Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones running for reelection

Eight years have passed since Michelle Spence-Jones was elected to the Miami City Commission.She isn’t willing to leave just yet.Spence-Jones — who was charged with bribery and grand theft in 2009, suspended from office, acquitted and reinstated to her post — is seeking reelection, she announced Friday. She represents District 5, which includes Overtown, Little Haiti and...

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New purported Galaxy Note 8.0 images confirm S-Pen support

Earlier this week, images that were purportedly of Samsung’s (005930) upcoming Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet leaked onto the Web. The slate looked like an oversized Galaxy S III smartphone and included the company’s physical home button, which had perviously been omitted from earlier Galaxy tablets. French blog Frandroid posted additional images of the tablet on Friday that confirmed it will include...

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Buzzmakers: Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and Carrie Underwood Premieres Two Black Cadillacs Music Video

What had ET readers buzzing this week?1. First Clip: Ashton Kutcher Becomes 'JOBS' Ashton Kutcher takes on the role of a lifetime in JOBS, and we have your first look at the movie.In the clip, Jobs (played by Ashton Kutcher) is raving about the operating system that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (played by Josh Gad) created. While Jobs is certain that this will become a ubiquitous product for mass...

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Two arrested for stealing Hurricane Sandy relief supplies from Staten Island church

“It’s like stealing from God.”A pair of heartless fiends were arrested yesterday after they were caught stealing donated supplies for Hurricane Sandy victims from a church.Edwin Rios, 46, of Arden Heights, and William Banks, 43, of St. George, were nabbed at the Christian Pentecostal Church early Friday trying to put 35 cases of bottled water into a rented...

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Fed aims for a 6.5% jobless rate

Six and a half percent unemployment in America would mean almost 2.1 million more people working than today. At the rate the country has been creating new jobs each month, it would take more than a year to find work for that many people.Keep 6.5 percent in mind this week when the Federal Reserve meets Tuesday and Wednesday to talk about its efforts to push interest rates...

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Miami police arrest suspect in shooting of woman at Liberty City restaurant

A suspect accused of shooting a woman in the face after taking her purse in Liberty City was arrested Friday by Miami police.Kamiah Lanier, 20, was charged with attempted murder, armed robbery with firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and use of firearm during the commission of a felony.At about 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Evelyn Matamoro was leaving Café Ruyi, a...

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DUST 514, Online Shooter Set in EVE Online Universe, Enters Open Beta

First announced in 2009, CCP Games’ online first-person shooter tie-in to its popular sci-fi MMO, EVE Online, was finally released as an open beta on Tuesday. Called DUST 514, it allows PlayStation 3 owners to play in the same world as EVE Online, fighting ground battles while EVE Online pilots contest star systems. The results of DUST 514 matches affect worlds and in-game corporations in EVE Online,...

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Kristen Stewart, Ben Affleck Reveal Movie Crushes to W Magazine

W magazine was able to get some of the biggest (and notoriously private) stars to really open up in a series of screen-tests. Who does Kristen Stewart have a girl crush on? What Golden Globe winner has a "cinematic" thing for Brad Pitt? W delves in:"I think Brad Pitt is my cinematic crush," Argo star Ben Affleck reveals. "Brad Pitt to me is like the perfect man and actor. ... Brad, I hope this doesn't...

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Court sets aside 2 of 4 Casey Anthony convictions

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida appellate court on Friday set aside two of the four convictions Casey Anthony faced for lying to detectives during the investigation into her missing 2-year-old daughter.Judges on the 5th District Court of Appeals agreed with Anthony's attorneys that two of the charges constituted double jeopardy, or being convicted or punished...

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Lennar design accommodates multigenerational families

In some cases, it may be Grandma moving in with the family. Other times, it may be a recent college graduate returning to the nest. For all sorts of reasons — financial, medical, personal — a rising number of Americans are moving into extended family households.Spotting a niche in the growing trend, Lennar Corp. has launched a new concept tailor-made for multigenerational...

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Youth Crime Watch helps kids take a bite out of crime

Last week’s column generated several emails from you asking if Youth Crime Watch is in every school. Unfortunately due to budgets, we are not, but we do service those that contact us. Therefore I asked our program director, Joel Mesa, to write my column for today to enlighten my readers about our program.Youth Crime Watch of Miami-Dade County serves nearly 35,000 students...

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TSX near 18-month high, buoyed by Agrium, RIM

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index hit a near 18-month high on Thursday, as shares of Agrium Inc rose after the fertilizer maker raised its profit forecast and as U.S. manufacturing and labor data drove optimism on the economic outlook of Canada’s largest trade partner.Shares of Research In Motion Ltd also boosted the market, rising more than 3 percent after a report that China’s Lenovo...

