Postcard From Miami

- A good samaritan pulled a 96-year-old woman to safety after a space heater malfunctioned and set her home ablaze.
- Lebron James rejected a local baker's $3,000 five-tier cake in favor of a rum cake substitute from a different local bakery.
- Cervical cancer rates are higher in Little Haiti than they are in nearby neighborhoods, and scientists are trying to puzzle out why.
- The Miami Chamber of Commerce endorsed a plan to bring casinos to the city's downtown, moving the proposal one step closer to reality.
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