Court Upholds Conviction in 2010 FIU Stabbing
An appeals court has upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a former Florida International University student who stabbed an FIU football player during an altercation in 2010.
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An appeals court has upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a former Florida International University student who stabbed an FIU football player during an altercation in 2010.
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Investigators said the deputy was seated in his vehicle during an off-duty assignment when the vehicle was struck by lightning.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
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The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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