Coconut Grove Village Council comes out against trolley project

The Coconut Grove Village Council on Thursday joined the chorus of opposition to a new trolley-bus fueling and maintenance garage now under construction on Douglas Road in the predominantly black West Grove.Meanwhile, West Grove residents have lined up lawyers to fight the project, and a University of Miami law professor is asking federal authorities to assist the residents...

Read More..

Bioethics commission meets at UM to consider testing anthrax vaccine on children

In “Dark Zephyr,” fictional terrorists released a cloud of anthrax on San Francisco. Adults were successfully vaccinated, but doctors didn’t know the safe dosage to give children. Fortunately this was just a practice exercise in emergency response in 2011. But the realization that modern medicine had no protocol to protect children from a deadly bacterial pathogen prompted...

Read More..

Intel’s revenue forecast short of expectations

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Intel Corp forecast current-quarter revenue that was slightly below expectations as the personal computer industry grapples with falling sales and a shift toward tablets and smartphones.PC makers are struggling to stop a decline in sales as consumers hold off on buying new laptops in favor of spending on more nimble mobile gadgets.Microsoft Corp‘s long-awaited launch of Windows...

Read More..

Advice Columnist Pauline Friedman Phillips 'Dear Abby' Dies

Longtime newspaper advice columnist Pauline Friedman Phillips -- who wrote Dear Abby under the name Abigail Van Buren -- has died at age 94. Her publicist confirmed to the Associated Press that Phillips died Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.PICS: Star SightingsSince her family revealed in 2002 that Phillips had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, her daughter, Jeanne Phillips (pictured...

Read More..

State audit shows SUNY Downstate Medical in trouble

SUNY Downstate Medical Center is on life support.Brooklyn’s fourth largest employer is on the verge of “insolvency” because of mismanagement that included acquiring two other financially troubled health care institutions, according to a scathing state audit.SUNY Downstate would be broke already had it not received emergency loans from SUNY, state Comptroller...

Read More..

Luxury ship damaged on Antarctic cruise

Heavy weather has slammed a Silversea cruise ship on an Antarctic voyage, causing sustained damage but no injuries among the 133 guests, the cruise line reported.Silver Explorer, a luxury expedition ship, was damaged Jan. 12, according to statement released Thursday. The vessel has full power and control, and stabilizers are working, according to the company, and set course...

Read More..

Driver in Rickenbacker Causeway cyclist death to be sentenced

A motorist who killed cyclist Aaron Cohen in a hit-and-run crash on the Rickenbacker Causeway will learn his fate Wednesday.A Miami-Dade judge on Wednesday afternoon will sentence Michele Traverso, 26, who earlier pleaded guilty for the crash that killed Cohen last February.The fatality, and a similar hit-and-run wreck in 2010, has renewed calls for increased safety for cyclists...

Read More..

RIM says users line up to try new BlackBerry 10 platform

TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is helping customers prepare to switch to its soon-to-be-launched BlackBerry 10 smartphones that it hopes will help it reclaim market share from rivals such as Apple Inc.RIM is betting that the new range of touch-screen and keyboard devices, set for a January 30 launch, will revive its fortunes.The company was “very enthused by the engagement...

Read More..

Pretty Little Liars Star Lindsey Shaw Talks Love Me

On last night's episode of Pretty Little Liars, I was shocked to hear Paige, of all people, making so much sense when it came to emotionally handling the recent Rosewood developments. I mean, this was a girl who previously expressed her love for Emily by trying to drown her.And it's a good thing Paige has come a long way since then because Lindsey Shaw's latest character -- Sylvia in the thrilling...

Read More..

Man pinned by car in critical condition

A 55-year-old man is in critical condition after being pinned to a wall by a car in Brooklyn Heights, fire officials said. The car rammed the pedestrian near Old Fulton Street and the entrance of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, according to the FDNY.The victim was rushed to Lutheran Hospital in critical condition, officials said.Shop owners and workers...

Read More..