As feds probe police shootings, Miami department makes changes

One year after launching a civil-rights investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice has yet to announce its conclusions about the seven deadly police shootings of black men that rocked Miami in 2010 and 2011. But Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa has submitted an action plan designed to head off court-enforced reforms from the federal government.Orosa’s nine-page memo proposes...

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Strategies for stretching your holiday shopping dollars

Want to save some cash on your holiday shopping? Four money-saving experts, all South Florida moms who run websites about frugal living and smart shopping, have plenty of advice for you.Their first tip: Start now.“Retailers have been starting their sales earlier every year, so planning ahead is very important,” said Melissa Cid, who runs www.savingmomsmoney.com. “Making a...

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Google Considering Wireless Network [REPORT]

Google is looking to cut out the middleman for its Android mobile devices and begin offering wireless service itself, according to a report.The search giant met with reps from Dish Network to partner on a wireless service “that would rival” wireless networks like AT&T and Verizon, according to The Wall Street Journal, which cited “people familiar with...

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Buzzmakers: Lindsay Lohan Comes Clean & Janeane Marries

What had ET readers buzzing this week?1. Janeane Garofalo: I Didn't Know I was Married!Sometimes what happens in Vegas actually does stay in Vegas -- at least for two decades. Funny girl Janeane Garofalo is claiming she's been married for 20 years, and didn't even know it!The Reality Bites actress told the New York Post that she and Big Bang Theory producer Rob Cohen decided to wed at a Las Vegas...

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Chemicals used to make explosives found in NJ doc's home

Prosecutors say large amounts of chemicals commonly used for making bombs and explosive devices were found at the home of a northern New Jersey doctor. Sixty-year-old Roberto Rivera of Ridgewood faces several charges, including possession of a destructive device and recklessly creating a risk of widespread injury. His bail was set at $1 million cash, and...

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Jolly holiday shopping season already underway

Lilian Stoppa and Renata Rosa stepped out of Target in Midtown Miami with a cart piled high with holiday gifts.Landing in Miami on Thursday morning for a five-day shopping spree, they already had spent $800 by mid-afternoon on presents for family members: toys for Rosa’s daughter, beauty items for Stoppa’s mother, plus lots of other stuff.“This is just the start,” giggled...

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Pittsburgh airport to offer free ‘cell phone’ lot

IMPERIAL, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh International Airport is offering free parking for folks who want to sit in their cars and wait for arriving passengers to call on cell phones to say they’ve arrived.Allegheny County Airport Authority officials are hoping the plan will prevent motorists from congesting the curb near the airport’s terminal or the access roads...

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Chad Lowe Welcomes Second Daughter

Chad Lowe has a new family member to share Thanksgiving with. His wife Kim gave birth to their second daughter on November 15, the proud papa tweeted Friday afternoon."It's a girl!!! And she's as beautiful as her mommy (@ikimlowe) & big sister Mabel!! We are blessed!," the obviously overjoyed dad posted with many exclamation points.On the day she went into labor, Kim tweeted, "If I get sucker-punched...

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BoNY wants out of Elliott’s battle with Argentina

Leave us out of it! Caught in a legal crossfire, Bank of New York Mellon is arguing that it should not be forced to help Paul Singer’s Elliott Management collect as much as $1.3 billion from Argentina.An appeals court recently upheld a ruling requiring Argentina to pay the New York hedge fund each time it pays other bondholders, which, unlike Elliott, agreed...

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Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz pens book about reinventing the city

Former Miami mayors don’t usually write books anyone would want to publish, much less read.Then there’s Manny Diaz. Whether you admire him like many in Miami and across the country do, or excoriate him as some at home did, Diaz was hardly shy about embracing big plans and notions. And few would disagree that the city was a far different place when he exited City Hall in 2009...

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Florida tourist numbers keep going up

Summer brought more tourists to Florida this year than last, according to preliminary numbers from Visit Florida.The state’s official tourism marketing corporation said 21.9 million people visited the state in the third quarter of the year, 3.5 percent more than last summer.The number of domestic travelers, which make up the vast majority of visitors, increased 3.2 percent....

