Headlines Causing a Commotion
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Miami's own satirical website "The Plantain" caused a stir with its headlines on traffic.
A news outlet caused quite a stir with its report that Miami-Dade County is giving up on banning texting and driving and instead plans to launch millennial focused texting lanes complete with side bumpers. The news outlet was Miami's own satirical website "The Plantain" and at least one local radio station fell for the bit.
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Issues is a local public television program presented by WPBT
Headlines Causing a Commotion
Special | 5m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
A news outlet caused quite a stir with its report that Miami-Dade County is giving up on banning texting and driving and instead plans to launch millennial focused texting lanes complete with side bumpers. The news outlet was Miami's own satirical website "The Plantain" and at least one local radio station fell for the bit.
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