Feb
01

Mompreneur jumps into the ‘Shark Tank’

It all started with a 4 a.m. email nearly a year ago: “Do you think a baby bib could change the world? I do...”Then Susie Taylor included a link to her website, bibbitec.com, and off it went to Shark Tank, the popular ABC television show where entrepreneurs pitch their companies to investors on the show — and by extension, 7 million viewers.Four months later, as the “mompreneur”...
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Jan
31

Florida Supreme Court: Legislature — not Board of Governors — controls tuition rates

TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Supreme Court unanimously rejected an argument that would have allowed the Board of Governors to set tuition rates without limits, saying the Legislature could restrain the board or even set the rates itself.The ruling in the case, Graham v. Haridopolos, resolves a key question about the board’s power under the 2002 constitutional amendment that...
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The 7 most dedicated employees

You probably don’t want to forward this roster of tireless go-getters to your bossSome people probably feel they deserve a medal for merely getting up and going to work every day, but only a few actually merit one. Take Deborah Ford, for example. This 64-year-old Detroit postal worker, who recently retired, didn’t use a single sick day in all of her 44 years on the job. Not a single one!...
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Claire Holt The Vampire Diaries Interview 2013

Since making her Vampire Diaries debut in 2011's roaring 20s episode, The End of the Affair, Claire Holt has literally and figuratively sunk her teeth into Mystic Falls, emerging as one of the most-beloved and well-rounded characters on The CW's hit series.And now that she character Rebekah has been undaggered (seemingly for the 100th time), her supporters are in for a bloody good time as the Original...
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57-year-old allegedly 'brutally murdered' his young baby mama while she slept: DA

"I will kill her," the white-haired ex-lover had vowed.And when the corpse of young and pretty Sherra Morgenstern was finally found in her Second Avenue bed -- maggot-ridden, still in pajamas, and with two shell casings in her hair -- it was the ex-lover's handiwork, prosecutors told a Manhattan jury today, describing a callous, 2009 murder.Edward Demirojian,...
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Mompreneur jumps into the ‘Shark Tank’

It all started with a 4 a.m. email nearly a year ago: “Do you think a baby bib could change the world? I do...”Then Susie Taylor included a link to her website, bibbitec.com, and off it went to Shark Tank, the popular ABC television show where entrepreneurs pitch their companies to investors on the show — and by extension, 7 million viewers.Four months later, as the “mompreneur”...
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Jan
30

Mom arrested after toddler found wandering Miami Gardens streets alone

A Miami Gardens woman is being held in jail after police found her toddler son wandering alone outside.Mathieu Anice, 28, was arrested Tuesday night after she told police she was not aware her 2-year-old was found on the streets, according to Miami Herald news partner CBS4. Police were tipped off after getting several calls from people who noticed the toddler.“After a while...
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California police probe stunts that shut down freeways

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California Highway Patrol is investigating two apparently unrelated stunts that jammed freeways over the weekend, including one involving hundreds of motorcyclists celebrating a marriage proposal that inconvenienced motorists east of Los Angeles.Both events created a flurry of viral Internet videos, fueling concerns about a repeat performance by copycats.On Interstate 10...
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Katie Featherston Paranormal Activity 4 Interview

Paranormal Activity 4 is out on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack this week for edge-of-your-seat at-home consumption, and the film features the menacing return of Katie Featherston to the groundbreaking horror franchise, who talks to ETonline about the secret recipe to the long-running franchise, what truly scares her – and how she really wants to do comedy!Pics: 13 Must-See Movies of 2013 ETonline: Four films...
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Time Inc. to cut 500 jobs or 6 percent of staff

Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang said she is in the process of slashing 500 jobs, or about 6 percent of its global staff of 8,000, as the publisher wrestles with slumping print advertising. The layoffs are part of Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes’ mandate to shave $100 million in costs from the hard-pressed publishing subsidiary. The problem for Time Inc. and other...
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