Kendall Regional Medical Center lost one battle in the trauma wars Tuesday at the Miami-Dade County Commission, but has launched a new attack in Tallahassee, asking state regulators to reject a Jackson Health System request that Kendall maintains would force it to close its trauma center.With about 100 supporters packing commission chambers wearing red T-shirts saying “Kendall...
Jennifer Lawrence on Her SAG Wardrobe Malfunction
Label: LifestyleWhen Jennifer Lawrence took the stage to pick up her well-earned Best Actress SAG Award for Silver Linings Playbook, it appeared as if she had a wardrobe malfunction, with her dress coming apart at the seams. The world later learned that the dress was designed to do that, but at Monday's annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon, Jennifer explained that she wishes she could "take that back."Pics: Fierce Fashions...
Credit card scammers steal more than $200M
Label: Health A New Jersey-based crime ring with New York ties used fake identities to create 25,000 bogus credit cards and steal more than $200 million in one of the largest schemes ever investigated by federal authorities, officials said today.Agents arrested 18 people who were allegedly involved in an elaborate fraud scheme that lasted nearly 10 years and stretched...
Construction starts on new Royal Caribbean ship
Label: Business The newest ships from Royal Caribbean International will be called Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas, the Miami-based cruise line announced Tuesday.Royal Caribbean revealed the names of the 4,100-passenger vessels while announcing that the first piece of steel had been cut for the first of the two ships, Quantum of the Seas, which will launch in fall of 2014. Its...
Feb
04
More mismanagement issues arise at Citizens Insurance
Label: World TALLAHASSEE -- State regulators knocked Citizens Property Insurance Corp. this month for unnecessary travel costs, failing to negotiate on multimillion-dollar vendor contracts and spending more than $10,000 a month on vacant office space.The Office of Insurance Regulation’s “market conduct examination” — which reviews Citizens’ operations over the last two years — offers...
Second-generation iPad mini could pack a display with 324 pixels per inch
Label: TechnologyApple (AAPL) may be about to make up for delivering a disappointingly low resolution for its first-generation iPad mini display. BrightWire reports that supply chain sources have told Chinese website My Drivers that the next-generation iPad mini will indeed feature a 7.9-inch Retina display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, or 324 pixels per inch. For comparison, consider...
Five Things You Don't Know About Bruno Mars
Label: LifestyleKnown for his powerful voice and compelling live performances, Grammy nominee Bruno Mars is slated to join Rihanna and Sting for a special performance during this Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast. Here are five things you probably don't know about this talented crooner.1. Born Peter Gene Bayot Hernandez on October 8, 1986 in Hawaii - he is of Puerto Rican and Filipino descent.2. His catchy public name...
Jurors reject EAst Village bar terrorizer's insanity defense
Label: Health It took a Manhattan jury less than four hours today to reject the insanity defense of a psychotic, racist gunman who had held an East Village wine bar hostage in June, 2002, announcing, "White people are going to burn tonight!"Steven Johnson, an African American, AIDS-infected, unemployed Brooklyn barber, had spent the 40-minute siege pistol-whipping and...
Bright spots in Latin America despite global economic uncertainty
Label: Business There are bright spots as Latin American and Caribbean economies begin the year but the uncertain health of the U.S. economy, the lingering financial crisis in Europe and more sluggish growth in China are casting shadows over the region.A decade ago, dim prospects in those major markets would have delivered a knock-out punch in the region, but this year Latin American and...
Feb
03
Motorcyclist killed in multi-car crash on Interstate 75 in Broward
Label: World A motorcyclist was killed Sunday morning in an accident on Interstate 75 in Pembroke Pines.The northbound cyclist, who was heading north on the highway around 5 a.m., slammed his 2011 Harley Davidson into the rear of an SUV just north of Pines Boulevard. The impact sent the rider, who was not wearing a helmet, flying off his bike and onto the roadway, where he was struck...
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