Coast Guard medically evacuates 62-year-old

A 62-year-old man was medically evacuated from a diving vessel by a Coast Guard rescue crew Saturday in the vicinity of Key West.Coast Guard Sector Key West received a report that a crewmember aboard the diving vessel Dare suffered a severe hand injury and needed urgent medical attention.Sector Key West issued a urgent marine information broadcast and launched a rescue boat...

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Google CEO Page on Apple’s ‘thermonuclear’ Android war: ‘How well is that working?’

Google (GOOG) CEO Larry Page seems unimpressed by Apple’s (AAPL) “thermonuclear war” against his company’s operating system. In an interview with Wired posted Thursday, Page was asked to respond to reports about the late Steve Jobs being “competitive enough to claim that he was willing to ‘go to thermonuclear war’ on Android.” Page responded with one sentence: “How well is that working?” Wired...

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Manti Teo ESPN Interview on Lennay Kekua

Given the worldwide attention given to Manti Te'o and his fake girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, since it was inevitable the football star would break his silence sooner rather than later. Last night, Te'o sat down for an off-camera interview with ESPN's Jeremy Schaap, where he admitted to lyng about actually meeting Kekua because he believed his friends, family and coaches would think he was "crazy" for...

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He's at it again: 'Internet pirate' behind Megaupload to launch new file-sharing site

ReutersMegaupload founder Kim Dotcom says new site 'is not some kind of finger to the U.S. government or to Hollywood.'Kim Dotcom, founder of outlawed file-sharing website Megaupload, said his new "cyberlocker" was not revenge on U.S. authorities who planned a raid on his home, closed Megaupload and charged him with online piracy for which he faces jail...

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Miami-Dade considering support for Dolphins’ tax plan

The issue of tax-funded sports stadiums will soon be back on the Miami-Dade County Commission’s agenda.Commissioner Barbara Jordan is slated to introduce a resolution Wednesday backing the Miami Dolphins’ plan to use a state subsidy and local hotel taxes to fund about half of a $400 million renovation of Sun Life Stadium. The resolution urges Florida lawmakers to pass a bill...

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5000 Role Models is 20 years old, still stepping

As Congresswoman Frederica Wilson sat down Friday morning at the annual Martin Luther King Day breakfast fundraiser for her 5000 Role Models of Excellence, she smiled and reflected on the program’s two decades of success.After the 131 scholarships recipients – in their signature red ties – had filed into a ballroom at Jungle Island, heads high, medals of achievement around...

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RIM offers Android developers up to $2,000 to port apps to BlackBerry 10 this weekend

RIM (RIMM) really wants Android developers to bring their apps over to BlackBerry 10, and it’s got the cash to prove it. Via AndroidGuys, it seems that RIM will hold a “BlackBerry 10 Last Chance Port-A-Thon” that will pay Android developers $ 100 for every approved app they port over to BlackBerry 10, with a limite of 20 different paid apps per developer. RIM says that the “port-a-thon” will start...

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Newspaper ends controversial database of gun owners' names, addresses

After withering criticism, the suburban Journal News has shut down a controversial gun permit database that allowed readers to access the names and addresses of gun owners, published shortly after the Newtown school massacre.Publisher Janet Hasson said in a statement today that the paper wasn't admitting it made a mistake when it made public the personal...

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Norwegian Cruise Line launches strong IPO

Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line joined its larger local competitors on Wall Street Friday in a strong debut.Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. raised nearly $447 million in an initial public offering of about 23.5 million shares and saw stocks sail 30 percent in trading. Shares closed Friday afternoon at $24.79, up $5.79 from the $19 offering price set late Thursday night....

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Sen. Bill Nelson doesn’t get his python, but he bags plenty of media attention

Bill Nelson didn’t kill any pythons in the Everglades.But Florida’s senior senator bagged something bigger Thursday: the rapt attention of the news media.With a Florida Wildlife commissioner who goes by "Alligator Ron" Bergeron and snake hunters — including one wrangler called "Python Dave" — Nelson and a team of biologists and naturalists roamed the River of Grass to raise...

