Davie team wins the brain-twisting Herald Hunt

The 20th Herald Hunt is over, an the winners are a team calling themselves "The Fiscal Cliff Hangers" from Davie.The team of five people solved the brain-twisting Hunt at about 2:45 p.m. by piecing together their clues and finding a common theme, which led them to a phone number -- and still more clues. Come back to MiamiHerald.com later today to see the results. ...

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Buzzmakers: AJ is a Dad and Angus Apologizes

What had ET readers buzzing this week?1. Charges Filed Against Lindsay LohanCalifornia prosecutors have officially filed charges against Lindsay Lohan.The charges, which include willfully resisting, obstructing, or delaying an officer in the course of their duties, supplying false information to a police officer and reckless driving, stem from the car accident Lohan was involved in last June when...

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Mother's anguish as son and boxing legend Hector 'Macho' Camacho is buried

Jennifer L. GonzelesANGUISH: Maria Matias, mother or murdered boxing great Hector (Macho) Camacho, is carried away after becoming overwhelmed with grief at her son's burial in The Bronx today.She just couldn’t accept it was the final round. The wailing mom of slain boxing champ Hector (Macho) Camacho had to be dragged kicking and screaming from her son’s...

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Boat Show may block Miami’s 2016 Super Bowl bid

This winter, the biggest NFL match-up in South Florida might be Super Bowl versus Boat Show. As South Florida readies a bid for the 2016 Super Bowl, it must contend with a major potential conflict on the tourism calendar. The National Football League may move the Super Bowl to Presidents’ Day weekend, already home to the five-day Miami International Boat Show since the 1940s....

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Remembering the rhythm: Fans celebrate life of Jaco Pastorius

Tammy Goss is sitting on a park bench in a small patch of green wedged between Dixie Highway and the FEC railroad tracks. Staring down from the southeast wall of the corner community center is a huge blue-toned mural of a man’s face, his fingers curled around an electric bass guitar. She knows his name.“Jaco Pastorius, I think,” said Goss, 45.But that’s all she really knows...

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Study: DVRs now in half of US pay-TV homes

NEW YORK (AP) — A new survey finds that digital video recorders are now in more than half of all U.S. homes that subscribe to cable or satellite TV services.Leichtman Research Group‘s survey of 1,300 households found that 52 percent of the ones that have pay-TV service also have a DVR. That translates to about 45 percent of all households and is up from 13.5 percent of all households surveyed five...

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The Famous Monsters & Aliens of Rick Baker

Rick Baker is being honored with a well-deserved Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today, and the multiple Oscar-winning special makeup effects artist talks to ETonline about his first big break, how An American Werewolf in London would look onscreen today, the inspirations for his wild Men in Black 3 creatures and more.Video: Will Smith Keeps Swingin' at 'MiB' "I was part of the first generation...

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Pressuring GOP, Obama takes his fiscal plan to Pa.

REUTERSPresident Obama gestures next to Michael Araten, right, President of Rodon, and Joel Glickman, Vice Chairman, at the Rodon Group, a manufacturer of toys in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, Friday.HATFIELD, Pa. — President Obama argued Friday that allowing taxes to rise for the middle class would amount to a "lump of coal" for Christmas," while Republican...

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Banking regulators release Helm Bank’s and Great Eastern Bank’s enforcement actions agreed to in October

Helm Bank USA, based in Miami, signed a consent order with federal and state banking regulators Oct. 17, according to information on October enforcement actions released by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday.Helm Bank must deveop a Bank Secrecy Act compliance plan, implement internal controls and a training program, revise its strategic plan and develop a plan...

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Email effort fails to end state secrecy

TALLAHASSEE -- Bad news and controversy are routine in the vast state government under Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s control. But don’t look for clues in Project Sunburst, Scott’s program of email transparency.That’s because Scott doesn’t use email as a primary form of communication, and neither does his top aide, chief of staff Adam Hollingsworth.Workers at state agencies also...

