305 Photo of the Day: Trumped

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Marco Rubio Starts Rap Beef with Pitbull and Scientists

Marco Rubio and Pitbull may be the two Cuban-American Miamians who, more than anyone else, have shot to national prominence in their own ways in the past few years, but don’t expect the two to be hanging out anytime soon. In a new interview with GQ, Sen. Rubio starts some serious…

Florida Unemployment Drops to Lowest Rate Since October 2008

Lets party like its …um, 2008. We’re still not quite back to pre-economic meltdown levels yet, but Florida’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest number since October of 2008.As of last month, Florida’s unemployment rate was 8.5 percent. That’s down from 8.7 percent in September…

Obama Won Florida Because of the Gay Vote

Barack Obama might have gay voters to thank for his reelection, especially right here in Florida. A new analysis suggests that if only straight people went to the polls here, Romney would have pulled off a win by something like two percentage points…

Here’s the Taiwanese Animation Take on the Marlins Fiasco

Not a news story goes by without the Taiwanese-based Next Media Animation turning it into some low budget Pixar-lite masterpiece, and the recent Miami Marlins controversy is no exception. If, for whatever reason, you’re not sure what’s going on, this clip will explain it to you perfectly in a way…

A 44-Year-Old Grandma in Sarasota Took Her Granddaughter to a Drug Deal

There are few descriptors more woebegone than “44-year-old Sarasota grandma,” and yet this tale is sadder than that even suggests.Michelle Sears, the 44-year-old Sarasota grandmother in question, was stopped on Monday by a local sheriff’s deputy for driving with a suspended license. Sears’ six-year-old granddaugther was in the the passenger’s…

No, Charlie Crist Did Not Date Jill Kelley’s Twin Sister

The growing scandal involving the affairs of Gen. David Patraeus and Gen. John Allen looked for a minute like it was about to include, at least peripherally, former Gov. Charlie Crist as well. Yesterday, English paper The Daily Telegraph reported that Natalie Khawam, the twin sister of Jill Kelley, used…