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Florida school’s effort to stop filming fights spurs debate

When a video of a brawl at a Pembroke Pines high school started circulating, the principal alerted parents that anyone involved could face discipline — including those filming it.

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Michelle Kaufman: World Cup final Sunday is so much more than just a game for South Florida Argentines

MIAMI — It is hard to fathom just how much Sunday’s World Cup final means to Argentine soccer fans, but you get a pretty good idea after five minutes on the phone with Patricio Colazo, a 41-year-old handyman who runs a small construction company in Pembroke Pines.

Miami Herald

Teacher who interrupted Muslim pupils praying saying 'I believe in Jesus' fired

In the footage, filmed at Franklin Academy in Pembroke Pines, Florida, US, the interrupting teacher can be heard describing the Muslim students' prayers as 'magic' and saying: 'I believe in Jesus so I’m interrupting the floor'

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Florida teacher dismissed after TikTok video appears to show her disrupting student prayers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — An anonymous user posted a viral video of a teacher interrupting Muslim students’ prayer at Franklin Academy Charter School in Pembroke Pines on Wednesday night.

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As voters worry about inflation, Democrats still hope abortion rights drives voter turnout in Florida — against Republicans

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Abortion rights is such an important issue to Rebecca Thompson, of Pembroke Pines, that she brought her 2-year-old daughter with her to early vote.

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Everything you need to know as Miami Open tennis tournament gets underway on Monday

MIAMI — Naomi Osaka has always considered the Miami Open to be her home tournament, as she spent much of her childhood in Pembroke Pines, and a warm, welcoming crowd over the next few weeks is exactly what the former world No. 1 might need after a tearful exit from…

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How a 13-year-old Florida girl was kept in detention for a crime she didn’t commit

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two months after being arrested and spending nearly two weeks in a juvenile detention center, charges were dropped against 13-year-old Nia Whims.

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Family of 13-year-old Florida girl falsely arrested for online school threats files lawsuit

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The family of a 13-year-old girl falsely detained and accused of threatening to kill a teacher and blow up a school has filed a lawsuit against the school and the social media giant where the threats were made by somebody who impersonated her.

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Cops said Florida girl, 13, made school threats. But now they say she was framed: A kid was impersonating her online

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 13-year-old girl who was arrested and charged with posting threatening messages via social media toward students and staff at Renaissance Charter School in Pembroke Pines has been exonerated, authorities said Thursday.

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