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The aggressively priced Lumia 620 is Nokia’s make or break model

Nokia (NOK) has started pricing the Lumia 620 in Asia nearly 20% below the rival Windows mid-market model, the HTC (2498) 8S. This is remarkably aggressive considering the 620 has a higher pixel density and twice as much internal memory. The 620 is the keystone phone for Nokia. It is launching before RIM (RIMM) gets its new budget BlackBerry phones out and before Samsung (005930) or LG (066570) enter...

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LeAnn Rimes Talks Rehab

Nancy O'Dell's exclusive, news-making interview with LeAnn Rimes continues as the controversial country superstar talks about her heated sex life with hubby Eddie Cibrian and the real reason she went to rehab.Pics: LeAnn Rimes Defends Teeny Weeny Bikini Photos"I feel like there's only a handful of people that could understand where I've been through as a childhood star, and now actually having a career...

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Failed sandwich biz boss pleads guilty in $25M scam

He was spreading it on thick.The founder of a failed gourmet-sandwich business pleaded guilty today to trying to scam a $25 million investment to keep his company from going belly-up.Spiro Baltas, 37, admitted sending an unidentified financial institution an email full of baloney about the finances of his "Starwich" sandwich shops.But instead of having...

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New look unveiled for evolving American Airlines

Even as American Airlines continues to mull a merger with competitor US Airways, the carrier on Thursday announced a brand new look for its fleet and logo.The first new design since 1968 includes red, white and blue stripes on the tail and the word “American” written on the body, which is painted silver.All new planes delivered to the airline will bear the new look, and the...

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An Operation Pedro Pan veteran to give benediction at Monday’s inauguration

The legacy of the Cuban children who took part in the famed Operation Pedro Pan will be center stage at Monday’s inauguration. Rev. Luis Leon of St. John's Episcopal Church, located across the street from the White House, will give the benediction to President Barrack Obama as he begins his second term.“It’s an honor to be a part of such a moment in American history, which...

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NVIDIA’s ‘Project SHIELD’ Console Faces Three Challenges

Despite being announced at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, NVIDIA’s Project SHIELD isn’t the first game-console-in-a-controller to be announced this year. That honor goes to the GameStick, an indie project being funded on Kickstarter. As relative newcomers to the gaming scene, GameStick‘s creators face an uphill battle for acceptance, from both potential buyers and game developers.But despite...

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Exclusive LeAnn Rimes Interview with Nancy O'Dell

Homewrecker? Suicidal? Controversial country superstar LeAnn Rimes sits down exclusively with ET's Nancy O'Dell and gets candid about her infamous affair with now-hubby Eddie Cibrian and if she has regrets about how she went about leaving her ex, Dean Sheremet.Pics: LeAnn Rimes Defends Teeny Weeny Bikini Photos In the interview conducted at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, the Hotel of the Stars, Rimes...

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Gay-bashing B'klyn cops attacked me: lawsuit

A Brooklyn man says a gang of gay-bashing cops savagely beat him and hurled nasty slurs after responding to a noise complaint at a gay pride party at his home early Sunday. “They were yelling ‘you f---ing fag!’ and ‘homo!’”, Jabbar Cambell, told The Post, recounting how a group of nine NYPD officers allegedly joined in the beatdown. “I couldn’t block the...

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Miami Dolphins bill would bring state money to aging stadiums

A bill drafted by the Miami Dolphins would give Florida sports teams $3 million a year in state money to improve older stadiums, provided the owner pays for at least half the cost of a major renovation. Under the law, the stadium would need to be 20 years old and the team willing to put in at least $125 million for a $250 million renovation. That’s less than the $400 million...

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Jackson Health System, unions reach major agreement

The Jackson Health System and its unions announced Tuesday a wide-ranging agreement that settled the hotly contested issue of emergency room staffing and resolved class-action grievances and a federal lawsuit sparked by the layoffs last spring.“This was a true negotiation of all our outstanding issues,” said Martha Baker, president of SEIU Local 1991, which represents Jackson’s...

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Why the Atlantic removed the Scientology advertorial

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – The Atlantic apologized on Tuesday for posting a sponsored advertorial from the Church of Scientology, celebrating its leader David Miscavige.The sponsored post, which went live Monday at 9:25 a.m. PT, touted 2012 as “milestone year” for the secretive church, which has been steeped in controversy throughout the years.It was taken down about 8:30 p.m. and replaced by a message...

