West Miami-Dade hit-and-run driver convicted, awaiting sentencing

Almost four years after a hit-and-run driver killed her 11-year-old daughter, Adonay Rosete will enter the holiday season with some semblance of closure.That’s because a jury this month convicted the driver of two felonies in the death of 11-year-old Ashley Nicole Valdes, who was struck in January 2009 in West Kendall after a bus driver dropped her off on the wrong side of...

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Larry Hagman Dies

Larry Hagman, best known for playing Dallas villain J.R. Ewing, died Friday morning from complications stemming from his recent battle with cancer.He was 81 years old.Video: Larry Hagman Talks 'Dallas', Cancer and Veganism "Larry was back in his beloved Dallas, re-enacting the iconic role he loved most," the family said in a statement via The Dallas Morning News. "When he passed, he was surrounded...

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Boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho dies after being taken off life support

APFormer world boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho is taken by paramedics inside a medical center in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Tuesday.SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hector "Macho" Camacho, a Puerto Rican boxer known for skill and flamboyance in the ring as well as for a messy personal life and run-ins with the police, was declared dead on Saturday, four days...

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‘App economy’ potential sizzles

Raymond Gonzalez, a Florida International University senior, is developing an iPhone application called Pet Finder that will allow users to browse the dogs and cats at the local animal shelter or request an animal for adoption. He is also part of a team creating mobile apps that track bank failures, issue alerts about earthquakes and organize homework assignments.It’s a...

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Wayward turkeys trot to freedom in the Keys

Pulling off the poultry version of "The Great Escape," two turkeys — very much alive — found freedom in Key Largo a few days before Thanksgiving.The pair of fully grown gobblers was spotted darting into the southbound lanes of U.S. 1, not far from Key Largo School, in the middle of the day."We've gotten calls about goats and even a kangaroo," said Marsha Garrettson, manager...

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Gabriel Aubry and Olivier Martinez Involved in Brawl

Halle Berry's ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry and her fiancé Olivier Martinez were involved in a Thanksgiving altercation that turned physical, with Aubry having to be transported by ambulance to the hospital due to injuries, ET confirms.Cops responded to a 9-1-1 call at 10 a.m. at Berry's house, and according to police sources, the fight broke out when Aubry was dropping off his daughter with Berry, Nahla,...

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1 killed, 19 wounded in first violence since Israel-Hamas cease fire declared

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded 19 people as crowds surged toward Gaza's border fence with Israel on Friday, a health official said, the first violence since a truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers took hold a day before.The shooting did not appear to pose an immediate threat to the Egypt-brokered cease...

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Black Friday in South Florida: Dispatches from the front of the line

7 AM Aventura Mall Some customers from China rushed into Abercrombie — and stopped in shock upon seeing a shirtless man greeting customers.“We don’t do this in China,” said Sherry Guo, 29, as her friends giggled. 5:45 AM Aventura Mall Macy’s was open but the entrance to the mall from the department store was closed. The mall opens at 6. Customers could not get into the Mall...

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What’s open and closed for Thanksgiving

Thursday is Thanksgiving. Here is a list of what’s open and closed for the holiday on Thursday and Friday. Federal offices: Closed Thursday State offices: Closed Thursday and Friday Miami-Dade and Broward county offices: Closed Thursday and Friday Miami-Dade and Broward courts: Closed Thursday and Friday Public schools: Closed Thursday and Friday Post offices:...

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NY judge orders Argentina to immediately pay foreign debts, including money owed to hedgie Singer

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina has finally run out of wiggle room in a billion-dollar showdown over foreign debts unpaid since the country's world-record default a decade ago, and the stakes couldn't be higher for President Cristina Fernandez.Late Wednesday night, a federal Court of Appeals judge in New York ordered Argentina to pay immediately and...

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Black Friday is creeping into Thanksgiving evening

Marling Sequeira has her Thanksgiving all planned: turkey, trimmings and pumpkin pie at her boyfriend’s in Miami, then a moonlit drive to Walmart to snag a 72-inch Samsung TV on sale for $800.“It’s more exciting at midnight,” said Sequeira, 22, a medical assistant who is moving into a new Brickell-area apartment with her boyfriend on Friday. “Besides that, the specials are...

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Arsht Center flood repairs top $4 million

The cost of fixing the damage caused by flooding at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year has crept up to $4.35 million, though county officials say that could still go up as the final bill is tallied.County commissioners authorized up to $5 million for repairs at the county-owned center, which is run by the Performing Arts Center Trust.In a...

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Elizabeth Taylor Biopic 'Liz and Dick' Cast on Lindsay Lohan

The hyped Lifetime movie Liz & Dick on the lives of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton will make its debut this weekend. While the hype surrounding the film is mainly generated by the recent tribulations of the actress who portrays Taylor, her co-stars reveal that her portrayal in the media may not be justified by her true persona."I adore her. She's just so talented and she really is a genuinely...

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Fewer people seek unemployment benefits last week, but figure elevated by Sandy

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply to a seasonally adjusted 410,000 last week, though the figure was elevated for the second straight week by Superstorm Sandy.The Labor Department says applications dropped 41,000 from the previous week, when the storm drove applications to their highest level in 18 months. The four...

