Miami-Dade police officer convicted in lewdness case

A Miami-Dade police officer, who routinely stopped women drivers without cause and engaged in lewd conversations, was convicted in federal court Friday.Prabhainjana Dwivedi, a seven-year veteran, was found guilty on six of seven counts of depriving people of their civil rights. He was found not guilty on the seventh count involving an undercover police officer.Following the...

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Spring Breakers Posters

Sexy Selena By JACKIE WILLISFebruary 09, 2013 Bring on the neon! Bikini-clad gals Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Selena Gomez and Rachel Korine are girls gone wild in Spring Breakers. Posing alongside Kevin Federline-lookalike James Franco (and for Gomez, posing solo) in the latest...

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City recovering from snowstorm that dumped more than 2 feet of powder on LI

REUTERSA man operates a snow plow in New York on Saturday.A massive winter storm dumped as much as 2½ feet of snow on Long Island overnight and left thousands there without power while New York City residents, despite a foot of snow, counted themselves lucky Saturday.Police in Suffolk County, on the eastern end of the island, used snowmobiles to reach some...

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IRS dealt a setback on tax preparer regulations

To help combat fraud by tax preparers, the Internal Revenue Service created the “Registered Tax Return Preparer” program. Then just before the tax season got under way, the agency was told by a federal judge that it doesn’t have the authority to regulate the hundreds of thousands of tax preparers covered under the program.Although some tax-return preparers are licensed by...

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Squatter Lokiboy evicted from Boca Raton mansion

BOCA RATON -- Infamous squatter Andre Barbosa has been evicted from a Boca Raton mansion, police said.Bank of America retook possession of a $2.5 million home where the 23-year-old Brazilian national had been staying since December.Bank representatives, with the assistance of police, cleared out the foreclosed home at 580 Gold Harbor Dr. at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. ...

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Exclusive: Joe Flacco Gets Fitted for Tommy Hilfiger's New York Fashion Show

Joe Flacco has had quite the week. The Baltimore Ravens quarterback won the Super Bowl and was named MVP on Sunday, visited Disney World the day after, and has been making appearances non-stop since then.Next on Flacco's agenda is attending Tommy Hilfiger's New York Fashion Show and ET has an exclusive look at his fitting session with the fashion designer to select what he'll wear to the show. PICS:...

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2 housing officers bust shooter, 13, for attempted murder of 14-year-old in East Harlem: cops

DCPIOfficers recovered this weapon after a 13-year-old attempted to shoot a rival teen.Cops busted a 13-year-old for attempted murder yesterday after officers spotted him shooting at another teen in an East Harlem Housing project.The two kids, from rival housing project crews, were in a dispute at the Jefferson Houses on Second Avenue near East 115th Street...

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New restaurants aim to help turn Miami Health District into a destination

Gorgonzola pizza with white truffle oil, Chilean sea bass, imported Italian prosciutto and craft beers are run-of-the-mill fare in Miami’s trendier neighborhoods from Miami Beach to the Miami Design District. But such a trendy menu isn’t what you would expect on the edge of Overtown in the area broadly known as Miami’s Health District.The opening last fall of two high-profile...

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Jury awards girl sexually assaulted on school district bus $1.7 million

WEST PALM BEACH -- Minutes after a jury late Wednesday awarded a mentally challenged Pahokee girl $1.7 million for the trauma she suffered when she was raped on a Palm Beach County school bus when she was 3, the girl’s mother rushed toward those who had given her daughter a second chance.“Wait,” she called out just before they filed out the door. “I want to thank all of you.”In...

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Matt Lauria Zosia Mamet Talk Really Really Girls Parenthood and Mae Whitman

There are no shows I adore more right now than Parenthood and Girls, so you can imagine the jubilation coursing throughout my body when Matt Lauria and Zosia Mamet signed on to co-star in MCC Theater's production of Really Really. RELATED - Parenthood & Girls Are Two of The Year's Best ShowsAnd once you watch my interview with this dynamic duo, you'll really (really) understand why I adore them...

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Retailers report strong January sales

Major retailers including Macy's and Limited Brands are reporting strong sales in January as shoppers went back to the stores after the winter holidays to take advantage of clearance sales.Twenty retailers reported on Thursday that revenue at stores opened at least a year — an indication of a store's health — rose an average of 5.1 percent, according to...

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Register for our free Business Plan Bootcamp

Whether you are planning to enter the Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge or want to refine a short business plan you already have, our free Business Plan Bootcamp later this month can help. Melissa Krinzman, a veteran Business Plan Challenge judge and managing director of Venture Architects, will be leading a panel of experts who will give you advice on crafting a short...

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Ex-police sergeant expected to surrender in Miami hit-run

A former Miami police homicide sergeant is expected to surrender to authorities on charges he ditched his car at an Interstate 95 car wreck.A judge signed off on the warrant Wednesday for Juan “Johnny” Herrera, a longtime homicide investigator who retired after the Sept. 8 accident that injured four University of Miami students in a taxi.Herrera will be charged with leaving...

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Mariah Carey Records a Song for Oz The Great and Powerful

As if Sam Raimi's Oz The Great and Powerful isn't already one of the most highly anticipated movies hitting theaters soon, it just got another huge boost -- Mariah Carey has recorded a new song for the film!The song is called Almost Home and will be released on February 19.Pics: New Bewitching 'Oz The Great and Powerful' Posters "Almost Home has a message that works beautifully with the film," the...