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What Keeps the Stars Going Thru Awards Season?

Awards season in Hollywood can seem like one mad dash to the finish line (i.e. the Oscars), so what gives stars the energy to attack the red carpet night after night? ET found out at the Golden Globes.RELATED: ET's Full Golden Globes CoverageEngaged couple Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell took to caffeinated beverages, as did Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston."Well, I had a coffee on the ride here and [Kristen]...

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State judges heading to Bronx to help clear up 900 felony case backlog

A “SWAT Team” in black robes is heading to the Bronx.The squad of experienced judges from across New York State, are being dispatched to Bronx Criminal Court to help clear up its astounding backlog of more than 900 felony cases.Brooklyn Judge Patricia DiMango will spearhead the six month operation that will establish a “blockbuster part” where the judges...

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Coral Gables culinary students learn the art of sushi making

Christian Rivas is still years away from becoming a professional sushi chef, but his hand-crafted California roll looks good enough to serve professionally.“The hard part was getting the roll to be in good shape,” Christian, a 16-year-old junior at Coral Gables Senior High, said of his first attempt. The Gables student was one of about 30 who stood in rapt attention inside...

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Children living in home of missing baby taken into DCF custody

The four young siblings of Brittney Sierra, the mother of a Hallandale Beach baby whose remains may have been found behind their former rental home last week, have been taken into custody by the Department of Children & Families.The children, 8-year-old twins, a 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl, are the children of Renee Menendez, Sierra’s mother.Sierra’s other...

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Smartphone data consumption tops tablets for the first time ever

Title Post: Smartphone data consumption tops tablets for the first time everUrl Post: http://www.news.fluser.com/smartphone-data-consumption-tops-tablets-for-the-first-time-ever/Link To Post : Smartphone data consumption tops tablets for the first time everRating: 100%based on 99998 ratings.5 user reviews.Author: Fluser SeoLinkThanks for visiting the blog, If any criticism and suggestions please leave...

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School bus drivers to strike Wednesday

The wheels on the bus won’t go ‘round.The school bus workers’ union announced that a citywide strike will begin Wednesday — a brutal work stoppage that will send families of 152,000 yellow bus-riding kids scrambling for new travel options. Officials of Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union said at a midtown press conference that the strike was about...

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.CO sets sights on changing ‘the fabric of the Internet’

For the millions of people who equate the Web with .com, . CO Internet is out to change that mindset.The Miami company that manages and markets the .co domain is already making impressive gains — more than 1.4 million in 200 countries have hung their businesses, blogs, personal projects or dreams on a .co virtual shingle. Still, that’s just a tiny fraction of industry titan...

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Investigators to determine cause of fatal MacArthur Causeway boating accident

Investigators on Sunday were looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman killed after the boat she was passenger in slammed into concrete pilings underneath the MacArthur Causeway bridge.Janette Africano, 35, of Hialeah, suffered severe blunt trauma to the head or body and died Saturday afternoon after being rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder...

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Facebook search leads to Iowa man, sister reunion

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man has been reunited with his sister 65 years after the siblings were separated in foster care thanks to a 7-year-old friend who searched Facebook.Sixty-six-year-old Clifford Boyson of Davenport met his 70-year-old sister, Betty Billadeau, in person on Saturday. Billadeau drove up from her home in Florissant, Mo., with her daughter and granddaughter for the reunion.Boyson...

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Lindsay Lohan The Canyons Clip

Much ado has been made of Lindsay Lohan's performance in, and behavior while making, The Canyons. Seriously, if you haven't read The New York Times' set report, take a pause and click here before reading on. RELATED - Lindsay Lohan Hits Reality TVWhile the world waits to see what kind of movie resulted from The Canyons' hellish shoot, you can get a first look at the film thanks to a brand new clip. VIDEO...

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NRA says Congress will not pass assault weapons ban

WASHINGTON — The powerful gun lobby is gauging enough support in Congress to block a law that would ban assault weapons, despite promises from the White House and senior lawmakers to make such a measure a reality.Senators plan to introduce a bill that would ban assault weapons and limit the size of ammunition magazines, like the one used in the December...

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