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Dear President Obama: My White House petition requires your magical powers

By Chris WilsonSince President Barack Obama won reelection, the White House website for citizen petitions has received secession requests from all 50 states. In the case of Texas, more than 100,000 people have endured the inconvenience of entering their name and email address in order to support the state’s bid for autonomy. Apparently, in a sign of Americans’ growing distaste for physical activity,...

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Margo Martindale Interview Steel Magnolias

Most people learned to love Margo Martindale thanks to her powerful and Emmy-winning turn as Mags Bennett on the second season of FX's Justified.But the beloved actress first began winning over audiences with the first staging of Steel Magnolias in 1987 when she originated the role of Truvy. Now, she's returning to The Lucille Lortel Theater for a 25th Anniversary reading of Robert Harling classic...

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US prisons could handle Guantanamo detainees: study

WASHINGTON — The controversial detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could be closed and the 166 detainees being held there could be absorbed safely by US prisons, a government report says.Many of the detainees are accused of plotting terrorist acts against the United States."This report demonstrates that if the political will exists, we could finally...

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Miami-Dade pending home sales spiked in October

Despite a dearth of homes and condos on the market in Miami-Dade County, pending sales rose 67 percent in October with 4,172 residential properties going under contract compared with 2,488 a year earlier, according to the Miami Association of Realtors.The number of pending sales rose 18 percent in October from September.In a statement, Martha Pomares, chairman of the board...

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Convicted al-Qaida recruit Jose Padilla faces resentencing in Miami

Jose Padilla, the convicted terrorist who once called the Fort Lauderdale-area home before joining the ranks of al-Qaida, faces up to life in prison at his resentencing Monday in Miami federal court.But his defense attorney hopes a judge Wednesday will postpone the sentencing until January, so Padilla can improve his mental health by visiting with family members in the meantime...

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Lucy Hale Pretty Little Liars Interview Duracell Event

We're less than six weeks away from the Pretty Little Liars season premiere, and to help make the wait pass faster, I caught up with star Lucy Hale to talk all about season 3B!RELATED - 10 Best Dressed TV Stars We met up at P.S. 64 in NYC where Hale had partnered with the Duracell Power Holiday Smiles program, benefiting Toys for Tots, to gift the students with some early Christmas presents ... batteries...

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Sen. Susan Collins says she needs more information before she could consider backing Susan Rice for Secretary of State

WASHINGTON — A moderate Republican senator crucial to any White House hopes of getting UN Ambassador Susan Rice confirmed as secretary of state said Wednesday that there are still lingering unanswered questions about the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya.Emerging from a 95-minute, closed-door meeting with Rice, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she would need...

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Gift ideas for the techie on your list

The holidays are coming fast, and if you’re like me, you’ve probably gotten very little of your gift shopping done. Here are suggestions for a variety of gifts for the techie and the not-so-techie people on your list. Some of these items can be found in stores and some are only available online, but you should be able to order them in time for Christmas or Hanukkah. ...

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Miami police: Operation Resilience targets violent crime

Violent criminals are not the only threat to neighborhoods, Miami police say. Prostitutes, drug users, and even motorists who disobey the rules of the road can jeopardize the safety of residents.That’s why Miami police cast a broad net with Operation Resilience, a citywide crackdown that launched in December 2011 and concluded in November with more than 1,000 arrests made...

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Ian McKellen & Patrick Stewart to Return to 'X-Men'

Now it's starting to get exciting… Both Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are returning to the X-Men franchise in their signature roles for the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past, according to a tweet by director Bryan Singer.Related: Bryan Singer to Helm 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' The director of 2000's X-Men and 2003's X2 tweeted today, "Thrilled to announce @ianmckellen118 & @SirPatStew are...

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TMZ denies drone request

TMZ has denied they are pushing to own drones.The gossip site responded to earlier reports that they put in a request with the FAA for the unmanned aircraft. The Web site's plan to own drones was first reported by The San Francisco Chronicle."TMZ is NOT getting in the DRONE business ... we don't have a drone ... we don't want a drone ... we never applied...