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NYC should be prime spot for Vegas-style table games: Skelos

State Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos said today that New York City should be considered a prime destination for a full-fledged casino - and particularly noted the popular Aqueduct Resorts World gambling parlor could be converted into a resorts-type gaming complex.Under current law, Aqueduct is only authorized to offer slot and electronic table games. But New Yorkers will vote in a referendum...

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Sweetest Android Jelly Bean phones

After waiting for what seemed like an eternity for Android Jelly Bean phones to ship, we’re glad to see a flood of handsets with the coveted software. Some older phones, like the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Motorola Droid Razr HD Maxx, also have received this significant upgrade, but these smartphones rolled straight off the assembly line boasting Google’s most modern OS. From...

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International Noise Conference celebrates its 10th anniversary at Churchill’s Pub

Frank Falestra is standing at the backyard bar of Churchill’s Pub, tinkering with a lighting board that has a broken switch. It’s an urgent repair because the switch controls red light. “Red is important at a rock bar,” he says. Falestra, better known as Rat Bastard, is hailed as the godfather of Miami’s noise scene and the founder of International Noise...

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Stars Without Makeup!

Katie Couric February 05, 2013 A makeup-free, 50-something Katie Couric was all smiles as she arrived fresh faced to LAX on Feb. 5, 2013. ALSO IN THIS GALLERY: ...

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Fla. judge: No trial delay in Trayvon Martin case

SANFORD, Fla. — A judge in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of shooting Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has denied a defense request to delay the trial.George Zimmerman's attorneys presented a motion Tuesday asking Judge Debra Nelson to push the trial from mid-June back to November. They say the prosecutor has been slow in turning over needed evidence. The state attorney denied...

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Cutting edge tech from Swiss Army

The Victorinox Swiss Army Jetsetter looks like a traditional pocket knife the company is famous for, but instead of the knife you get a pocket full of storage. A foldout and detachable USB 2.0 flash drive is among the features in the mini tool kit, which includes a ball point pen, bottle opener, Phillips screwdriver, tweezers and scissors in the 16 GB model I tested out....

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Keys ‘Seahag’ gets 30 years for killing man who refused to give her a beer

Former Conch Key resident Carolyn Dukeshire has the next 30 years to think about the can of Busch Light beer she never got from neighbor Martin Mazur.That's the reason Dukeshire, 62, shot and killed Mazur, 64, last July 29 — she asked Mazur for a beer and he said no. That's when she shot him five times outside his Conch Key home. Dukeshire — known by her friends and co-workers...

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Justin Timberlake Backtracks on Britney Spears Comments

Justin Timberlake finally returned to the stage on Saturday, but caused a bit of an uproar among Britney Spears fans when he spouted off some catty comments about his ex before going into his hit song Cry Me a River. During his performance at Saturday's Super Bowl DirecTV party, Mr. J.T. introduced the song by saying to the crowd, "Sometimes in life, you think you found the one. But then one day...

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The Future of BlackBerry 10 Sales Looks Hazy

Early sales figures from abroad suggest high demand for one of BlackBerry‘s two big comeback phones… in the struggling Canadian company’s strongest market. As the U.S. market remains on standby for sales and even ads, reports from both analysts and suppliers suggest sold-out new models in the United Kingdom, the first and only place the BlackBerry Z10 is available yet. “We believe Carphone...

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WATCH: Cops hunt for suspect after man fatally gunned down in Queens

Police released surveillance video of the heartless thugs who gunned down an Upper West Side man in Queens on Saturday. The gunman is seen in the video raising his arm, gun in hand, and going after the victim. He then turns and flees with his accomplice.Francisco Leal, 27, was leaving a liquor store on 21st Street and 41st Avenue in Astoria, when the two...

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Bright spots in Latin America despite global economic uncertainty

There are bright spots as Latin American and Caribbean economies begin the year but the uncertain health of the U.S. economy, the lingering financial crisis in Europe and more sluggish growth in China are casting shadows over the region.A decade ago, dim prospects in those major markets would have delivered a knock-out punch in the region, but this year Latin American and...

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Insane City: Read excerpt from Dave Barry’s new book

After a block and a half they came to the Clevelander, a legendary South Beach bar bearing no resemblance to anything that has ever existed in Cleveland. On a small stage next to the packed bar a woman wearing a basically invisible bikini was writhing to inhumanly loud pounding music. Nearby, beneath a sign that said D.J. BOOGA WOOGA was a man wearing black lace-up boots...

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Adorable Tots: Celebs and their Cute Kids!

Jessica Simpson They grow up so fast! Jessica Simpson shared an adorable pic of her daughter Maxwell standing up on Feb. 1, 2013, tweeting: "My lil dollface is 9 months today!" ...

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Deadly deserts

Ralph Peters Violence in Allah’s name in northern Africa won’t end in my lifetime — and probably not in yours. The core question is: To what extent can the savagery be contained?From the Atlantic coastline to the Suez Canal, struggling governments, impoverished populations and frankly backward societies struggle to find paths to modernization...

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Hollywood cardiologist’s ties with St. Jude sales rep raises red flags

Mark Sabbota, a Hollywood cardiologist, regularly implants $5,000 pacemakers in patients at Memorial hospitals in South Broward — generating, last year alone, more than a half-million dollars in sales for a manufacturer called St. Jude Medical. Sabbota, public records show, also happens to be partners with a St. Jude sales rep in two corporations that run frozen yogurt shops....

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