Firefighters rescue victim from burning house in SW Miami-Dade, searching for more

Firefighters have rescued one person from a burning house in Southwest Miami-Dade and are searching for more.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a house fire at 15381 SW 153rd St. at about 4:20 p.m. Thursday.Firefighters are searching the house for people trapped inside while working to put out the fire. This article will be updated as more information...

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OpenStack at Linux.conf.au 2013

I’m writing this blog post from Canberra Australia, while attending the Linux.conf.au (LCA) open source conference. Among the people who do these sorts of things, LCA has a well deserved reputation as one of the very best open source conferences in the world.Geeks from across Australia and New Zealand, and from across the rest of the world, come together for a week in January (summer in this part...

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Jessica Simpson Talks Weight Watchers Weight Loss

The always candid Jessica Simpson is getting personal about her own weight loss journey for Weight Watchers' "I'm Only Human And I Did It" project, in which real women share how they were able to finally achieve their weight loss goals."I was happy to be pregnant. I was happy to be gaining weight and eating whatever I wanted," she admits in her own video for the inspiring project. "I was the girl...

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Republican senators slam Chuck Hagel at confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — Republican senators hammered former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel at his confirmation hearing Thursday on issues ranging from Israel and Iran to his support for a group that advocates the elimination of nuclear weapons. But with most Democrats in his corner, an unflustered Hagel seemed headed for approval as defense secretary.Hagel, a former two-term...

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Mompreneur jumps into the ‘Shark Tank’

It all started with a 4 a.m. email nearly a year ago: “Do you think a baby bib could change the world? I do...”Then Susie Taylor included a link to her website, bibbitec.com, and off it went to Shark Tank, the popular ABC television show where entrepreneurs pitch their companies to investors on the show — and by extension, 7 million viewers.Four months later, as the “mompreneur”...

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Miami police officer charged with sexual battery and kidnapping

On the same day Miami police announced the firing of an officer for shooting an unarmed motorist, the department said on Wednesday a second officer has been arrested and charged with armed kidnapping and sexual battery.Police said detectives from the Internal Affairs Section culminated an investigation by arresting Officer Luis Hernandez, 27, a seven-year member of the department,...

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TSX closes lower as RIM, Fed decision weigh

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main stock index closed lower on Wednesday, hurt by a fall in Research In Motion Ltd after it released its long-awaited BlackBerry 10 devices, and broad market weakness after the U.S. Federal Reserve decided to leave its stimulus program intact.The Toronto Stock Exchange‘s S&P/TSX composite index <.gsptse> closed 36.12 points, or 0.28 percent, lower at 12,794.44....

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Antonio Banderas Day of the Falcon Stars Exclusive Clip

Antonio Banderas and Freida Pinto star in the stirring Arabian epic Day of the Falcon from veteran director Jean-Jacques Annaud, and in this ETonline exclusive behind-the-scenes clip the stars recall how they were caught up in a real-life revolution while shooting on location in Tunisia.Pics: 13 Must-See Movies of 2013 While filming a story of rival kingdoms warring over oil and the two young lovers...

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Ex-Sen. Huntley pleads guilty to mail fraud

Former New York state Sen. Shirley Huntley pleaded guilty today to mail fraud charges after admitting to embezzling more than $87,000 in taxpayer funds earmarked for a non-profit.The Queens Democrat said that she used government grants for her charitable non-profit education organization, the Parents Information Network, to buy personal items and benefit...

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Miami-Dade County is offering free tax preparation for low-income residents

Low-income residents can have their 2012 taxes prepared and filed electronically at select Miami-Dade Community Action and Human Services Department Centers, beginning on Feb. 4, through April 15, the county said. Individuals may also file their taxes online by visiting www.myfreetaxes.com/cahsdtax.Tax preparation is available at the following Community Service Centers in...

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