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| 9/3/2014

› Settlement in dispute between Florida temple, city
A settlement has been reached between a South Florida city and a Jewish temple in a long-running legal dispute that pitted religious freedom and property rights against preservation of a historic structure.

› Ultra Music Festival bans minors
Less than six months after festival crashers trampled a security guard and a 21-year-old attendee died of a drug overdose, the organizers of the Ultra Music Festival have declared their world-famous Miami concert adults only.

› Problems abound with health law immigration papers
More than 200,000 immigrants who bought insurance through President Barack Obama's health care initiative could lose their coverage this month if they don't submit proof this week they are legally in the country.

› Lender for minority businesses comes under microscope
For more than 25 years, the Black Business Investment Fund has worked in relative obscurity, handing out loans to local entrepreneurs and small businesses who might have trouble getting bank financing.

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