Coral Gables firemen grow moustaches to raise money for cancer research

Keep a look out for the Mo-Bros around town. These are the guys of the Coral Gables Firefighter’s Benevolent Association who are competing to grow the best moustache, or “Mo.” It is the international month of “Movember” again and the local men are raising funds for prostate cancer research and men’s health awareness. “Last month we participated in October’s Breast Cancer...

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Oscars Flashback: Michael Douglas 1988

Following in the footsteps of a legendary actor is no doubt a daunting feat for a second-generation actor, especially with the deep impressions that Kirk Douglas' films left in Hollywood. However, when Michael Douglas won his first Best Actor award, he set on his own path.Although Douglas had won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his first producing gig on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, nothing was...

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US Postal Service reports record loss of $15.9B for year

WASHINGTON — The struggling U.S. Postal Service is reporting a record annual loss of $15.9 billion.The financial losses for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 were nearly $11 billion more than the previous year.The numbers cap a tumultuous financial year in which the post office was forced for the first time to default on more than $11 billion in payments...

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Dream South Beach wins hotel design award

The Dream South Beach hotel, which opened in 2011, recently won an award for design at the New York International Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Show. The hotel at 1111 Collins Ave., formerly the Tudor House and Palmer hotels, won the Gold Key Award for Best Guest Room Design. The ceremony was held Monday.Designers were Kelly Ogden of Elk Collective and Michael Czysz of Architropolis....

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Police: 1 dead, 2 wounded in car shot up in Miami

One man was killed and two wounded in a shooting in Miami that left a car pocked with bullet holes. Miami police responded to a call reporting shots fired at about 11:50 p.m. Monday at the corner of Northwest 11th Place and 43rd Street where they found a Nissan Altima with three young males inside.The car was “shot up numerous times,” said Officer Kenia Reyes, Miami police...

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Feds bust huge shipment of knockoff luxe bags, belts at NY/NJ port, worth $20M in stores

CBPOne of the knockoff bags.Feds bagged a multi-million-dollar shipment of imported, knockoff accessories in New Jersey, authorities announced today.US Customs and Border Protection agents uncovered the shipment of contraband at the Port of New York/New Jersey in Elizabeth, NJ, on Oct. 11, officials said. Agents uncovered 537 cartons of handbags, belts...

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Job fair Thursday in Miami Lakes

One of the region’s most popular job fairs returns to Miami-Dade County on Thursday, Nov. 15, with more than 1,000 openings available. Job News, which sells employment ads and rents out space at job fairs to companies, will hold its last fair of 2012 at the Don Shula Hotel in Miami Lakes. The hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and both admission and parking are free. Job News says...

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Florida man describes being shot by police Taser as he sprayed fire with garden hose

PINELLAS PARK -- The fire was all around Dan Jensen.He could see it. He could smell it. He could hear it.It was close enough to touch. It was burning down his neighbor's house. It was creeping toward Jensen's own fence 10 feet away, and he started spraying the fire with his hose. Police ordered Jensen to get back, and he complied.But after a few minutes...

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Lindsay Lohan Shocks in Tawdry 'Canyons' Trailer

Less Than Zero author Bret Easton Ellis is returning to young, rich L.A. and its steamy underbelly with The Canyons, and this time Lindsay Lohan and cross-over adult film star James Deen are along for the tawdry ride… Watch the amusing, retro trailer!Pics: Lindsay Lohan's 'Liz & Dick' Birthday Party Presented as a film "from pen of twitter-obsessed author Bret Easton Ellis" and "directed by the...

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NY Post: News

NY Post: Newshttp://www.nypost.comLatest News from the New York Post Online Edition, which delivers the Post's world-renowned gossip, best sports in town, and more.http://www.nypost.com/rw/SysConfig/WebPortal/nypost/images/rss_nyp_logo.jpgNew York Post Online Edition logohttp://www.nypost.com12018NY attorney files lawsuit over LIPA power failures Local A New York attorney has...

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