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10 whales still stranded off Keys

BIG PINE KEY -- About 10 pilot whales were stranded Saturday in shallow water off the Florida Keys, while seven others were being cared for at a temporary holding center.

Rescue experts confirmed that seven pilot whales have died since more than two dozen of the aquatic mammals stranded themselves Friday about five miles north of Big Pine Key.

Of the 10 that were stranded Saturday, at least three were alive, said Laura Engleby of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service.

Engleby could not confirm if the 10 whales were part of the group of 28 that stranded themselves Friday. She said the 10 whales were scattered over a larger area than the spot where the 28 whales were found, and marine veterinarians were trying to get to the whales Saturday to determine if they need treatment.

Prosecutors will seek to retry 4 Miami officers

MIAMI -- Four Miami police officers will likely face another trial after charges of corruption against them were unresolved by a jury this month.

Federal prosecutors Allan Kaiser and Curtis Miner on Friday said they intend to retry the four officers. The four were among 11 defendants who stood trial on corruption and other charges, in what was part of the biggest Miami police scandal in a generation.

The jury failed to reach an unanimous decision on all charges against three officers -- Jorge Garcia, Israel Gonzalez and Jose Quintero. The jury was split between acquittals and deadlocks against the fourth defendant, Jose Acuna.

Gonzalez, a lieutenant, was the highest-ranking officer who faced corruption charges. He and Garcia were charged with conspiracy, perjury and obstruction of justice following the shootings of robbery suspects Antonio Young and Derrick Wiltshire. Quintero faces conspiracy charges. Acuna was charged in the coverup following a 1997 shooting of a homeless man.

A new trial has not been scheduled.

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