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Dina Lohan Cried For Weeks After Lindsay Fight

"It just hurt me so bad," reveals Dina Lohan of daughter Lindsay's accusation she was high on cocaine during a heated altercation that later went viral on the internet.Video: I'm Proud Lindsay Came Clean After Lying, Says Dina Lohan Although the Lohan matriarch assures ET that all is well now between the two, she admits it took her quite a while to put the painful scuffle behind her."I cried for weeks,"...

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City to reinstate alternate side parking rules for five Brooklyn neighborhoods

Bad news for residents of some of Brooklyn's trendiest neighborhoods. The city is reinstating alternate side parking rules in Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Gowanus, Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill. The rules had been eased "indefinitely" due to the storm in Community Board 6, which covers all of the neighborhoods. Although those neighborhoods weren't badly hit...

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Norwegian Cruise Line testing drinks package

Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed it is testing an all-inclusive drink package on three ships.The Miami-based cruise operator is offering the package on Norwegian Sun, which is sailing from Miami; Norwegian Gem, which departs from New York and Norwegian Jade in Europe. The package costs $49 per person per day, plus gratuity. Online cruise magazine CruiseCritic.com posted a...

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Doubters debate Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria’s intentions after player purge

If Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria goes against his word and sells the ballclub, the sooner the better for Miami-Dade County taxpayers. That’s because the 2009 contract negotiated among the Marlins, the city of Miami and Miami-Dade County says the percentage of profits the governments would pocket if the team is sold is greatly reduced — and grinds to zero — over the next...

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First 9 Minutes of 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Revealed in IMAX

Ready to Star Trek Into Darkness in IMAX? Trek fans, film fans and sci-fi geeks alike will get a special treat starting next month when Paramount Pictures will release the first 9 minutes from J.J. Abrams' eagerly-awaited Star Trek sequel exclusively in IMAX 3D, which doesn't beam into theaters until next May.Video: ET Flashback -- 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' The first-look at the movie – which...

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Truck driver who allegedly hauled pot busted over Facebook threats

A truck driver charged with secretly hauling huge loads of pot for a major drug ring was busted for allegedly using Facebook to threaten the family of a co-worker who stole $30,000 in drug proceeds from him.Edgar Encarnacion-Lafontaine is accused of sending online messages in Spanish warning that his ex-driving partner’s relatives were “in great danger”...

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Stand Your Ground task force has little to show for six months of work

TALLAHASSEE -- Created in the wake of national uproar over Trayvon Martin’s shooting death, a 19-member task force spent six months traveling the state and taking public testimony about Florida’s most controversial self-defense law. The result? Little, if anything, will change.The task force commissioned by Gov. Rick Scott to review the Stand Your Ground law prepared its...

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RIM sees BB10 devices in stores soon after launch

WATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) – Research In Motion is confident its new BlackBerry 10 devices will be 100 percent ready for the January 30 launch and available in stores “not too long after” that, Chief Operating Officer Kristian Tear said on Tuesday.“We’re working hard right now to make sure all the bits and pieces and all the details are in place for the...

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Voice of Elmo Kevin Clash Accuser Recants

The 23-year-old man who claimed he had sexual relations with Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash when he was just 16 has publicly retracted his allegations of abuse.Related: Voice of Elmo Accused of Relationship with Boy Via his lawyer, Clash's accuser recanted his statements on Tuesday, telling The New York Times that his past relationship with the puppeteer was in fact, a "adult consensual" one."I am relieved...

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NY Post: News

NY Post: Newshttp://www.nypost.comLatest News from the New York Post Online Edition, which delivers the Post's world-renowned gossip, best sports in town, and more.http://www.nypost.com/rw/SysConfig/WebPortal/nypost/images/rss_nyp_logo.jpgNew York Post Online Edition logohttp://www.nypost.com12018B'klyn's B44 bus getting a federal boostBy JENNIFER FERMINO, Transit Reporter Brooklyn...

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