Joe Martinez says he’ll challenge Joe Garcia

Joe Martinez, the former Miami-Dade Commission chairman who lost his bid to become county mayor last year, said Friday that he intends to run against U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia in 2014.“I’m meeting with different people and feeling them out, seeing what the level of support will be there,” Martinez told The Miami Herald shortly after announcing his intentions on Facebook. He wants...

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Oscars Flashback: Drew Barrymore 1983

Considering that Drew Barrymore turns 38 today, it's fascinating to think that she attended her first Oscars thirty years ago. At the 1983 Oscars, the charming, young actress is adorable as ever as she is interviewed on the red carpet.Although she had won a Young Artist Award for best actress for her performance in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Barrymore didn't receive a nomination for an individual...

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Pope Benedict said in August strength was diminishing; Vatican says conclave to elect next pope might start before March 15

BERLIN — Pope Benedict XVI said last August that his strength was diminishing and "not much more" could be expected from him as pontiff, according to a German journalist who interviewed him for a 2010 book in which Benedict said popes should in some circumstances consider resigning.Journalist Peter Seewald recalled in an article for German weekly Focus...

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Sign up for Feb. 21 Miami Herald Small Business Forum

Prepare your best pitch for the Miami Herald’s Small Business Forum, Feb. 21 at the south campus of our sponsor, Florida International University.In addition to how-to panels and inspirational stories from successful entrepreneurs, our annual small business forum will include interactive opportunities with experts to learn about financing options and polish your personal...

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Little Havana families stuck in crumbling condos

The owners of condominiums in the Havana Palms complex in Little Havana feel as if they are living aboard the Titanic. Everything is sinking.“We’re afraid to walk in our own living rooms, to step into the bathroom, to gain weight, because our floors sink deeper every day,” said Mario Pineda, 53.At the peak of the real estate bubble, between 2006 and 2009, about 20 neighbors...

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Kate Gosselin, Kendra Wilkinson to Wife Swap

Kate Gosselin will take on the life of a former Playboy bunny! The mother-of-eight is set to appear with Kendra Wilkinson on Celebrity Wife Swap where the two will live a day in the other's shoes.The reality stars will be the first to appear on ABC's new show, airing Feb. 26.Gosselin, 37, will live with Wilkinson's former NFL husband Hank Baskett and their son Hank, 3, while Wilkinson, 27, will learn...

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Funeral is held for SI mom killed in Turkey

A New Yorker killed while vacationing alone in Turkey is being remembered as a good-hearted and joyful person.A funeral was being held Friday on Staten Island for Sarai Sierra, a mother of two.The service began with a prayer and "Amazing Grace" played by pipers from the transit system. Sierra's husband is a bus driver.Her body was found Feb. 2 in Istanbul,...

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In Key West, women earn more than men

Key West is one of just four cities in the United States where the median income for women exceeds that of men, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.The American Community Survey, which goes beyond population figures and analyzes comparative social, economic and educational data, found that nationwide, men older than 16 working full-time and year-round...

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Feds catch convicted Miami lawyer-banker on lam for 27 years in Mexico

Back in the 1980s, Miami lawyer Manuel Lopez-Castro was convicted of racketeering charges for helping a marijuana ring flush with cash buy a majority interest in Sunshine State Bank during the heyday of drug trafficking and money laundering in South Florida. But rather than surrender to start his 27-year prison sentence in early 1986, Lopez-Castro fled to Mexico and eventually...

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Justin Timberlake Suit and Tie Music Video David Fincher

A week after Justin Timberlake dropped the lyric video for Suit & Tie, he's released the full music video -- directed by David Fincher! VIDEO - Watch Justin Perform New Songs"Here it is ... All pressed up in black and white," he Tweeted along with the link to the B&W video that features JT rocking the old school mic right. LISTEN - Which Justin Released The Better Song?He's also rocking some...

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