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Vietnam vet avoids Memorial Day commemorations

Army Sgt. Jesse Kirksey, a Vietnam veteran, still feels the sting of war — particularly for friends he lost in combat. That’s why, he says, he would rather be fishing on Memorial...

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Miami loses an elusive star

A world away from her native Romania, Victoria London came to Miami in 1974 having already achieved the American Dream.

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In Egypt, young voices remain silent through elections

As Egypt voted for a new president last week, most young people decided to stay away from the polls, angering some older voters.

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At 9/11 Memorial Museum, a relentless literalism

Many New Yorkers, still trying to make sense of the 2001 destruction of the World Trade Center, have had a single question as a museum was being built at ground zero: Too soon?

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St. Augustine protests spurred landmark civil rights vote in 1964

The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, which the U.S. Senate passed a half-century ago next week, had been stuck until protests in St. Augustine made national news.

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Basketball coverage all about speed

Like the Miami Heat, at the Miami Herald we’ve been honing our own playbook with every championship run — and this year, speed is the mantra. Our team of reporters, columnists,...

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Fabiola Santiago: Newtown tries to move on from tragedy

Gray, mournful skies follow me along I-84 into one of America’s beautiful historic towns, now known for the most unspeakable of tragedies.

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Recovering Rio de Janeiro’s black history

For much of the past century, Rio’s slave history was erased, buried beneath tons of fill and the hustle and bustle of urban life.

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Caribbean drug flow increases concern U.S.

As drug traffickers increasingly get squeezed out of Mexico and Central America, they are turning to the Caribbean, worrying U.S. officials.

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Caracas' poor go thirsty amid political strife and poor planning

Venezuelans have learned to live without sugar, cooking oil and even toilet paper, but a water shortage in the capital have left the city's poor high and dry.

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Migrants photograph perilous journeys to U.S.

Pioneering photographer Encarni Pindado founded a project that allows Central American migrants to capture their own perilous journey to the U.S.

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An immigration crisis long in the making

More reporting on immigration’s global angle would go a long way toward helping the public and policy makers better understand and find comprehensive solutions to the problem.

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Rio Olympics organizers can glean lessons from Brazil’s World Cup

Brazil’s bumpy road to organizing the World Cup can guide Olympic organizers in what not to do.

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From the Editor: The Herald is serving up an extra helping of food coverage

South Florida has a love affair with food.

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Q&A: Massive diplomacy is needed

Nidal Hozien has been involved with the Palestinian community in South Florida since he arrived in Miami 15 years ago. Hozien, chairman of the Islamic School of Miami and member of the Coalition of...

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Q&A: A very difficult time for Israel

As Israel and Hamas face off in Gaza, many in South Florida and around the world push for a

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New revelations about Cuban spy Ana Montes

Details about Cuban spy Ana Montes from the Department of Defense Inspector General’s 2005 report — only now declassified — shed new light on the case.

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Treasures of Panama Canal history reside at UF

For the centennial of the completion of the canal, the University of Florida will be sharing a valuable collection of canal memorabilia and oral histories with the public.

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Colombians at home, abroad don’t see eye-to-eye on fate of country

As President Juan Manuel Santos begins another four-year term, there’s one segment of the population he’s not reaching: Colombian expats.

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Speech: On reporting at Guantánamo, the assignment that morphed into a...

It’s hard to be a reporter at Guantánamo — it takes days to travel there, the military can be abusive, or infantilizing

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