Mild temperatures will continue into the weekend, with highs in the low-80s and lows in the mid-60s.The weekend will remain partly cloudy, with a low chance of showers at 20 percent.No advisories have been announced and wind will be low at 10 to 15 miles per hour each day. ...
Schumer: Online lottery for Obama inaugural tix
Label: Health Sen. Charles Schumer says New Yorkers who want to attend President Obama's second inauguration can enter a statewide online lottery for tickets.Schumer says his office has set up a website to register, with a random drawing set for Dec. 14. The deadline to enter is Dec. 13 and the free tickets are provided only through congressional offices.The ceremony...
FDA probing if deaths are linked to energy shots
Label: Business WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of 13 deaths possibly linked to so-called “energy shots” and cautioning consumers to talk to their doctors before they take them or other energy drinks. The agency has received 92 reports that cite illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths after consumption of a product marketed as 5-Hour Energy. The FDA...
Nov
15
Six cows shot in the face and rump; angry neighbor accused
Label: World A Florida man is in trouble after six cows were shot in the face in Flagler County.Justin Deloach is responsible, according to the state attorney’s office.Two of the six Bunnell cows were badly injured, according to WESH.com. Deloach told authorities he fired into the air to scare the animals after the cows broke through a fence and ate his horse feed.But...
Wal-Mart's third-quarter profit up 9 percent
Label: Health Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 9 percent increase in third-quarter net income as the world's largest retailer continues to woo back shoppers by reemphasizing it has the lowest prices. But the company is seeing its momentum slow as it grapples with an uncertain global economy.The Bentonville, Ark.-based discounter issued a fourth-quarter profit outlook...
Steve Wozniak, Chris Hughes share tales with Coconut Grove audience
Label: Business Co-founders from two of Silicon Valley’s most innovative companies gave a South Florida audience a glimpse into the early days of developing the technology that would reshape the world.Steve Wozniak, of Apple, and Chris Hughes, of Facebook, were back-to-back speakers for the three-day Americas Business Council’s Continuity Forum that wrapped up Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton...
Nov
14
Police: 1 dead, 2 wounded in car shot up in Miami
Label: World 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...
Petraeus agrees to testify on Libya before congressional committees: report
Label: Health REUTERSGen. David Petraeus, with his wife Holly seated behind himFormer CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify before the House and Senate intelligence committees, Fox News reported. Prior to his abrupt resignation last week, Petraeus had been scheduled to testify this Thursday on the burgeoning controversy over the Libya terror attack. Before...
No touch screen? Stick with Windows 7
Label: Business Q. I recently had to replace my 9-year-old Windows XP computer, and am having trouble adapting to Windows 7.What are the advantages, if any, for me to upgrade to Windows 8, which I’ve read has touch-screen capability and works with other equipment besides desktop computers? Since I don’t have a touch screen, I’m wondering if there is any point in upgrading.Peter Robinson...
Nov
13
Florida man describes being shot by police Taser as he sprayed fire with garden hose
Label: World 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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