beach-based contractor is behind Washington D.C. reflecting pool swamp</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:57:44 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Beloved Miami waterfront spot faces uncertain future</title>
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					<dc:creator>Olee Fowler</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:59:36 -0400</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.miaminewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/06/gramps-getaway.png" alt="Beloved Miami waterfront spot faces uncertain future" />A beloved Miami waterfront spot is at stake after commissioners sent a referendum to voters to redevelop the property and marina.]]></description>
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		<title>The TikTok billionaire bankrolling Byron Donalds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Viral Cabo Verdean World Cup goalie to be reunited with mom in Miami</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:57:12 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Viral Eric Trump UFC betting screenshots unravel after hacking claim</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:58:47 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Miami Border Patrol rescues 240 Haitian migrants from sinking vessel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:07:49 -0400</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.miaminewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/06/Haitian-immigrants.png" alt="dozens of people sit on a boat on a dark morning" />A CBP official said agents helped prevent a "catastrophic" loss of life in the Atlantic Ocean.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Miami Beach Mayor Levine faces call for DOJ probe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:48:04 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>&#8216;It was Jeffrey Epstein&#8217; who introduced Melania to Trump, ex-model claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:02:09 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Miami activist groups blast mayor over ICE agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:52:41 -0400</pubDate>
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		<title>Inside James Fishback&#8217;s abrupt marriage to mystery woman</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 20:03:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.miaminewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/05/JamesFishback-TwitterScreenshot.jpg" alt="A photo collage of two people getting married." />Spoiler alert: they met two months ago.]]></description>
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