Miami-Dade Police: One dead, one wounded in Friday night shooting

Miami-Dade homicide detectives are investigating a Friday night shooting that killed one man and sent another to a hospital.The shooting started about 8:11 p.m. in the area of 17th Avenue and Northwest 92nd Street in West Little River, according to police. People began arguing and then fighting, and then “several shots were fired,” according to a police statement.One victim,...

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Larry Hagman Dies

Larry Hagman, best known for playing Dallas villain J.R. Ewing, died Friday morning from complications stemming from his recent battle with cancer.He was 81 years old.Video: Larry Hagman Talks 'Dallas', Cancer and Veganism "Larry was back in his beloved Dallas, re-enacting the iconic role he loved most," his family said in a statement via The Dallas Morning News. "When he passed, he was surrounded...

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PATH service to Lower Manhattan to resume Monday

REUTERSFloodwaters from Hurricane Sandy rush into the Port Authority Trans-Hudson's (PATH) Hoboken, New Jersey station through an elevator shaft.TRENTON, NJ — Weekday PATH service to Lower Manhattan along the World Trade Center line will resume early Monday.Officials say those trains will run from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., with stops in New Jersey at Newark, Harrison,...

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For Miami, new cruise ships a cause for celebration

Miami’s ship has come in. And it looks more like a fleet. The Carnival Breeze, which starts regular sailings from its new year-round home Saturday, will be joined Thursday by Oceania Cruises’ Riviera and Dec. 1 by Celebrity Reflection. All three launched earlier this year in Europe and make their U.S. debut in Miami. After a three-year dry stretch that saw no shiny new vessels...

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Small plane makes emergency landing in Southwest Ranches

A small, ultralight airplane made an emergency landing onto an open cow pasture in Southwest Ranches on Friday. No one was injured, Broward Sheriff’s Office reported, and the airplane did not suffer any significant damage.Two people were aboard the plane, said Dani Moschella, a BSO spokeswoman. An investigation into the cause of the emergency landing will be conducted by...

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Fired colleague of UBS rogue trader Adoboli opens betting site

LONDON (Reuters) – A former senior trader at UBS, sacked for failing to prevent colleague Kweku Adoboli from perpetrating the biggest fraud in British history, has set up a gambling website.In a decision likely to be seized upon by critics who say traders have often made casino-style bets, John Hughes started his gambling firm even though his website said his old job had “removed all sense of optimism...

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Stars Pose for Ultimate Pin-up Calendar

The Pirelli Calendar is one of the most exclusive calendars in publication, featuring well-known photographers and even more famous models, and we have behind-the-scenes footage from shoots for the upcoming issue.RELATED: Kate Moss Denies Drug & Anorexia ClaimsThe calendar -- famous for its limited availability -- has featured legendary models like Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell as well as Oscar-winning...

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Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 13,000 for first time since Election Day

Stocks rallied in an abbreviated session on Wall Street.The Dow Jones industrial average shot up 172 points to 13,009. That's the first close above 13,000 for the Dow since Election Day.The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 18 points to 1,409. The S&P also racked up its biggest weekly point gain of the year. The Nasdaq composite index climbed 40 to 2,966.Traders were encouraged by economic...

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Allure of Brickell, downtown Miami drives up rental rates

When Brett Smith rented a condo at Axis Brickell last year, there were still sweet deals to be found, but when the lease came up for renewal last month, he got a sour note: The rent was spiking 15 percent.The three-bedroom, three-bath condo would cost $3,800 a month, up from $3,300. “We actually looked around at other places, and most looked to be around the same price range,”...

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What’s open and closed for Thanksgiving

Thursday is Thanksgiving. Here is a list of what’s open and closed for the holiday on Thursday and Friday. Federal offices: Closed Thursday State offices: Closed Thursday and Friday Miami-Dade and Broward county offices: Closed Thursday and Friday Miami-Dade and Broward courts: Closed Thursday and Friday Public schools: Closed Thursday and Friday Post offices:...

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Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is Good, But No iPad Killer [REVIEW]

Unboxing the Kindle Fire HD 8.9Click here to view this gallery.[More from Mashable: Apple Now Owns the iMessage Name] Amazon expands its tablet sights with the bigger, more powerful Kindle Fire HD 8.9. Can it compete against Apple‘s iPad?If there’s one company that deserves credit for reigniting the iPad competitor market,...

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Dwayne Johnson Battles Ruthless Cartel in 'Snitch'

Dwayne Johnson takes on a ruthless drug cartel in the gritty action-thriller Snitch, and we have a first look at the hard-driving trailer!Video: Women Go Crazy for Dwayne Johnson's 'Pec Pop'Based on a true story, Snitch finds Johnson as a concerned father faced with a dramatic choice after his teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime. With his boy facing a minimum prison sentence...

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Seaside Heights mayor considering leaving roller coaster submerged by Sandy as 'tourist attraction'

APA man walks on the beach as a rollercoaster that once sat on the Funtown Pier in Seaside Heights, NJ rests in the ocean.SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ — The remains of a roller coaster that was knocked off a New Jersey amusement pier by Superstorm Sandy and partially submerged in the Atlantic Ocean may be left there as a tourist attraction.Seaside Heights Mayor...

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Black Friday is creeping into Thanksgiving evening

Marling Sequeira has her Thanksgiving all planned: turkey, trimmings and pumpkin pie at her boyfriend’s in Miami, then a moonlit drive to Walmart to snag a 72-inch Samsung TV on sale for $800.“It’s more exciting at midnight,” said Sequeira, 22, a medical assistant who is moving into a new Brickell-area apartment with her boyfriend on Friday. “Besides that, the specials are...

