Floridians Really Want Gun Background Checks, Support Assault Weapon Ban

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Florida may well be the "Gunshine State," but like the rest of the nation, its residents still overwhelmingly support background checks on all gun purchases. More surprising, a solid majority of Floridians also want a national ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

That's according to Quinnipiac's new poll, which found an eye-opening 91 percent support for universal background checks and majorities over 50 percent for stricter gun control measures.

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- Assault Rifles Are Big Business in Florida as Federal Ban Looms
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Two Miami Strip Clubs Top "50 Best Strip Clubs in America" Rankings

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We were perusing Complex's "50 Best Strip Clubs in America" with a bit of disgust. The mag rattles off multiple clubs in places like Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and Pompano Beach, and we were just sitting there thinking, The hell, you not gonna put some Miami clubs on this list? There's even a club listed called "Magic City" that isn't anywhere near the actual Magic City. If Miami does one thing right, it's strip clubs.

Well, apparently we should have waited till we reached the top of the list to pass judgment, because the top two places are occupied by Miami ;landmark strip clubs.

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Miami, Ranked Most Miserable City Last Year, Drops Off Forbes' List

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For years now, Miami has had a prominent spot of Forbes' annual "Most Miserable Cities" list. In 2006 we were sixth, second in 2011, and we took the dubious honor of being first last year. This year? We didn't even make the list!

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Miami Is the Cheapest Place in America to Buy a Used Car

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Looking for a good deal on a use car? Turns out you're in the right place. According to a new study from CarGurus, the Miami area is the cheapest metro area in America to buy a used car. Though, the savings aren't exactly huge.

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Ladies You're in Luck: Miami Top City Where Single Men Outnumber Single Women

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In the immortal words of high priestess Beyoncé, "All the single ladies! All the single ladies! Put your hand up!"

Oh, wait, what's that? Hold on let me count. Apparently, there's not that many of you in Miami. According to an analysis of by Trulia.com, Miami is one of the top cities where single men greatly outnumber single women.

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Miami Top Five in First-Date Offers for Valentine's Day

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A new website survey has Miami just behind New York and Los Angeles in the first date category during the four weeks leading up to Valentine's Day.

Las Vegas and Chicago placed just behind us to fill out the top five.

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Miami Named America's Sexiest City, and Third Most Romantic City by Amazon

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You bought that 55 gallon drum of personal lubricant off of Amazon, didn't you? Because according to Amazon.com sales data, Miami is the sexiest city in America. Which means we buy more "sexual wellness" products off of Amazon per capita than any other city. That also helps make us the third most romantic city in America. More »

South Beach Named Best Beach on Earth for People Watching

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South Beach may be a beautiful, expansive stretch of sand along the aqua waters of the Atlantic, but it really doesn't hold a candle to the hotties that come to sun beach on it. So its really no surprise that Travel + Leisure has named South Beach as the best beach to people watch in the entire world.

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Miami Named Second Worst-Run City in America; Hialeah Fifth

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Congratulations, Miami-Dade! You're home to two of the five worst-run cities in the country.

The rankings come from 247WallSt.com which used a number of factors to determine the list. Gross metropolitan product, public debt, unemployment rates, violent crime, poverty, home prices, the number of insured people, graduation rates, credit ratings and foreclosures were all considered.

So maybe it's not much of a surprise Miami came in as the second worst run city, while Hialeah was the fifth. Though, it's a slight improvement from last year when Miami took the number one spot.

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Miami's Idea of a Perfect Date Is Apparently Drinking Wine and Eating Pasta on Lincoln Road

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Looking for the perfect date this weekend? Apparently you can't go wrong with taking your date to an Italian joint on Lincoln Road and ordering a bottle of chianti. According to an analysis of data from dating website HowAboutWe.com, that's most Miamians idea of a perfect date.

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