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MIAMI BEACHShaq's big assist leads to an arrestAn 18-year-old was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and assault with a deadly weapon, and it's all thanks to Shaquille O'Neal.BY CASEY WOODScwoods@herald.com That's Officer Shaq, to you.Shaquille O'Neal, who is in the process of becoming a reserve officer with the Miami Beach Police Department, helped nab the suspect of a hate crime on South Beach early Sunday, police said.Two men were walking on Washington Avenue near Third Street about 3 a.m. when two men in a silver Honda yelled anti-gay slurs at them, police said.One of the men in the car...

<p>XIONGQIAO, China -- Xiong Jinglun was lying in bed on the night of the raid, resting his frail, AIDS-weakened body when the shouting outside jarred him awake. The 51-year-old farmer struggled to his feet and shuffled out of his shack to investigate, but someone had cut off the electricity in the village, and it was difficult to see in the pitch dark.</p>