Miami City Commission slams administration over surprise $45 million budget surplus

Union leaders asked the city of Miami to reopen contract negotiations Thursday, one day after the city’s budget team announced it had discovered a surprise $45 million surplus.“You told us to dig into our pockets and we did — for four consecutive years,” Fraternal Order of Police Vice President Javier Ortiz told the city commission, noting that the unions had agreed to millions...

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Justin Bieber & Channing Tatum Lead People's Choice Nominees

Nominations for the 2013 People's Choice Awards were announced on Thursday, with Justin Bieber, Adam Levine and Channing Tatum leading the pack with multiple nods.Maroon 5 frontman Levine received four music nominations -- for Favorite Band, Favorite Song, Favorite Album, Favorite Music Video -- as well as two in the TV category for his work on The Voice, Favorite Celebrity Judge and Favorite Competition...

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Parks workers in Queens find body buried in sand

Parks Department workers cleaning debris off a Queens beach today discovered a man’s body buried in the sand, police sources said.The decomposed corpse was found in dunes along the shoreline by Beach 13th Street in Far Rockaway at around 8:30 a.m., sources added.A garbage bag was near the body, sources said and investigators do not believe the death is...

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Builders trade groups merge in South Florida

The Florida Atlantic Building Association was created recently through a merger of the Builders Association of South Florida, which was active in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, and the Gold Coast Builders Association, which focused on Palm Beach County. The new regional trade group, focused on government affairs issues that affect builders in South Florida, from Palm Beach...

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Service dogs help military veterans with injuries seen and unseen

As Diego Hurtado gently toyed with his dog’s ear, he recalled jumping out of a plane at 2,000 feet, then freefalling when his parachute failed to open.He tightly held the dog’s ear in his palm as he recalled the mid-air collision of two aircraft at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, that spilled fuel and debris on the base, killing 24 fellow paratroopers and injuring countless...

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Snooki Witnesses Hurricane Sandy's Devastation Firsthand

Seaside Heights, New Jersey was recently devastated by Hurricane Sandy, and in this brand-new preview from MTV's star-studded fundraising special Restore the Shore --  a one-hour program featuring the likes of Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, the entire Jersey Shore cast, Britney Spears and more which will go towards rebuilding Seaside Heights -- Jersey Shore breakout star Snooki witnesses the devastation...

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Pedro Hernandez indicted in 1979 death of Etan Patz

APPedro HernandezA Manhattan grand jury today indicted a former SoHo bodega clerk for allegedly luring 6-year-old Etan Patz into a basement and killing him 33 years ago, according to court papers.The panel found there was sufficient evidence to charge 51-year-old Maple Shade, NJ, resident Pedro Hernandez with second-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping,...

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Job fair Thursday in Miami Lakes

One of the region’s most popular job fairs returns to Miami-Dade County on Thursday, Nov. 15, with more than 1,000 openings available. Job News, which sells employment ads and rents out space at job fairs to companies, will hold its last fair of 2012 at the Don Shula Hotel in Miami Lakes. The hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and both admission and parking are free. Job News says...

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Florida man describes being shot by police Taser as he sprayed fire with garden hose

PINELLAS PARK -- The fire was all around Dan Jensen.He could see it. He could smell it. He could hear it.It was close enough to touch. It was burning down his neighbor's house. It was creeping toward Jensen's own fence 10 feet away, and he started spraying the fire with his hose. Police ordered Jensen to get back, and he complied.But after a few minutes...

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Jimmy Kimmel at TV Guide Hot List Party

TV Guide's annual Hot List Party brought out the biggest names in television Monday night in Hollywood, where ET caught up with Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Levine, NeNe Leakes and a very playful Michael Weatherly with his wife Bojana Jankovic.Jimmy was his usual charming, self-deprecating self at last night's star-studded event, where he revealed that along with wrestling a gorilla in the Serengeti with his...

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