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Meet Cecilia, the AI Bartender Who Can Mix Drinks and Tell Jokes — If You're Patient
The next time you go to a bar, you may be greeted by a different type of bartender — her name is Cecilia.ai and she’s the first robot interactive bartender in the world.
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Miami Heat to Use COVID-19-Sniffing Dogs to Screen Fans at Games
For the first time since the U.S.’s coronavirus outbreak began, the Miami Heat will play in an arena filled with fans Thursday, though guests will have to face some four-legged security before entering.
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Supreme Court Deals Setback to Florida Felon Voting Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Thursday to make it easier for hundreds of thousands of convicted felons in Florida to vote if they haven’t paid all their court fines.
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NTSB Blames FIU Bridge Collapse on Design, Lack of Oversight
Federal officials have determined a bridge that collapsed and killed six people near Florida International University showed significant design errors and the state government should have conducted greater oversight because of the project’s complexity.
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Young Americans Embrace Socialism, Even Among Miami Cubans
Younger Americans are less threatened by socialism than older generations, who might associate it with Soviet or Chinese rule, according to a sociologist.
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Annual ‘Dr. Beach' List Names Oahu's Kailua Best in America
In Kailua, the sand is soft and white, the water is clear and calm, and the view is exactly what you would expect from a beach in the Hawaiian Islands. Those are among the reasons Oahu’s Kailua Beach Park has been selected as the best stretch of sand for an annual list of top U.S. beaches. Stephen Leatherman, a coastal...
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Dr. Beach Reveals Top 10 Best Beaches in the US for 2019
Oahu’s Kailua Beach Park in Hawaii has been selected as the best stretch of sand for Dr. Beach’s Top 10 Beaches list in 2019. Two other Hawaiian beaches, Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Oahu and Hapuna Beach State Park on the Big Island, also made the list.
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US Eliminates Coveted 5-Year Tourist Visa for Cubans
The U.S. State Department said Friday that it is eliminating a coveted five-year tourist visa for Cubans, dealing a heavy blow to entrepreneurs and Cuban members of divided families, who used the visas to see relatives in the United States and buy precious supplies for their businesses on the island. The elimination of the visa cuts a vital link between...
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FIU Bridge Collapse One Year Later: Much Loss and Few Answers
The collapse of the Florida International University pedestrian bridge one year ago has left a trail of deep personal loss and professional finger-pointing – but few answers.
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Firm Behind FIU Bridge That Collapsed Announces Bankruptcy
The contractor that built a pedestrian bridge that collapsed and killed six people last year in Miami is filing for bankruptcy protection.
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Would You Click ‘Agree' to These Terms and Conditions?
NBC6 Responds Sasha Jones hits the streets to offer viewers a chance to appear on NBC 6, but they must agree to our terms and conditions with some added restrictions. We show you what’s at risk when you don’t read agreement contracts.
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President Trump: ‘A New Day is Coming in Latin America'
President Donald Trump addressed the political turmoil in Venezuela during a speech Monday at Florida International University.
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President Trump Speaks About Venezuela Crisis at FIU in Miami
President Donald Trump visited Miami on Monday to deliver remarks on the ongoing situation in Venezuela.
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Republicans Won The Florida Election, But Young Cuban-American Voters Are Beginning to Vote Democrat
Cuban voters make up roughly 6 percent of the total Florida vote. According to an analysis of election results in heavily Cuban neighborhoods, in 2016, the Cuban vote broke 57 percent for Trump and 40 percent for Clinton. Two years later, it went 66 for Ron DeSantis and 33 for Andrew Gillum.
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Curbelo's No Fan of Trump. Will That Be Enough to Outrun His Votes on Health Care and Taxes?
Democrats looking to win over the U.S. House of Representatives in November have a keen eye on Florida’s 26th Congressional District, where a well-liked Republican who agrees with Democrats on plenty of issues is struggling not to be defined by two positions where the parties dramatically disagree: health care and taxes. Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo is seeking a third term...
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Video From Right Before Miami Bridge Collapse Provides Clues on Cause
Videos recorded right before a pedestrian bridge collapsed near Florida International University earlier this year show a construction crew using a jack to tighten the rods that ran through a concrete support truss — work that might have caused the walkway to fall down, NBC News reported. The dramatic collapse on March 15 killed six people — five vehicle occupants...
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Dr. Beach Reveals Top 10 Best Beaches in the US for 2018
Hawaii’s the tops of Dr. Beach’s Top 10 Beaches list in 2018, taking the number one spot and appearing twice on the list. Florida and North Carolina also had two entries on the annual list that ranks major public recreational beaches in the coastal U.S. states. But the “beautiful crescent-shaped, white sand beach” in Kapalua Bay on the Hawaiian...
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Cuba Government Nominates Miguel Diaz-Canel to Replace Raul Castro as President
Castro, who led the country’s government since 2008 when his brother Fidel fell ill, will pass the baton to his handpicked successor.
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Trump-Era Transportation Project More Focused on Rural Areas
Forget about bike-share stations in Chicago or pedestrian walkways in Oakland. That’s so Obama-era. In the Trump administration, a popular $500 million transportation grant program is focused more on projects in rural areas that turned out for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. That means more road and rail projects in GOP strongholds such as Idaho, North Dakota, and Oklahoma,...
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Police Release 911 Calls From FIU Bridge Collapse
Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene of a pedestrian bridge collapse near a Florida university campus even before witnesses could finish making 911 calls for help.