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  Alex Diaz de la Portilla Accused of Trespassing, Voter Intimidation at Senior Housing Complex

  October 22 at 2:02 p.m.

  Just five months after facing allegations of ballot tampering after a WhatsApp chat was leaked to New Times, Miami-Dade County Commission District 1 candidate Alex Diaz de la Portilla is now accused of further misconduct on the campaign trail.

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  Miami-Dade Commissioner Quietly Honors Sarah Sanders With County Plaque

  October 22 at 10 a.m.

  In January 2017, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez became nationally known as the first big-city official in the nation to comply voluntarily with President Donald Trump's demands to ban so-called sanctuary cities, which refuse to detain people for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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  Trump Says He'll Host G7 Summit at His Miami Resort

  October 17 at 1:28 p.m.

  In a news conference this afternoon, Donald Trump's chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, announced to the media that the president will host the 2020 G7 Summit — a meeting in which leaders of the seven largest economies on the planet meet to discuss world issues — at Trump National Doral Miami, which the president owns (and profits from).

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  House Republicans Invite Harvard Professor to Exaggerate Risks of Recreational Pot

  October 17 at 9 a.m.

  As momentum behind legalizing recreational marijuana in Florida continues to grow, Republicans are tapping new wells for cold water to throw on the movement. Tuesday, Harvard Medical School professor Bertha Madras gave an hourlong presentation about the dangers of marijuana in front of the state House Health and Human Services Committee.

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  Five Predictions for Ben Carson's Upcoming Miami Visit

  October 17 at 9 a.m.

  When Ben Carson was in Miami two years ago, he got stuck in an elevator at an Overtown housing complex. The Housing and Urban Development secretary had gone on a national "listening tour" of public housing developments weeks after his 2017 confirmation.

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  Ex-Carollo Aide Said in Court the Miami Commissioner "Engaged in a Felony"

  October 17 at 8 a.m.

  For months, the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office has been reportedly looking into whether Miami City Commissioner Joe Carollo — known to some as "Loco Joe" — broke campaign-finance laws to help his old pal, former state Sen. Alex Diaz de la Portilla, in 2018. But in an explosive new lawsuit, Carollo's former aide cut directly to the chase: In a suit filed Monday, the aide, Steven Miro, said publicly for the first time that he witnessed Carollo straight-up "engaging in a felony" while serving as a city commissioner.