. . 4.2 Water masses The Miami area has a large Jewish community; 10.2% of the population was Jewish in the 2000 Census.[citation needed] There is also a sizable Muslim community numbering 70,000, 7.1 Human origin Brightstar Corporation Burger King Intradeco Holdings Latin Flavors Norwegian Cruise Line and Ryder have their headquarters in unincorporated areas in the county Centurion Air Cargo Florida West International Airways IBC Airways and World Atlantic Airlines have their headquarters on the grounds of Miami International Airport in an unincorporated area in the county, Main article: Demographics of Florida T.Y Hilton. After learning of the verdict of the McDuffie case one of the worst riots in the history of the United States,[citation needed] the Liberty City Riots of 1980 broke out By the time the rioting ceased three days later over 850 people had been arrested and at least 18 people had died Property damage was estimated at around one hundred million dollars.
Iceberg A22A in the South Atlantic Ocean Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university in Greater Miami Florida FIU has two major campuses in Miami-Dade County with its main campus in University Park Florida International University is classified as a research university with highest research activity by the Carnegie Foundation and a research university by the Florida Legislature, The Miami metropolitan area is served by five interstate highways operated by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in conjunction with local agencies Interstate 95 (I-95) runs north to south along the coast ending just south of Downtown Miami at South Dixie Highway (US 1) I-75 runs east to west turning south in western Broward County and connecting suburban north Miami-Dade to Naples on the Southwest Coast via Alligator Alley which transverses the Florida Everglades before turning north I-595 connects the Broward coast and downtown Fort Lauderdale to I-75 and Alligator Alley in Miami I-195 and I-395 relay the main I-95 route east to Biscayne Boulevard (US 1) and Miami Beach across Biscayne Bay via the Julia Tuttle and MacArthur causeways! Planned water recovery and storage implementation using CERP strategies Florida International University (FIU) (public) 5.1 Sawgrass marshes and sloughs The paper won a landmark press freedom decision in Miami Herald Publishing Co v Tornillo (1974) in the case a political candidate Pat Tornillo Jr had requested that the Herald print his rebuttal to an editorial criticizing him citing Florida's "right-to-reply" law which mandated that newspapers print such responses Represented by longtime counsel Dan Paul the Herald challenged the law and the case was appealed to the Supreme Court the Court unanimously overturned the Florida statute under the Press Freedom Clause of the First Amendment ruling that "Governmental compulsion on a newspaper to publish that which 'reason' tells it should not be published is unconstitutional." the decision showed the limitations of a 1969 decision Red Lion Broadcasting Co v Federal Communications Commission in which a similar "Fairness Doctrine" had been upheld for radio and television and establishing that broadcast and print media had different Constitutional protections. Main article: Geography and ecology of the Everglades; Miami is a major center and leader in finance commerce culture media entertainment the arts and international trade the metro area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the United States with a GDP of $344.9 billion as of 2017 in 2018 Miami was classified as an Alpha level global city by the GaWC in 2019 Miami ranked seventh in the United States and 31st among global cities in terms of business activity human capital information exchange cultural experience and political engagement According to a 2018 UBS study of 77 world cities the city was ranked as the third-richest in the United States and the eighth-richest in the world in terms of purchasing power Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America" and is the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality, Amtrak Silver Service to New York City, 32.2% State of Florida Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is a public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S state of Florida Founded in 1885 it is the largest school district in Florida and the Southeastern United States and as of 2014 the fifth largest in the United States with a student enrollment of 356,086 as of August 30 2017!
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