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MIAMI — A U.S. Coast Guard crewman cradled two babies after rescuing them from a boat struggling in swells of 6 to 10 feet. Their families, and many others, were desperate to get to the United States, in spite of the perilous seas, the risk of being stopped, or worse. Monday’s unfolding drama off the Florida Keys played out with dozens of people attempting to migrate from Haiti with their toddlers and infants. The disabled boat was stopped about 20 nautical miles off Rodriguez Key, a small island off Key Largo, according to law enforcement sources. Coast Guard crews initially rescued 22 people......

MIAMI — A 7-foot-python sneaked onto a sailboat near Indian Key and it wasn’t discovered until the crew docked on the other side of the state, according to the Marco Island Police Department. The awkward discovery was made on Friday in the boat’s shower after Sandy Skwirut and Jim Hart of Chicago docked at Rose Marina on Marco Island, Winknews.com reports. “They were pulling into our dock and getting tied up, and the female occupant of the boat found the snake, I believe in the shower of the boat, and she was face to face with the snake,” Rose Marina General Manager Dan High told the news outl......