Police search for alleged ex-LAPD killer in snowy CA mountain town

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — Police spent all night searching the snowy mountains of Southern California but were unable to find the former Los Angeles police officer accused of carrying out a killing spree because he felt he was unfairly fired from his job. Authorities planned a midmorning Friday news conference about 80 miles east of LA at Big Bear...

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Sign up for Feb. 21 Miami Herald Small Business Forum

Prepare your best pitch for the Miami Herald’s Small Business Forum, Feb. 21 at the south campus of our sponsor, Florida International University.In addition to how-to panels and inspirational stories from successful entrepreneurs, our annual small business forum will include interactive opportunities with experts to learn about financing options and polish your personal...

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Jury awards girl sexually assaulted on school district bus $1.7 million

WEST PALM BEACH -- Minutes after a jury late Wednesday awarded a mentally challenged Pahokee girl $1.7 million for the trauma she suffered when she was raped on a Palm Beach County school bus when she was 3, the girl’s mother rushed toward those who had given her daughter a second chance.“Wait,” she called out just before they filed out the door. “I want to thank all of you.”In...

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Taylor Swift Talks Valentine's Day Plans

Taylor Swift called in Thursday morning to On Air with Ryan Seacrest, where the newly single superstar was game enough to talk Valentine's Day plans."I'm probably going to be with my friends or rehearsing … I'll be like working on the lighting rig and like, the lighting cues," she told Seacrest. "And I don't think I'd rather be anywhere else to be honest."Pics: Taylor Swift's Polka Dot Obsession Swift...

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Ackman fires off 40 pages of questions aimed at Herbalife

Bill Ackman has a lot of questions for Herbalife — as a matter of fact, 284 of them. The hedge fund manager fired off 40 pages of questions at the controversial nutrition company that he has called a “pyramid scheme” and is shorting to the tune of $1 billion. Ackman, the founder of Pershing Square Capital, focused his questions on the lack of clarity about...

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Miami startup that turns text to video receives $1 million in seed funding

Guide, a new technology startup based in Miami, announced Tuesday it has closed a $1 million round of seed funding from investors including the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Sapient Corp., MTV founder Bob Pitman, actor and producer Omar Epps, and early Google employee Steve Schimmel. The Knight Foundation is supporting Guide through its new early-stage venture...

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Miami U.S. attorney issues warning and crackdown on ID theft, tax-refund fraud

Guard your identity with your life, warns South Florida’s top law enforcement official. U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer says the double whammy of ID theft and tax-refund scams are the “new Medicare fraud,” picking the pockets of hard-working people and the federal government every year for billions of dollars. “We need to protect our personal identities as best we can,” Ferrer...

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Exclusive: D23 Magazine Rachel Weisz in 'Oz the Great and Powerful'

Disney's Oz The Great and Powerful lands in theaters March 8, and along the yellow brick road Disney's spring issue of Disney twenty-three magazine has plenty of lollipop details about the incredible production. We have a sneak preview, plus an exclusive image of Rachel Weisz from the article!Pics: Stars on the Set! "I thought it would be really fun to be bad, to be wicked," says Weisz of what drew...

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Cop's tweets proved right after 2 parolees arrested again for crimes in B'klyn

Eduardo Guzman, left and Efrain Gauthier, right.He was right.A Brooklyn captain who took heat for using his Twitter account to warn the public about the release of parolees in his command was on to something -- two career criminals he tweeted about were recently cuffed again for crimes in Brooklyn.Captain Jeffrey Schiff, the commanding officer of the 76th...

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Can’t find time for play? Try scheduling it

If your resolutions for 2013 include achieving a better work-life balance, your calendar holds the key to your success.But, to pull off your goals, you’re going to need to turn the traditional way of thinking upside down.Most people schedule their work commitments on their calendars and squeeze in family, friends and fun around it. Instead, schedule your work around your...

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