Mystery of empty Cuban raft found on Black Point appears to be solved

The mystery of the Cuban raft found over the weekend near Black Point in south Miami-Dade appears to be solved. The cruise ship Carnival Valor rescued four Cubans on Dec. 30 aboard a Styrofoam raft that appears to be the same one that washed up empty, sparking fears that its passengers had drowned. U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson Marilyn Fajardo confirmed Monday that the Valor...

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Mark Zuckerberg faces fine in Germany over Facebook privacy violations

Title Post: Mark Zuckerberg faces fine in Germany over Facebook privacy violationsUrl Post: http://www.news.fluser.com/mark-zuckerberg-faces-fine-in-germany-over-facebook-privacy-violations/Link To Post : Mark Zuckerberg faces fine in Germany over Facebook privacy violationsRating: 100%based on 99998 ratings.5 user reviews.Author: Fluser SeoLinkThanks for visiting the blog, If any criticism and suggestions...

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KCET's Huell Howser Dead at 67

California's Gold host Huell Howser passed away in Palm Springs Sunday of natural causes, KCET confirmed on Monday.Pics: Most Shocking Celebrity Deaths of All Time The TV icon, best known for his enthusiasm and folksy demeanor, was 67 when he died at his home just months after retiring due to health concerns.Howser made a name for himself as a reporter for Entertainment Tonight and CBS news. He went...

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Blustery restaurateur blames everyone else for Meatpacking cafe flop

An international restaurateur is pointing fingers in every corner of the Meatpacking District over the September flop of her bistro and nightspot, according to papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court. After failing to pin blame for the failure of MPD on her former hotspot-promoting partners — who are suing her in federal court for trademark infringement...

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Florida company provides electrical power for the world

More than 4,000 miles from its home base in Doral, Energy International is helping keep the lights on and the power grid humming in Gibraltar, the British territory on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.Energy International, a global provider of power plants and energy solutions, sent a temporary plant that will provide power for at least the next two years while a...

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For Canes fans, BCS national title game is like the Pick Your Poison Bowl

The college football national championship game might as well be the “Pick Your Poison Bowl” for Miami Hurricanes fans.It’s tough for many to decide who they dislike more playing for all the glory on their team’s home turf: The Alabama Crimson Tide or the Notre Dame Fighting Irish?Notre Dame, a long-hated rival, whipped the struggling Hurricanes this year. Alabama, which...

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Riches in niches: U.S. cops, in-flight movies may be model for Panasonic survival

TOKYO (Reuters) – Panasonic Corp’s answer to the brutal onslaught on its TV sales may be in a product the Japanese firm launched 17 years ago and which is a must-have for U.S. police cars.Two thirds of the 420,000 patrol cars in the United States are equipped with the company’s rugged Toughbook computers, and Panasonic chief Kazuhiro Tsuga sees the niche product as a model for how the sprawling conglomerate...

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Michael J Fox NBC Comedy 2013

NBC brought their new and returning hits to The Television Critics Association Tour in Pasadena, CA this morning and one of the biggest headlines involved the content of Michael J. Fox's TV comeback.Earlier this year, it was announced that the TV icon had his half-hour comedy pitch greenlit to series based solely off an idea (a rarity in this industry). This morning, Jennifer Salke, President of NBC...

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Labor issues could mean NYC school bus strike

The New York City schools chancellor on Sunday accused school bus drivers of “jerking our kids around” by threatening to strike and forcing more than 152,000 students to find alternative ways to get to class. “A strike would affect our most vulnerable students,” Chancellor Dennis Walcott told a news conference at the Manhattan headquarters of the Department...

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Billionaire Phillip Frost an ‘entrepreneur’s entrepreneur’

For that blind first date, a half-century ago, the young doctor, Phillip Frost, showed up at Patricia Orr’s family house in suburban New York, with an unusual gift: a miniature mushroom garden.In the 50 years since, Frost, the son of a shoe store owner, has gone on to amass a fortune of $2.4 billion, according to Forbes magazine, becoming the 188th wealthiest man in the United...

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