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High court ruling on deportation issue does not apply to past cases, Florida Supreme Court says

A Miami man who could face deportation for an 11-year-old drug charge is not eligible to have his conviction thrown out, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.Gabriel Hernandez, now a successful bank administrator, had asked a Miami trial court to toss out his 2001 drug conviction, saying his lawyer failed to properly warn him he could face deportation to his native Nicaragua.Like...

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New York Athletes Use Twitter to Gain Cult Hero Status

If you’re one of the over 20.6 million Americans who has a Twitter account, chances are you’ve stumbled across the official SoccerGirlProblems Twitter handle, @SoccerGrlProbs, at least once while using the popular social media networking site.SoccerGirlProblems, a feed spawned by three New York-based athletes, is a Twitter handle dedicated to the true-life...

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Selena Gomez Misbehaves in New Adidas Ad

Most of the recent headlines about Selena Gomez have speculated on the status of her relationship with Justin Bieber. But the former Disney darling also debuted a new music video for Adidas this week in which she portrays one member of a mischievous tagger gang.Gomez is not shy about whipping out the spray can to plaster a wall with graffiti as she runs through the streets with her crew in the ad...

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$31M Ponzi schemer prison bound

A New York City man has been sentenced to prison for stealing more than $31 million through a Ponzi scheme.Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. announced the sentence of six to 18 years Wednesday for Joseph Greenblatt of Queens.The Ponzi scheme was run through Maywood Capital, a real estate investment company originally based in New Jersey.Greenblatt...

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Small Business Saturday: the anti-Black Friday

Don’t want to brave the Black Friday craziness? You can get a head start on your holiday shopping, snag some deals and support local merchants by participating in Small Business Saturday.Nestled between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is focused on promoting small business owners nationwide. Since it was started in 2010 by American Express, the promotional...

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North Miami widow in suspect’s killing claiming self-defense in court

Four years ago, Janepsy Carballo gunned down a suspect in the killing of her husband and the wounding of her toddler son.Did she lure the man there, in cold blood, to shoot him in the back? Or was she defending herself when she killed Ilan Nissim in May 2008?A Miami-Dade judge on Tuesday will consider whether Carballo, 34, acted in self-defense and should be immune from prosecution....

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Nintendo’s Wii U: First Impressions

GamePadThe Wii U GamePad has a 6.2-inch touchscreen.Click here to view this gallery. [More from Mashable: Meet the Super Fan Who Waited in Line for a Month for a Wii U [VIDEO]]Nintendo‘s newest console has only been available for one day, but that’s still enough time for early-bird consumers to get their hands on the...

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Amazing Race's James & Abba Talk Moscow Misfortune

The Amazing Race bid farewell to long-haired music industry veterans James LoMenzo and Mark "Abba" Abbatista on Sunday night, and ETonline caught up with the pair to find out how hard it was to have their bags stolen in Moscow, if they ever made it out of Russia, and what they thought of two other teams taking their cash, in an interview filled with lots of laughs.James: (Plays the ET theme song on...

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Mystery man ruled out in Brooklyn serial killer investigation

APPolice have ruled out a person of interest seen in this sketch from the Aug. 2 murder in Bensonhurst.Cops have ruled out a person of interest in one of the murders committed by the Brooklyn serial killer, saying that the subject of a police sketch released in August has no connection to the slayings. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said the man in the sketch...

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Startups take the stage at South Florida events

NewME brought its first Popup Accelerator to Miami last week, and together with the Knight Foundation and LAB Miami, gave 65 South Florida participants a two-night pitch workshop, a one-on-one mentoring session with a Silicon Valley venture capitalist or NewME expert and the opportunity to present their ventures at Demo Night.On Wednesday evening, 38 startup teams pitched...

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Opa-locka may give businesses four years to eliminate pole signs

Opa-locka businesses may soon have to replace giant pole signs with discreet, ground-hugging “monument” signs if the city passes a new law as part of an effort to make the community look better.According to Howard Brown, the city’s community development director, the ordinance would mainly affect pole signs, wall signs and window signs. “We’re trying to bring about a uniform...

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Hitchcock Exclusive Featurette

More than 30 years after his passing, Alfred Hitchcock is once the rage, once again.VIDEO - Tippi Hedren's Notorious Birds Screentest2012 has already seen the premiere of one biopic, HBO's The Girl, and November brings a second as Hitchcock hits the silver screen.RELATED -  Toby Jones' Hitchcock Hang UpsStarring a dazzling cast of A-list talent (Sir Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson,...

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Men’s Health editor Zinczenko is leaving Rodale

Men’s Health editor-in-chief and best-selling author David Zinczenko is leaving Rodale, the family-owned magazine and book empire headed by Maria Rodale.Steve Perrine, the head of Rodale Books, is also exiting. The two men are said to be teaming up on a new venture. Neither could be reached for comment. Zinczenko’s departure is seen as a loss to Rodale....

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Growing middle class feeds spirits business in Latin America

Diageo executive Randy Millian is proud of the fact that eight out of every 12 times someone pours a standard or premium whiskey in the Latin American and Caribbean region, they’re drinking one of his company’s brands.That kind of dominance is why the spirits giant is bullish on its future in Latin America, which recently has been the fastest growing region for Diageo worldwide....

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