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  'Loud music' provokes 3 killings
Shooting suspect lived upstairs
A man apparently outraged by his neighbors' loud music and late-night partying opened fire on a Miami Beach birthday bash early Sunday, killing three revelers and wounding two others, police said.

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TOP BROWARD NEWS  
The Miami Herald
  Worldwide heroin ring busted
Deerfield Beach resident accused of being major distributor for gang
They were called ''the Untouchables'' -- four men who ruled a massive, multimillion-dollar drug-smuggling ring from their stronghold in China.

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TOP FLORIDA NEWS  
The Miami Herald
  Pasco County deputy found fatally shot in car
(AP) -- A Pasco County sheriff's lieutenant due to retire this month was shot dead early Sunday as he and other deputies investigated a report of gunshots being fired, officials said.

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TOP NATION / WORLD NEWS  

  Rudolph to appear in court
Eric Rudolph is to travel today from a county jail to federal court to face six charges of using an explosive against a facility in interstate commerce.

»G-8 summit leaders turn to global economy
»Mideast foes prepare for summit with Bush
»FCC expected to change owner rules
»Troubling questions over reasons for Iraq war

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TOP AMERICAS NEWS  
The Miami Herald
  Puerto Ricans ready to rally against death penalty case
The first death penalty trial in recent Puerto Rican history is set to begin today, placing federal prosecutors on a collision course with a population adamantly opposed to capital punishment.

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FOCUS  
The Miami Herald

  Iraqis struggle to emerge from the shadows
A week into my work in Baghdad, I stopped flinching at the gunfire bursts beyond my balcony. By night, Iraqis were using the cover of darkness to empty AK-47 clips into the neighborhood around my hotel. And I carried on as though it was normal, pointing my satellite phone at the stars to send a report home to Washington.

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NEWS SPOTLIGHT  


  Less sprawl, less fat, less frenzy
Obesity isn't really caused by that extra Oreo. It is caused by environment urban sprawl, economic seesaws, a frenetic pace and global food policy. Learn more in our special series, starting today.


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TOP WEIRD NEWS  
AP Wire
  Van taken for joy ride -- by warthog
It was anything but "Hakuna Matata" - Swahili for no worries - when an anesthetized African warthog at the Potawatomi Zoo took off in a van.

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