Read more Miami stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1956/miami.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:55:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72535/castro-sister-i-worked-with-cia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe sister of Fidel and Raúl Castro worked with the CIA in the 1960s, while the agency was planning to assassinate Fidel and overthrow the revolutionary government. In a new book, Juanita Castro, who now lives in Miami, reveals that she hid opponents of her brothers' regime in her home...http://www.newser.com/story/72535/castro-sister-i-worked-with-cia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 9:14:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71479/abuse-victim-fights-for-homeless-sex-offenders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe homeless sex offenders who live under Miami’s infamous Julia Tuttle Causeway aren't quick to thank two of their most diligent advocates for working on their behalf. “They know who we are, and don’t like us very much,” says Lauren Book-Lim. Book-Lim was sexually abused by her nanny from age...http://www.newser.com/story/71479/abuse-victim-fights-for-homeless-sex-offenders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 13:41:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68651/miami-cubans-feud-over-havana-peace-concert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJuan Esteban Aristizábal, the Colombian pop star better known as Juanes, has sparked a generational spat among Cuban-Americans by agreeing to sing at a “peace concert” in Havana, the Economist reports. Many elders view the event as the Cuban regime’s latest attempt to manipulate public opinion, but 26-year-old Felice Gorordo,...http://www.newser.com/story/68651/miami-cubans-feud-over-havana-peace-concert.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 15:32:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68660/drivers-call-la-commute-nations-most-painful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLos Angelenos may have fun in the sun, but they suffer the worst commutes, Reuters reports. An IBM survey of 4,446 motorists found that LA commuters ranked their morning drive highest on a "commuter pain index," which measures traffic, stress, anger, and other factors. Though Los Angeles commuters hate...http://www.newser.com/story/68660/drivers-call-la-commute-nations-most-painful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 16:16:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65963/26-injured-by-turbulence-on-flight-from-rio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour people were seriously injured when a Continental Airlines flight from Rio de Janeiro to Houston experienced extreme turbulence mid-flight early this morning, the AP reports. Continental flight 128, with 168 people on board, was diverted to Miami, where the plane landed safely this morning, says the FAA. In addition...http://www.newser.com/story/65963/26-injured-by-turbulence-on-flight-from-rio.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 7:06:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64111/paris-swears-she-hyped-pledge-this.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParis Hilton testified in a Miami courtroom today that she's an Aquarius, she's creative, and she promoted the 2007 clunker Pledge This! "more than I ever plugged anything in my life." The party girl/heiress defended herself against a lawsuit that claims she failed to hype the $7.5 million film,...http://www.newser.com/story/64111/paris-swears-she-hyped-pledge-this.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 17:36:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64070/miami-schools-plan-sexting-curriculum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Miami-Dade school district is going all out in its attempt to stomp out “sexting,” the Miami Herald reports. The superintendent says he wants to work with law enforcement to develop the nation's top sexting program, including a special curriculum to educate students of all ages about the practice. “This...http://www.newser.com/story/64070/miami-schools-plan-sexting-curriculum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 11:49:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63739/cat-carving-teenager-a-sociopath-detectives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Florida teen charged with killing 19 cats in his Miami community became so excited talking about feline dissection that detectives were convinced he was a sociopath, according to court documents released yesterday. Tyler Weinman, 18, never admitted he killed the cats that were found mutilated in his neighborhood, but...http://www.newser.com/story/63739/cat-carving-teenager-a-sociopath-detectives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 5:02:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62477/miami-forces-sex-offenders-into-tent-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMiami’s sex offenders have been corralled into a squalid tent city under a highway overpass thanks to a law that critics call inhumane, the BBC reports. Sex offenders are barred from living within 2,500 feet of any place in the city where children congregate, including libraries and parks—which...http://www.newser.com/story/62477/miami-forces-sex-offenders-into-tent-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 6:20:00 CDT