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Heico Corp. to pay special dividend

Niche technology company Heico Corp. said Tuesday that its board of directors declared a special dividend in addition to the regular $.06 per share semi-annual dividend.The cash payments — which total $1.20 per share — will be made Dec. 21.Heico, which has headquarters in Miami and Hollywood, said the dividends were declared because of expected tax increases in 2013. The...

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Man who died during roach-eating contest choked on bug parts, autopsy says

A man who collapsed during a roach-eating contest last month at a Broward pet shop died from choking on insect parts, according to the Broward medical examiner.The death of Edward Archbold, 32, of West Palm Beach, has been ruled an accident, Medical Examiner Craig Mallak said Monday in an advisory. An autopsy tested negative for toxic substances.Archbold’s airway became obstructed...

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Online sales jump 24 percent early on Cyber Monday: IBM

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Online sales jumped during the first hours of Cyber Monday suggesting strong growth from earlier in the holiday shopping season continues, according to data from International Business Machines Corp.Online sales were up 24.1 percent as of 12:00pm EST on Cyber Monday, compared to the same period a year earlier, said IBM, which tracks transaction data from 500 U.S. retail websites....

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Larry Hagman's Manager Reveals Funeral Details

Larry Hagman's manager is opening up about funeral arrangements for the Dallas star who passed away on Friday at age 81. RELATED: Dallas Star Larry Hagman DiesJohn Castonia confirms exclusively to ET that the Hagman family will hold two private invitation-only memorial services this week, one in Texas and another in California.RELATED: Barbara Eden Mourns Death of Larry HagmanCastonia also revealed...

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Cuomo: Sandy damage to region a staggering $42B

Gov. Cuomo said Hurricane Sandy cost the New York region a staggering $42 billion in damages - a worse housing and economic toll than Hurricane Katrina leveled on New Orleans and the Gulf.After meeting with the New York congressional delegation, Cuomo said he would urge Congress and President Obama to cover the cost."Hurricane Katrina, in many ways, was...

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Shifting tides of Panama real estate echo Miami trends

PANAMA CITY, Panama — As a real estate agent shows off a model apartment — white leather sectional, stainless steel appliances, open concept, ocean views — in the 59-story Yacht Club Tower, and touts its fitness center and pool deck designed to mimic a ship floating on the sea, he makes a telling statement:“We tried to emulate the Miami style in this building.”Approaching...

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Three local Fantasy 5 winners take $67,943 each

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Four tickets — three sold in South Florida — matched all five Fantasy 5 numbers and will collect $67,943. each. The Florida Lottery said Sunday that the winning tickets were bought in North Miami, Opa-locka, Hialeah and St. Augustine. The numbers drawn Saturday night were 6-17-26-31-34 The 384 tickets matching four numbers won $114...

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Larry Hagman Dies

Larry Hagman, best known for playing Dallas villain J.R. Ewing, died Friday morning from complications stemming from his recent battle with cancer.He was 81 years old.Video: Larry Hagman Talks 'Dallas', Cancer and Veganism "Larry was back in his beloved Dallas, re-enacting the iconic role he loved most," his family said in a statement via The Dallas Morning News. "When he passed, he was surrounded...

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No way out: 112 killed in fire at 'high risk' Bangladesh garment factory

APBangladeshis and firefighters battle a fire at a garment factory in the Savar neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh,where more than 100 workers were killed Saturday.DHAKA, Bangladesh — At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, an official said Sunday.The blaze broke...

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Is the electric car dying again?

A second administration of President Barack Obama will be forced to revisit the issue of subsidies for renewable energy and, with it, those for electric vehicles. Despite the millions of dollars spent on government incentives, marketing and promotion, sales of fully electric cars are well below projected targets. Investment in vehicle charging infrastructure also has fallen...

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