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Snowfall In Miami To A Lunar Milestone — On This Day In History January 19

The death of a Prague Spring protestor, a one-time-only snowfall in the U.S. and a first for Japan in space.

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This Happened

This Happened — July 15: Gianni Versace Assassinated

Updated July 15, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. Fashion designer Gianni Versace and founder of the renowned fashion brand Versace was shot and killed outside his mansion in Miami Beach Florida on this day in 1997. Who was responsible for Versace’s assassination? Andrew Cunanan, a 27-year-old American serial killer, was responsible for the assassination of Gianni […]

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This Happened – April 22: ​Photo Of Elian Gonzalez, Held At Gunpoint

Updated April 22, 2024 at 12:40 p.m. Elian Gonzalez is a Cuban national who became the subject of an international custody battle. He was five years old at the time. On this day in 2000, federal agents raided the Miami home where Elian was staying with his relatives and forcibly removed him, holding him and […]

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Food / Travel

“For The Curious Traveler” — A Peek Inside The Swinger Tourism Industry

A travel agency in Miami discovered 20 years ago that there’s sustained demand for luxury holidays for adult couples that also offer “orderly” swinger sex with fellow travelers.

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In The News

Are Rich Latin Americans Creating A Miami Real Estate Bubble?

Wealthy Latin Americans have been among the most active home buyers in Miami, which now may be creating a “tough” sellers’ market perceived by some as simply a haven for assets threatened by instability in home countries.

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Ideas Society

What Is Art? A 20th-Century Question Oddly Lingers On

Are explicitly polemical art works, by now a tradition in modern culture, related to the wave of rebellions across the world? Or are they just a moneymaking tool?

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Society

Climate Change Idea: Shipping Containers Recycled Into Homes

These easy-to-build and ‘climate-change-proof’ homes are growing popular in places like Miami that are prone to hurricanes and flooding.

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Geopolitics Ideas

Why U.S. Policy On Cuba Has Reached A Tipping Point

Increasingly, the general American public and even anti-Castro businessmen now seem to agree that less hostility toward Cuba is the best road to take.

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Society

Hit It! Daft Punk, Kylie Monogue, More On World Music Charts

Here are some of the songs topping the charts from music hot spots around the world. Worldcrunch Pick This week, British heavy metal band Motörhead announced they will organize a festival cruise setting off from Miami next fall. Named “MotörBoat,” the rock ’n’ roll cruise will also hit Key West and Cozumel before returning to […]

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Eyes on the U.S.

How Brazilians Help To Keep Miami Afloat

Brazil has overtaken Canada as the top foreign source of both tourists and property buyers in the Florida city, which has been suffering through the real estate and financial crises.

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