Mindy McCready Admitted to In-Patient Facility

Following the death of Mindy McCready's boyfriend David Wilson on January 13, ET has now learned that the country star has been admitted to an in-patient facility.RELATED: Last Year's Biggest Celebrity Scandals A rep for McCready confirmed the news today, going on to add: "While taking appropriate, much needed and deserved time to grieve, [McCready's] sons have been placed in foster homes where they...

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Security guard assists NYPD in corralling loose goat

A goat that fled a slaughterhouse for the streets of Bedford Stuyvesant is going to find peace and love on a farm in Woodstock.Terrified Brooklynites called cops to corral the little beast as it ran along Fulton Street around 1 a.m., yesterday. Members of the NYPD’s elite Emergency Services Unit tried to corral the animal, which was tagged for...

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Miami startup that turns text to video receives $1 million in seed funding

Guide, a new technology startup based in Miami, announced Tuesday it has closed a $1 million round of seed funding from investors including the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Sapient Corp., MTV founder Bob Pitman, actor and producer Omar Epps, and early Google employee Steve Schimmel. The Knight Foundation is supporting Guide through its new early-stage venture...

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Citizens Insurance reform plan could cost property owners more money

TALLAHASSEE -- Property insurance rates across the state could shoot up much faster beginning next year under a massive new proposal being drafted in the Florida Legislature.The proposal, released in draft form Wednesday, shows that lawmakers’ attempts to reform Citizens Property Insurance could have costly repercussions for millions of property owners.“We’ve all seen that...

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Rihanna Accompanies Chris Brown to Court

Rihanna is standing by her man.The controversial pop star, who recently reconciled romantically with Chris Brown, accompanied her boyfriend to a probation hearing in Los Angeles, reports The Associated Press.Related: Rihanna and Brown Share Intimate Instagram Pics In Bed Brown visited the courthouse briefly on Wednesday to oppose a motion to revoke the singer's probation stemming from his 2009 assault...

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Inwood man confesses to setting wife's head on fire with blowtorch

First he bought his wife coffee. Then he set her head on fire.Officials today released the confession of the Inwood man charged in last month's blowtorch revenge attacks on his wife and ex-boss -- admissions eerie in their mix of the mundane and the maniacal."I woke up this morning around 6 a.m. with the plan already made," Carlos Diaz, 35, told cops of...

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Miami startup that turns text to video receives $1 million in seed funding

Guide, a new technology startup based in Miami, announced Tuesday it has closed a $1 million round of seed funding from investors including the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Sapient Corp., MTV founder Bob Pitman, actor and producer Omar Epps, and early Google employee Steve Schimmel. The Knight Foundation is supporting Guide through its new early-stage venture...

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Jackson Health System, Kendall Regional battle over trauma

Kendall Regional Medical Center lost one battle in the trauma wars Tuesday at the Miami-Dade County Commission, but has launched a new attack in Tallahassee, asking state regulators to reject a Jackson Health System request that Kendall maintains would force it to close its trauma center.With about 100 supporters packing commission chambers wearing red T-shirts saying “Kendall...

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Quvenzhane Wallis and Ladies of Oscar Luncheon

Robert De Niro who? Adorable nine-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis sat down to talk with ET's Nancy O'Dell about some of her favorite stars, and the legendary De Niro drew a big fat question mark from the Beasts of the Southern Wild beauty.Pics: Fierce Fashions at the Oscar Luncheon Watch the video for more with Quvenzhane, plus Naomi Watts, Sally Field, Jacki Weaver and Christoph Waltz talk...

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Chelsea residents, pols, oppose sale of historic post office

The US Postal Service wants to unload the Old Chelsea Post Office on West 18th Street - but neighbors say they won’t give up the landmark without a fight.“I love the Post Office! It’s an important part of the community and the community is saying they should not take it away,” fumed Barbara Ruether, 79, who lives in the Village but is a regular.A top Manhattan...

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