Teen dead after Liberty City shooting

Miami Police were investigating the murder of a male teenager in Liberty City early Saturday.Marquis Bronson, 16, was shot near the intersection of 62nd Street and NW 11Tth Avenue, according to Miami Herald news partner CBS 4.He was taken to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. This post will be updated...

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Double Take Celebrity Lookalikes

Alice Eve and Brooklyn Decker ETonline has found the lookalikes to the stars and, as it turns out, it's their Hollywood peers. Click the pics and let us know if you think these celebs bear a resemblance to one another. ...

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Third arrest in video where little girls are forced to fight

YoutubeStills from the sick YouTube hit, which has since been taken down.Another teen was busted for forcing a fight between two grade-school girls in the Bronx that was captured on YouTube video, authorities said.The 14-year-old was charged as a juvenile with endangering the welfare of a child, cops said.Sources said she may be the sister of the 6-year-old...

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The faces of Florida’s Medicaid system

The tea party governor now says he wants to expand Medicaid. The Republican Legislature isn’t as sure. Hanging in the balance? Access to health care for 1 million or more poor Floridians. Billions of dollars in federal money.The state budget, which — already — pumps $21 billion a year into care. Florida’s Medicaid system today serves more than 3 million...

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30-slip marina opens in Hallandale Beach

Boat owners looking to store their vessel now have a new option.On Friday, Hallandale Beach welcomed its new $1.2 million, 30-slip marina at 101 Three Islands Blvd. The public marina, which was paid for by the city, the Broward Boating Improvement Program and the Florida Inland Navigational District, offers 26 slips for annual rental, three for daily use and one for the Hallandale...

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ET Gears up For Academy Awards with Dunkin' Donuts

Oscar Sunday is quickly approaching, and the ET team is working around the clock to prepare for Hollywood's biggest night! Nancy O'Dell, Brooke Anderson, Rocsi Diaz and Rob Marciano have their work cut out for them come February 24 as some 3,000 people are expected to grace the 500-foot red carpet at L.A.'s Dolby theater.Pics: The 15 Best Oscar Dresses of All Time With weeks of meetings, research...

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Heat's back on Wendy's finger-in-chili liar: This time she made up story about son's shooting, cops say

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A Northern California woman convicted of planting a severed finger in a bowl of Wendy's chili has been arrested again after police say she made up another tale, this one about a shooting involving her son.The San Jose Mercury reports that Anna Ayala, the so-called Chili Finger Lady, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of being an accessory...

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South Florida hospitals could lose $368 million from sequestration

A detailed survey shows that South Florida hospitals could lose $368 million over 10 years in federal budget cuts starting next Friday, if the sequestration program kicks in as scheduled.The Florida Hospital Association, using data from the American Hospital Association, estimates that over the next decade, sequestration would cause Miami-Dade hospitals to lose $223.9 million...

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Boil water order in Miami Lakes after waterline break

Residents of multi-family apartment buildings in Miami Lakes Thursday night were advised to boil their water until further notice.Town officials said during a preventative maintenance on a fire hydrant earlier in the day, a water pipe ruptured in the area of Northwest 64 Avenue and Miami Lakeway North.Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department crews are on site to make repairs....

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Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose Welcome Baby Boy

Wiz Khalifa and fiancee Amber Rose welcomed their first child today.PICS: Celebs and Their Kids The proud 25-year-old papa (real name Cameron Jibril Thomaz) made the announcement via Twitter, writing, "Happy Birthday Sebastian 'The Bash' Taylor Thomaz!!! Everyone welcome this perfect young man into the world."This news comes after yesterday's false alarm, when Amber went in for a doctor's appointment...

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Developers want to raise proposed Brooklyn Bridge Park complex three feet to avoid massive flood damage

These guys want to put their Brooklyn Bridge Park plans on a pedestal.The developers tapped to bring a hotel and residential complex to Pier 1 near Old Fulton St are planning for a future Hurricane Sandy by raising both buildings up at least three feet to avoid the massive flood damage that devastated the surrounding DUMBO neighborhood during last...

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Experts offer advice to entrepreneurs

Do your research, be sure to network, pick partners who have complementary skills and make sure your product is amazing.Starting or growing a business can be daunting for an entrepreneur. So have a plan, give only a sliver of your business away to investors, know how much money you need and how you will spend it, and demonstrate your passion when searching for capital.Experts...

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Missed flight connections at MIA blamed on understaffed border and customs officials

For a picture of the nation’s border struggles, look at the long lines and understaffed international-passenger checkpoints at Miami International Airport.Up to 1,000 passengers in a single day have missed connecting flights at the airport — the busiest in the nation for international flights — because they’re held up at the Customs and Border Protection facility. And the...

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Michael Jackson Son Prince Michael Interviews Oz the Great and Powerful

Having grown up in show business, Prince Michael proved to be a gifted interviewer as he conducted his first sit-down as an ET correspondent.PICS: Bewitching Oz the Great & Powerful Posters Michael Jackson's 16-year-old son impressed Oz the Great and Powerful stars James Franco and Zach Braff as well as director Sam Raimi with his confidence and competence on his first assignment."You're doing...

