Weather alert: Weekend will be cool and breezy

Cool weather will continue Saturday in South Florida with breezy conditions and low temperatures dipping below 70. Highs will be in the mid-70s. On Sunday, forecasters expect the start of a warming trend, with highs near 80 and a low of about 70.Monday will bring more breezes and partly sunny skies, with a high of 79 degrees and a 20 percent chance of rain after 8 a.m. ...

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Google says multiple services blocked in China

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc said several of its online services have been blocked in China.Traffic to Google’s services in China dropped sharply beginning Friday evening there, according to an online “Transparency Report” website operated by Google, which provides updates about access to its services in different parts of the world. Among...

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Buzzmakers: Brooke's Cancer Fight & World War Z

What had ET readers buzzing this week?1. It's Brad vs. Zombies in World War ZZombie attack!!! Brad Pitt plays a family man and United Nations employee who faces a deadly zombie pandemic in World War Z -- we gave you an exclusive first look and now we've got the intense trailer!Just when you thought that the zombie genre may be starting to generate less screams and more Zzzz's, World War Z arrives...

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Manhattan Mini-Storage customers upset after belongings ruined by Hurricane Sandy

Robert MillerWorkers dump storm-damaged items being stored at Manhattan Mini-StorageThese customers have been left high — and wet. People renting lockers from two Manhattan Mini-Storage facilities in Chelsea not only discovered their belongings ruined by Hurricane Sandy — they found their moldy possessions kicked to the curb. “The continued presence of...

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Terra Group plans single-family development in Doral with modern architecture

Terra Group expects to break ground soon on a major mixed-use development in Doral, including 300 single-family homes and a grocery-anchored shopping center.Separately, the Miami developer said it recently acquired four parcels on the edge of Miami’s Midtown/Design District near 36th Street and Biscayne Boulevard through Terra Skylar Investments, a new venture formed with...

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Miami-Dade clerk sentenced to seven years in crowbar killing

A South Miami-Dade store clerk who hit a customer with a crowbar, killing him, pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter and will serve seven years in prison.Ragheb Sulaiman, 26, was initially charged with second-degree murder in November 2010 after police said he hit Akil LaRue Oliver at the Quick Shop Food Store, 9720 SW 168th St.Oliver’s family agreed to the plea deal in a...

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Social media shakes up solitary online FX trading

LONDON (Reuters) – The solitary world of online foreign exchange trading is emerging from the shadows as solo investors turn to specialist social media networks to link up with their peers and seek market-beating strategies.Individual or retail trading, estimated at 8-10 percent of the $ 2.5 trillion daily spot FX market, used to conjure an image of a...

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Shameless Season Three Key Art Exclusive

First Look! Life's not a fairytale for Fiona Gallagher, but Emmy Rossum certainly looks the part in this exclusive promo for the 2013 return of Showtime's sensational Shameless! On January 13, The Gallagher Family returns for a third season of drinking, debauchery and endlessly enjoyable drama as everyone seeks out their idea of the "American Dream." For Frank, that...

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Calif. woman fired for calling Obama n-word, hoping for his assassination on Facebook (VIDEO)

TURLOCK, Calif. — A California woman has been fired and reported to the Secret Service for her President Barack Obama racial slur and assassination comment on Facebook.The Modesto Bee says 22-year-old Denise Helms of Turlock posted the inflammatory comments on the social media site shortly after the president's re-election on Tuesday.She used the n-word...

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Zillow: Foreclosure discounts shrinking

Buying a foreclosed home is no longer the big bargain it used to be. In South Florida, the discount for foreclosures narrowed to 2.9 percent below a comparable non-distressed home in September from 6.8 percent a year earlier, according to Zillow. The foreclosure discount for the tri-county area of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties peaked in August 2008, when bank-owned...

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