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Lady Gaga to Collaborate with Tony Bennett on New Duets Album

Just days after Lady Gaga gave a surprise performance with Tony Bennett at an inaugural ball for President Barack Obama, the pop superstar confirmed she's doing a duet album with the music icon.PICS: Michelle Obama, First Lady of Fashion Gaga, 26, revealed the news in a Twitter post that included a link to a photo of her duet Tuesday night with the 86-year-old Bennett for a performance of The Lady...

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A clue? Clintons house hunting in Hamptons - choose broker who listed 'White House'

Bill and Hillary Clinton are house hunting in the Hamptons. The former president, 66, and wanna-be future president, 65, are looking for an oceanfront property where they can unwind and prepare for their next phase of life, sources tell the Post. On the heels of her recent health scare, Hillary Clinton — who had a blood clot in her head — is about to step...

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Miami Dolphins slam Norman Braman, Marlins Park deal

The Miami Dolphins ramped up their public campaign for a tax-funded stadium renovation this week, buying full-page ads against their top critic and trying to distance the plan from the unpopular Marlins deal.The team bought an ad in Tuesday’s Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald knocking auto magnate Norman Braman’s criticism of the Sun Life Stadium deal, which would have Florida...

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Many customers on third day without AT&T’s U-Verse service

Many AT&T U-Verse customers still did not have Internet, TV or phone service Wednesday, the result of a mass outage that began Monday and has affected users in Florida and about 13 other states across the Southeast and Southwest.“I’m living in a prehistoric age with AT&T,” vented Sabrina from Miami on her Twitter account.Many customers have been frustrated with the...

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Three reasons to root for RIM

I have expressed skepticism that RIM (RIMM) will really be able to pull off an epic comeback and reestablish BlackBerry as a legitimate contender with the iPhone and the barrage of Android smartphones that get released every year. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want it to happen. Quite the contrary, I’m hoping that RIM proves all us nasty skeptics wrong, defies the odds and produces a big hit with...

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Emmy Rossum 'Beautiful Creatures' Featurette

Warring supernatural beings, forbidden love between a mysterious individual and a young mortal… Sounds familiar, doesn't it? Beautiful Creatures is looking to capture a bit of that Twilight lightning in a bottle, and we have a first look at the spooky Southern tale starring relative newcomers Alice Englert and Alden Ehrenreich opposite Shameless star Emmy Rossum and veteran thesps Jeremy Irons, Emma...

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Knicks top Lakers as most valuable NBA team

The New York Knicks have pulled back ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers to top Forbes’ annual ranking of the most valuable NBA teams.The Knicks rose 41 percent in value to $1.1 billion, thanks largely to the ongoing renovation of Madison Square Garden, which led to more suite sales, ads and sponsorships, Forbes Senior Editor Kurt Badenhausen told The Post....

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Miami Dolphins slam Norman Braman, Marlins Park deal

The Miami Dolphins ramped up their public campaign for a tax-funded stadium renovation this week, buying full-page ads against their top critic and trying to distance the plan from the unpopular Marlins deal.The team bought an ad in Tuesday’s Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald knocking auto magnate Norman Braman’s criticism of the Sun Life Stadium deal, which would have Florida...

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Growers want state to give them 30-year no-bid access to Everglades land

TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet will be asked on Wednesday to agree to a no-bid contract to allow two major agriculture companies to farm on Everglades land for another 30 years, a deal that would include pouring tons of phosphorous-laden fertilizer onto the site the state is spending billions to clean-up. The request from Florida Crystals and A. Duda...

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Is Facebook envy making you miserable?

LONDON (Reuters) – Witnessing friends’ vacations, love lives and work successes on Facebook can cause envy and trigger feelings of misery and loneliness, according to German researchers.A study conducted jointly by two German universities found rampant envy on Facebook, the world’s largest social network that now has over one billion users and has produced an unprecedented platform for social comparison.The...

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Heath Ledger Through the Years

April 1979- Jan. 2008 Five years ago, Hollywood was struck with grief upon hearing that Heath Ledger had passed away at the young age of 28. Today, we remember the Dark Knight actor and his big smile and presence on the red carpet. Click the pics for a look back at the Ledger's life in the limelight. ...

