Fla. man pleads guilty in scheme to defraud Haitian-American investors of more than $14M
Man pleads guilty to fraud scheme against Haitians Federal government finds ’strong association’ between Chinese drywall, corrosion in homes
Feds: ‘Strong association’ with drywall, corrosion Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath forced to muzzle yellow Lab that’s declared dangerous
Joe Namath’s yellow Labrador declared dangerous FTI Consulting agrees to $250M accelerated stock buyback with Goldman Sachs
FTI Consulting accelerates $250M share buyback Report: Chinese drywall in US homes contains chemicals, but further study needed on hazards
Feds: Chinese drywall reports still inconclusive Fla. man claims Home Depot fired him for wearing ‘One nation under God, indivisible’ button
Fla. man says Home Depot fired him over God button Man claims The Home Depot fired him for wearing “One nation under God, indivisible” button
Man says Home Depot fired him over God button Autopsy: Madoff associate Jeffry Picower had heart attack, drowned in pool at Fla. mansion
Madoff associate had heart attack, drowned in pool Autopsy set for dead Madoff associate found at bottom of pool at Palm Beach, Fla., mansion
Autopsy set for Madoff associate dead in Fla. pool Fla. insurer flip-flops, to renew homeowners policy for house built with bad Chinese drywallWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida’s public insurance company reversed course this week and said it will cover a couple’s Gulf Coast retirement home, after previously telling the homeowners their policy wouldn’t be renewed because of the home’s tainted Chinese drywall. Fla. insurer reverses, will renew homeowners policy for house built with Chinese drywallWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida’s public insurance company now says it will continue covering a couple’s home after refusing to renew the policy because of tainted Chinese drywall problems. FTI Consulting, Compass Advisers form joint venture focused on real estate sectorWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Business advisory firms FTI Consulting Inc. and Compass Advisers LLP said Monday they have created a new investment banking firm that will focus on global real estate. Homeowners stricken with Chinese drywall now face new threat of losing insurance policiesWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — James and Maria Ivory’s dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida’s Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new home had been built with Chinese drywall that emits sulfuric fumes and corrodes pipes. It got worse when they asked their insurer for help — and not only was their claim denied, but they’ve been told their entire policy won’t be renewed. Ex-Congressman Foley talk show debuts in Fla.; resigned after lurid messages to male pagesWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley began his new career on a Florida political talk radio, three years after a lurid scandal ruined his congressional career. Spokesman: Burt Reynolds checks himself into Fla. rehab because of painkiller addictionWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Actor Burt Reynolds has checked himself into a rehab facility in West Palm Beach to be treated for an addiction to painkillers. Reynolds’ manager Erik Kritzer said in a statement Wednesday that the “Smokey and the Bandit” star was struggling after a recent back surgery and “realized that he was in the prison of prescription pain pills.” ‘Inside the Mind of Mark Foley’: Ex-congressman to explore politics on new talk radio showWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — There’s a surprising new voice in the world of political talk radio as former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley returns to the spotlight three years after a lurid scandal ruined his congressional career. Officials: 2 Haitians who lost baby when boat capsized off South Fla. released from custodyWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Officials say they have released two Haitian parents whose baby girl drowned when a boat carrying migrants capsized off South Florida’s coast. Judge approves financing of Florida plan to buy US Sugar land for Everglades restorationWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida judge has ruled that the state can move ahead with a $536 million plan to buy land from U.S. Sugar Corp. for Everglades restoration. Cop: Mother, young son hysterical, bloodied at hospital hours after gang rape, beating in Fla.WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A mother and her young son were hysterical, battered and bloodied at a hospital just hours after she says she was gang-raped and beaten by several masked, gun-toting teenagers, a police officer testified Monday. Ocwen Financial says underwriters take 4.2 million more shares to cover demandWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Loan servicing company Ocwen Financial Corp. said Friday that underwriters have exercised their option to buy additional shares in a stock offering. Lifeboat in sea captain’s rescue from Somali pirates going to Florida museumWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida museum dedicated to Navy SEAL history will receive the lifeboat where a sea captain captured by Somali pirates was held and eventually rescued. Fla. man trying to get cash from roommate allegedly attacks him with coconut, bowl, carvingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Authorities said a West Palm Beach man trying to get money from his roommate hit him with a coconut, a porcelain bowl and a wooden carving. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office reported that the 44-year-old man was charged with robbery with a weapon and false imprisonment after Saturday’s attack. The roommate eventually got away and called for help. Nearly 10-foot python captured in Everglades on first day of Fla.-sanctioned trapping programWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A program to eradicate invasive pythons from Florida’s Everglades began Friday with a slithering success: Trappers caught a nearly 10-footer within about an hour of setting out, a shock to even the experts. Truck carrying gas explodes, closes northbound lanes of Interstate 95 in West Palm Beach, Fla.WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say a tanker truck carrying more than 8,000 gallons of gasoline exploded on Interstate 95 in South Florida. Lonely 93-year-old man and 89-year-old woman get hitched in Florida after brief courtshipWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — One Florida couple is starting married life with 182 years of experience between them. Ebenezer Rose, 93, wed 89-year-old Monica Hayden on Sunday in West Palm Beach. The couple said they decided to get married after a brief courtship. Rose said he told Hayden that “each of us is living a lonely life. Why not get married?” Lonely 93-year-old groom and 89-year-old bride get hitched in Florida after brief courtshipWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — One Florida couple is starting married life with 182 years of experience between them. Ebenezer Rose, 93, wed 89-year-old Monica Hayden on Sunday in West Palm Beach. The couple said they decided to get married after a brief courtship. Rose said he told Hayden that “each of us is living a lonely life. Why not get married?” Water managers approve $533M Everglades restoration deal; scaled back from initial proposalsWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — South Florida water managers have approved Gov. Charlie Crist’s deal to buy farmland from U.S. Sugar Corp. for use in Everglades restoration. Polo horse deaths in Florida cast light on compounded drugs; critics say oversight lackingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Pharmacist Ephrem Degefu’s shelves are stocked with clean, white bottles of powdered chemicals, all essential ingredients in hundreds of commonly used medications. Fla. officials: Overdose of selenium, a common mineral, to blame in deaths of 21 polo horsesWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Florida’s top veterinarian on Tuesday blamed the deaths of 21 elite polo horses on an overdose of a common mineral that helps muscles recover from fatigue. Florida pharmacy blames wrongly mixed supplement for deaths of 21 polo horsesWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — At the same time polo fans gathered to mourn 21 prized horses that died before a championship match, they learned that a wrongly mixed supplement may have been to blame for their deaths. |
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