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  Here's a List of South Florida Wells Fargo Locations That Keep Getting Sued for Racism

  November 18 at 9 a.m.

  Wells Fargo's reputation has been pretty much destroyed since the company got caught making 3.5 million fake checking accounts and 500,000 fake credit card accounts in customers' names without their permission. The company wound up paying $185 million in fines to the Consumer-Finance Protection Bureau, as well as another $145...

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  Third Black South Floridian Says Wells Fargo Called Cops When She Tried to Cash Check

  November 16 at 8:30 a.m.

  When Satara Monroe tried to cash a paycheck at a local Wells Fargo, the teller called the cops on her. An hour-long police interrogation ended only when her boss drove to the Pompano Beach branch to personally verify the check was legitimate. Finally, two hours after walking through the bank's...

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  Another Woman Died on a Royal Caribbean Cruise Because of Shoddy Medical Care, Family Says

  November 16 at 7:47 a.m.

  Cynthia and Humphrey Braaf left their home in Sunrise last November for a six-night Caribbean cruise to celebrate their 30th anniversary — but only Humphrey made it home.

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  Juul's "Action Plan" Is Too Late for Addicted Miami Teens, Mother Claims in Lawsuit

  November 15 at 9 a.m.

  For years, Miami resident Sabrina Zampa had no idea her teenage sons were regularly vaping. It was only last August, after discovering her son's Juul, that she learned her kids had been "juuling" since middle school. Her now-16-year-old son says he bought his first Juul products from the company's website and later used Postmates to buy pod replacements — as did her younger son, now age 14.

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  Botched Javier Ortiz Investigation Exemplifies Internal Affairs' History of Incompetence and Coverups

  November 15 at 7:48 a.m.

  Internal Affairs concluded that the allegations of improper procedure and discourtesy against Ortiz were not sustained. During his tenure as a City of Miami police officer, Ortiz has racked up 38 citizen complaints regarding 56 different allegations of misconduct, according to his IA summary obtained by New Times. Only six of those complaints have been sustained (five for improper procedure and one for discourtesy).

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  FBI Investigated Fraudulent Miami Company Connected to Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker

  November 9 at 4:49 p.m.

  The fraudulent Miami Beach company tied to acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was being investigated by the FBI as recently as last summer — and might still be in the bureau's crosshairs, potentially creating a conflict of interest. In a nine-paragraph July 10, 2017 letter obtained by New Times, FBI victim specialist Cinthia...