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Hottest tech products of fall 2012

Every year we roll out our fall list of the products getting the most attention from readers, and every year it ends up being a list dominated by phones. But not this year. No, this time you guys are spicing things up with a surprising mix of products. Here’s what’s getting your attention right now. Sony Vaio Tap 20 Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (Very good) ...

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Kendall man confesses to suffocating, raping wife and 8-year-old daughter, police say

A Kendall man confessed to suffocating his wife and raping her 8-year-old daughter inside a West Miami-Dade home, police say.Alberto Sierra, 28, was charged early Tuesday with the murder of Gladys Machado and her two young daughters, whose bodies were found inside the bedroom closet of a home last week. Machado was also raped, according to an arrest report.The shocking details...

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Smash Season 2 Trailer

Fade in on a girl, with a hunger for fame and a face and a name to remember. The premise remains the same, but for Smash's second season, another girl is getting thrown into the mix as Karen and Ivy will also be matching wits with Veronica Moore, a two-time Tony winner, played by Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson.RELATED - Smash Stages Will & Grace ReunionJ. Hud is not the only new face taking the...

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Armed man attacks US Embassy guard in Tel Aviv

REUTERSAn Israeli police officer (right) stands beside a man who was arrested in an attack near the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv. The man stabbed a security guard, wounding him, but cops say the attack had nothing to do with recent unrest in the country.JERUSALEM — A knife and ax-wielding Israeli man attacked and lightly wounded a security guard at the U.S....

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AHCA rethinking Medicaid doc pay

An early showdown about how Florida’s political leadership responds to Obamacare may be off. The Agency for Healthcare Administration said Monday evening it was reconsidering its position on whether legislative approval is needed for higher rates for Medicaid primary care doctors starting Jan. 1, as required by the Affordable Care Act. Shelisha Coleman, an AHCA spokeswoman,...

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Pembroke Pines hosts winter camp for special needs kids

The City of Pembroke Pines is accepting registration for its two-week Winter Camp for special needs children ages 6 through 14.Participants will engage in indoor and outdoor activities, games, arts and crafts, and other activities.Participants must be independent in toileting skills and be able to administer, with supervision, their own medications. The...

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Game of Thrones Season Three Graphic Tease

Lower your expectations for this "First Look" because it's just a tease of the new season three graphic, but Game of Thrones has conditioned us to revel even in the smallest moments.RELATED - Peter Dinklage Almost Rejected Game RoleA woman's voice (Melisandre? Catelyn Stark?) can be heard over the title and date reveal, saying: "The great war is between death and life, ice and fire. If we lose, the...

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WATCH: Anderson Cooper reacts to explosion live on-air

CNNAnderson Cooper got jumpy on live TV after a bomb exploded near his report in Gaza.Anderson Cooper had good reason to get jumpy during a weekend newscast.The CNN journalist was broadcasting from Gaza City, when a bomb exploded nearby – lighting up the darkness around him and punctuating its presence with a loud boom.As the bomb exploded, Cooper ducked...

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Growing middle class feeds spirits business in Latin America

Diageo executive Randy Millian is proud of the fact that eight out of every 12 times someone pours a standard or premium whiskey in the Latin American and Caribbean region, they’re drinking one of his company’s brands.That kind of dominance is why the spirits giant is bullish on its future in Latin America, which recently has been the fastest growing region for Diageo worldwide....

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Interfaith Thanksgiving service planned for Wednesday night

Members of various faiths in Coral Gables will come together at 7 p.m. Wednesday in a spirit of unity for the annual Thanksgiving Eve Interfaith Worship Service hosted by Coral Gables Congregational United Church of Christ, 3010 De Soto Blvd., across the street from the Biltmore Hotel.The Rev. Dr. Laurinda Hafner, senior pastor of the church said, "We invite everyone - no...

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Buzzmakers: Lindsay Lohan Comes Clean & Janeane Marries

What had ET readers buzzing this week?1. Janeane Garofalo: I Didn't Know I was Married!Sometimes what happens in Vegas actually does stay in Vegas -- at least for two decades. Funny girl Janeane Garofalo is claiming she's been married for 20 years, and didn't even know it!The Reality Bites actress told the New York Post that she and Big Bang Theory producer Rob Cohen decided to wed at a Las Vegas...

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Biden to tour storm-damaged New Jersey today

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ — Vice President Joe Biden is the latest White House official to visit New Jersey after Superstorm Sandy.Biden is scheduled to tour Seaside Heights and Hoboken on Sunday.President Obama visited storm-wrecked Atlantic City with Gov. Chris Christie before the election. Two Obama Cabinet officers toured a Federal Emergency Management Agency...

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Panama Canal’s $5 billion makeover could be boon for South Florida

PANAMA CITY, Panama -- Huge yellow dump trucks resemble Tonka toys in a sand pile as they haul tons of rust-colored dirt and basalt rock from a 56-foot gash in the earth that will become a new access channel in the $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal.The trucks keep rumbling up muddy terraced slopes as a quick-moving storm blurs the horizon. The rain chases away workers...

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