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Tuiasosopo apologized to woman whose picture was used to portray fake Te'o girlfriend

The woman whose photo was used as the "face" of the Twitter account of Manti Te'o's supposed girlfriend says the man allegedly behind the hoax confessed and apologized to her.Diane O'Meara spoke to NBC's "Today" show Tuesday. She says Ronaiah Tuiasosopo used pictures of her without her knowledge in creating a fake woman called Lennay Kekua. Te'o asserts he was tricked into an online romance with Kekua...

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Existing home sales and prices rose in Broward in December

South Florida’s housing recovery is on strong footing. In Broward County, the median price of an existing single-family home surged 21.1 percent to $230,000 in December from a year earlier, according to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Realtors.The median price of an existing condo or townhouse in Broward in December jumped 24.7 percent to $95,100 year over year, the group said....

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Lemurs run amok in North Miami Beach; scratch toddler

It was a case of lemurs on the loose in one North Miami Beach neighborhood early Monday morning. Julio Hincapie, who owns the two lemurs, said someone cut the locks on their cage and tried to steal them around 2 a.m. The lemurs, however, had other ideas and ran wild through the neighborhood in the 2000 block of Northeast 73rdSt. They charged at neighbors,...

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Atari US files for Ch. 11 to separate from parent

NEW YORK (AP) — Video game maker Atari’s U.S. operations have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to separate from their French parent company.In a statement, Atari says the move is necessary to secure investments it needs to grow in mobile and digital gaming.Atari’s U.S. operations have shifted to focus on digital games and licensing, including developing mobile games, and have...

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Alexander Skarsgard The East Trailer

Alexander Skarsgard's new movie, The East, was unveiled this weekend at The Sundance Film Festival, and now a bracing new trailer for the drama has been unleashed upon the world.In the politically charged drama, the nearly unrecognizable True Blood star plays Benji, a founding member of an eco-anarchist group, called The East, that aims to punish those who pollute the earth. But don't you dare call...

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Former president Clinton photobombs Kelly Clarkson during inauguration

Twitter.com/@BrooklynSpokeOh Bill!Former President Bill Clinton may have been putting in a request to become the Internet's latest meme.Clinton, who was in attendance for the second inauguration of President Obama, seized the opportunity to photobomb Kelly Clarkson during the "American Idol" winner's rendition of "My Country 'Tis of Thee."In the photo,...

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Series for Miami’s emerging art collectors begins Thursday

For art enthusiasts interested in bring their interest home, Miami’s Bakehouse Art Complex is hosting a lecture series for emerging collectors. The first panel, slated for Thursday at 6 p.m., features arists and curators who will talk about fine tuning your taste and learning to make informed decisions. The second session, Feb. 7, is oriented to the mechanics of purchasing....

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High prices, Obama-paranoia at Miami gun show

The Miami gun-show line stretched 200 people long. Many blamed President Barack Obama.This is what the president’s gun-control talk has wrought: long waits to get into gun shows, higher firearm and ammunition prices and more paranoia. The word “Obama” was frequently mumbled, muttered, hissed, cursed at Saturday’s Southern Classic Gun and Knife Show. “Obama”...

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Galaxy S IV benchmarks may confirm 1.8GHz CPU and Android 4.2

Apple needs a new product targeting its next generation of customers which will be fueled by this newly announced product“iPotty: Brilliant, or worst idea ever? Experts weigh in on new potty training device – Unveiled last week at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the base of the iPotty looks like a regular ol’ plastic toilet with removable bowl— but there’s an adjustable stand attached,...

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The Wanted I Found You Music Video Teaser

ET is bringing you the latest sneak peek of The Wanted's highly anticipated music video for I Found You, and this brand-new, exclusive clip stars the youngest member of the group, 19-year-old Nathan Sykes.Video: Sexy Siva Stars in The Wanted's 'I Found You' The black-and-white clip shows the talented singer on the keyboards doing what The Wanted does best -- driving the ladies wild.Video: The Wanted...

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Ed Koch hospitalized with swollen ankles

Former New York Mayor Ed Koch is back in the hospital for the third time in recent months.Spokesman George Arzt says Koch went to the hospital around 10 p.m. Saturday with swollen ankles.He says Koch "sounded great" when they spoke Sunday and that Koch says it's "nothing serious."It's unclear when he will be released.Arzt says Koch didn't look well at lunch with former aides on Saturday afternoon....

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Investors await word from Apple

No company today elicits such devotion and dedication among its customers and shareholders like Apple. The fervor felt by Apple fans for its products, its leaders and its business underscore the company’s technological eco-centric strategy. While that loyalty has made for rich rewards over the long term, it will mean very little to a myopic stock market when Apple reports...

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