Florida led nation in 2012 foreclosure activity

Florida posted the highest foreclosure rate in the nation in 2012, eclipsing Nevada for the first time, according to RealtyTrac. In Florida, 3.11 percent, or one in every 32 homes, received some sort of foreclosure filing last year, the California-based data firm said. Much of the rising foreclosure activity represents loans that soured a long time ago, rather than a major...

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Driver in Rickenbacker Causeway cyclist death to be sentenced

A motorist who killed cyclist Aaron Cohen in a hit-and-run crash on the Rickenbacker Causeway will learn his fate Wednesday.A Miami-Dade judge on Wednesday afternoon will sentence Michele Traverso, 26, who earlier pleaded guilty for the crash that killed Cohen last February.The fatality, and a similar hit-and-run wreck in 2010, has renewed calls for increased safety for cyclists...

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“GameStick” and NVIDIA “Project SHIELD” Consoles-in-a-Controller on Their Way

Both GameStick and NVIDIA’s Project Shield are upcoming game consoles the size of a game controller, which can hook up to a larger display. Both are powered by Android, Google‘s open-source operating system that’s normally used on smartphones and tablets. And both have working hardware prototypes already. But one is a $ 99 Kickstarter project by an indie group, while the other has the backing of two...

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Diff'rent Strokes Star Conrad Bain Dies

Conrad Bain, best known for playing Philip Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes, has passed away. He was 89 years old.Bain died Monday night in his hometown of Livermore, CA, of natural causes, The Washington Post reports.Related: Gary Coleman's 'Diff'rent Strokes' Co-Stars React to His Death Bain's television credits include the 1972 series Maude, and guest star appearances on The Facts of Life and The...

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Cops hunt sicko wanted in Williamsburg sexual assault

Cops are looking for the sicko, caught on surveillance video, who sexually assaulted a woman in a Williamsburg subway station, authorities said.The 22-year-old victim can be seen on the video walking thru the turnstyle at the Lorimer stop of the L-train Sunday at 2:35 a.m. The suspect, wearing a red hoodie, follows just behind her.As the victim was walking...

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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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FAMU abruptly cancels plans to name new band director

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida A&M University abruptly canceled plans to name a new Marching 100 band director Tuesday morning, leaving an auditorium full of curious students, faculty and media wondering why the school couldn’t agree on a contract with the remaining finalist."Somehow they did not meet the negotiation process and they will not be able to name a candidate," university...

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Justin Bartha The New Normal Interview

Save for Burt and Kurt Hummel, creating empathetic families has never been Ryan Murphy's strong suit. In fact, he's built an incredibly successful empire on the backs of the dysfunctional McNamara, Harmon and McQueen/McPherson clans. But with The New Normal, Murphy and co-EP Ali Adler have presented one of the most adorable blending broods currently on TV, reminding the world that it truly does take...

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Lohan pleads not guilty for allegedly lying to Calif. cops, new court dates set

Lindsay Lohan pleaded not guilty today to charges she allegedly lied to cops and drove recklessly in California over the summer.The “Mean Girls” star was not in court this morning and entered her “not guilty” statement through defense lawyer Shawn Holley.LA County Superior Court Commissioner Jane Godfrey set Lohan’s trial for March 1, with a pretrial hearing on Jan. 30. Godfrey ordered Lohan to appear...

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Global entrepreneurship nonprofit Endeavor coming to Miami

Flawless execution helped propel Argentine Marcos Galperin’s e-auction site, Mercado Libre, above the competition to become a $3.8 billion company. Some 50,000 small businesses now use it to market their wares. Leila Velez and Heloísa Helena Assis, cousins who grew up in the slums of Rio, started with one product and one salon. Today their company, Beleza Natural, operates...

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