No verdict in model castration-slay trial

A Manhattan jury has begun deliberations in a grotesque, boy toy-on-sugar-daddy mutilation murder.Jurors got the case in the mid-afternoon today, and deliberated for less than two hours before breaking for the day at 4:45 p.m.Tomorrow is expected to be their first full day of weighing the fate of handsome young Portuguese underwear model Renato Seabra,...

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Miami-Dade pending home sales spiked in October

Despite a dearth of homes and condos on the market in Miami-Dade County, pending sales rose 67 percent in October with 4,172 residential properties going under contract compared with 2,488 a year earlier, according to the Miami Association of Realtors.The number of pending sales rose 18 percent in October from September.In a statement, Martha Pomares, chairman of the board...

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Convicted al-Qaida recruit Jose Padilla faces resentencing in Miami

Jose Padilla, the convicted terrorist who once called the Fort Lauderdale-area home before joining the ranks of al-Qaida, faces up to life in prison at his resentencing Monday in Miami federal court.But his defense attorney hopes a judge Wednesday will postpone the sentencing until January, so Padilla can improve his mental health by visiting with family members in the meantime...

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Microsoft CEO defends its innovation record, financial results

BELLEVUE, Washington (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer defended his company’s record on innovation and financial performance at the annual shareholders’ meeting, but conceded that he should have moved faster to get into the booming tablet market dominated by Apple Inc‘s iPad.Bill Gates, co-founder and now chairman of the world’s largest software company, was one of the first...

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Chris Hemsworth Empire Photoshoot

Empire magazine has named Australian actor Chris Hemsworth their Man of the Year for 2012, and he's certainly easy on the eyes in this behind-the-scenes footage from his sexy black-and-white photoshoot.Chris, 29, gives a number of both sultry and silly poses for the camera, and he clearly has a reason to be happy -- he's starred in a string of box office hits this year including Snow White and the...

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Sen. Susan Collins says she needs more information before she could consider backing Susan Rice for Secretary of State

WASHINGTON — A moderate Republican senator crucial to any White House hopes of getting UN Ambassador Susan Rice confirmed as secretary of state said Wednesday that there are still lingering unanswered questions about the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya.Emerging from a 95-minute, closed-door meeting with Rice, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she would need...

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Gift ideas for the techie on your list

The holidays are coming fast, and if you’re like me, you’ve probably gotten very little of your gift shopping done. Here are suggestions for a variety of gifts for the techie and the not-so-techie people on your list. Some of these items can be found in stores and some are only available online, but you should be able to order them in time for Christmas or Hanukkah. ...

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Possible police-involved shooting in West Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade police were at the scene Tuesday of another possible police-involved shooting. The shooting happened at 1907 SW 107th Ave. How many people were hurt and the details of what happened leading up to the shooting were not immediately released.It would be the second police-involved shooting this week. On Sunday, one man was killed and a second man was hurt in a police-involved...

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Inside Neil Patrick Harris' 'Puppet Dreams'

While it could safely be assumed that Neil Patrick Harris has dreams in vivid colors with comedic themes, his new web series takes that idea even further to show the How I Met Your Mother star actually dreaming "in puppet."In the first episode of the series -- called Neil's Puppet Dreams -- Neil and his partner David Burtka are first seen towering over a crib where presumably their twins are preparing...

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TMZ denies drone request

TMZ has denied they are pushing to own drones.The gossip site responded to earlier reports that they put in a request with the FAA for the unmanned aircraft. The Web site's plan to own drones was first reported by The San Francisco Chronicle."TMZ is NOT getting in the DRONE business ... we don't have a drone ... we don't want a drone ... we never applied...

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