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USPS delivers -- fashion

The USPS is putting their stamp on fashion.Heavy duty coats, hats, jackets, footwear and clothing inspired by mail carriers will soon be hanging on the racks at premium department stores like Nordstrom, Macy’ s and Bloomingdale’s.The cash-starved U.S. Postal Service partnered with Cleveland-based clothing company Wahconah Group to license it’s own line...

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Barbie Dreamhouse coming to Sawgrass Mills

Barbie fans will get to step into a real-life Malibu Mansion starting next month at Sawgrass Mills.The Sunrise mall will be the only place in the United States to feature the first life-sized replica of the Barbie Dreamhouse. Located in the Oasis section at Sawgrass, the Dreamhouse will feature pink elevators, an endless closet, a walk-in “glitterizer” and a dazzling “diamond”...

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Miami imam accused of aiding Taliban declares innocence at federal trial

An elderly Miami imam accused of contributing money to the Pakistani Taliban declared his innocence from the witness stand in federal court Tuesday, saying he despises the U.S.-designated terrorist organization.Hafiz Khan, testifying during his trial in his native Pashto language through an interpreter, said the money he sent from Miami to Pakistan was meant for his family...

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Why is 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Star LeVar Burton Disappointed in the New 'Star Trek' Films?

The entire cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation was on hand at Creation Entertainment’s Grand Slam Convention: The Star Trek and Sci-Fi Summit in Burbank, CA last weekend, meeting fans, signing autographs, and otherwise "making it so," reminiscing about their time on the iconic space-faring adventure drama -- and LeVar Burton, who played the eye visor-sporting Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge, opened...

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Judge blocks city from Ken Burns film footage

Famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns today beat back an effort by the city to obtain raw footage and outtakes from his recent movie on the infamous "Central Park jogger" rape case.A judge granted the PBS icon's request to quash a subpoena for the unused material on grounds that his production company, Florentine Films, is covered by the "reporter's privilege."Manhattan...

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Best photo apps for Android devices

Whether you want to slap a simple filter on your photo or get granular and change attributes like color levels and saturation, we’ve got a list of the Android apps you’ll want to use. Snapseed The good: With its unique gesture-based interface, this offers an incredible level of control over its effects and filters. The bad: The tools and interface aren’t...

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Miami civilian panel to decide on police shooting of unarmed man

The city of Miami’s civilian oversight agency will decide on Tuesday whether to exonerate the Miami police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man, DeCarlos Moore, in 2010.The agency’s independent counsel has determined that Officer Joseph Marin’s use of deadly force was reasonable and did not violate city policy. But community activists believe the Civilian Investigative...

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'Deception' Stars Meagan Good and Laz Alonso on Prospects for a Second Season

I recently caught up with Meagan Good and Laz Alonso -- stars of NBC's Deception -- at a lunch and roundtable discussion at the Four Season's Beverly Hills to chat about the prime time soap opera.The series opens with the death of wealthy socialite and party girl Vivian Bowers of an apparent drug overdose. When FBI agent Will Moreno (Alonso) is convinced the death is a homicide, he enlists Detective...

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NFL lineman busted with loaded pistol at JFK

A muscle-bound NFL lineman was busted at LaGuardia Airport today for packing a loaded .40 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol.Da’Quan Bowers - a second-year defensive end for the Tampa bay Buccaneers - was arrested at 11 a.m. at a US Air ticket counter as he was about to board a plane for North Carolina. Sources believe Bowers arrived in New York with the...

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Open English expands across Latin America

Back in 2008, Open English, a company run from Miami that uses online courses to teach English in Latin America, had just a handful of students in Venezuela and three employees. Today the company has more than 50,000 students in 22 Latin American countries and some 2,000 employees.To fund this meteoric expansion, the founders of Open English — Venezuelans Andrés Moreno and...

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Plaque at Little River Post Office to honor Miami civil rights activist

A dedication ceremony to honor late civil rights activist Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. will take place Friday at the Little River Post Office.. Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson and Area Vice President Jo Ann Feindt will be in attendance at the 2 p.m. event at the post office at the branch at 140 NE 84th St. The public is invited to attend ceremony where a plaque honoring McCrary...

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A Good Day to Die Hard Bruce Willis Takes Over Box Office

Audiences agreed that it was a good weekend to die hard, as the fifth installment of the Die Hard franchise opened strong.RELATED: New Blu-ray & DVD Releases A Good Day to Die Hard is expected to pull in $28.2 million over the four-day holiday, beating out last weekend's winner, Identity Thief ($27.6 million), and Safe Haven ($25.4 million.This weekend is on pace to be the biggest international...

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Club cad bloodies Rihanna in bottle attack, after yelling something about Chris Brown: report

Startraksphotos / SplashRihanna leaves a London nightclub worse for wear after bottle attack.Bloody hell: Some lout in London crashed Rihanna's party.The sultry singer was bloodied after a man threw a bottle at her during a night out at nightclub The Box, apparently enraged because of her decision to get back together with abusive ex-boyfriend Chris Brown,...

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Small business lending rebounds in South Florida

For years, Pablo Oliveira dreamed of buying a property to house his high-end linen and furniture rental company, Nuage Designs, which has created settings for such glamorous events as the weddings of Carrie Underwood and Chelsea Clinton.A few months ago, that dream came true, when Oliveira purchased a warehouse across the street from his current Miami location. He is now...

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