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Asian swamp eels are spreading in South Florida

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Burmese pythons, lionfish and iguanas are invasive species spreading through South Florida … now Asian swamp eels? Yes, invasive Asian swamp eels are slithering into the canals of South Florida – and the University of Florida wants the public’s help to track them. According to the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) map of nonindigenous aquatic species, Asian swamp eels – or Monopterus alba – have been sighted all around Miami-Dade County, including in Hialeah, Kendall, North Miami, Homestead and Pembroke Pines. “Public participation is critical to detecting this hard-to-find species before it becomes more widespread,” according to the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Source: Asian swamp eels are spreading in South Florida

Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
Luke 12:3

Former Miami-Dade high school teacher charged with multiple counts of battery, placed on house arrest

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A former Miami-Dade County Public Schools teacher is facing serious criminal charges after authorities say he was accused of multiple counts of battery involving students. According to court records, 53-year-old Rudolph Infante, a teacher at Miami Southridge Senior High School, has been charged with four counts of battery and one count of an offense against students by an authority figure.  Details surrounding the alleged incidents remain limited, but Infante appeared in bond court, where a judge imposed strict conditions on his release. Judge orders restrictions, attorney raises concerns During the hearing, a judge ordered Infante to stay away from the alleged victim and prohibited him from being near any schools.

His attorney pushed back on the restrictions, arguing they could be overly burdensome if a medical emergency were to occur. “I’m just saying that issuing a stay-away order that means he’d have to be 500 feet away from every single school in the county,” the attorney argued in court.  The judge ultimately upheld the conditions. Infante has since posted bond and is currently on house arrest, according to court proceedings. 

Source: Former Miami-Dade high school teacher charged with multiple counts of battery, placed on house arrest – CBS Miami

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17

Woman arrested after video shows her dumping kittens at Wilton Manors park, cops say

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A woman was arrested Thursday after police say she was caught on camera dumping five kittens at a park in Wilton Manors. The suspect, Katherine Luciano, was arrested after the footage recorded on April 5 sparked community outrage. In the video, a woman can be seen “grabbing a taped box” from a red Kia and carrying it into Donn Eisele Park as another person stands and watches from the vehicle’s passenger side, police said.

She then opens the box and tosses out the cats. Both people then left the area, police said. NBC6 spoke to Peter Carey, who said he was walking his dog when he saw the woman dump the kittens. “I didn’t really know what I was watching,” he said. When he realized what had happened, the pair was gone. “I couldn’t go through the rest of my day just even thinking that I just saw what I saw and not do anything about it. So I tied my dog up and went to see in the bushes, and sure enough, I counted them. There was five of them, and they were super scared,” Carey said.

Source: Woman arrested after video shows her dumping kittens at Wilton Manors park, cops say – NBC 6 South Florida

That I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you.
Romans 15:32

Cuba signals possible compensation for seized U.S. properties, but Cuban Americans remain skeptical

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Havana may pay billions in claims tied to properties seized after the 1959 revolution — but questions remain over who qualifies and whether payments would ever materialize.

Source: Cuba signals possible compensation for seized U.S. properties, but Cuban Americans remain skeptical – CBS Miami

A talebearer reveals secrets, But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.
Proverbs 11:13