Weather alert: Weekend will be cool and breezy

Cool weather will continue Saturday in South Florida with breezy conditions and low temperatures dipping below 70. Highs will be in the mid-70s. On Sunday, forecasters expect the start of a warming trend, with highs near 80 and a low of about 70.Monday will bring more breezes and partly sunny skies, with a high of 79 degrees and a 20 percent chance of rain after 8 a.m. ...

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Buzzmakers: Brooke's Cancer Fight & World War Z

What had ET readers buzzing this week?1. It's Brad vs. Zombies in World War ZZombie attack!!! Brad Pitt plays a family man and United Nations employee who faces a deadly zombie pandemic in World War Z -- we gave you an exclusive first look and now we've got the intense trailer!Just when you thought that the zombie genre may be starting to generate less screams and more Zzzz's, World War Z arrives...

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SI man found dead in flooded living room is latest Sandy fatality

Nearly two weeks after the storm, authorities continue to discover Sandy's victims.An autopsy was being conducted Saturday on a 64-year-old man who was found dead in the living room of his flooded Staten Island home.Police officers found the body Friday afternoon after being flagged down by a concerned neighbor.The little house sat yards from the ocean...

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Terra Group plans single-family development in Doral with modern architecture

Terra Group expects to break ground soon on a major mixed-use development in Doral, including 300 single-family homes and a grocery-anchored shopping center.Separately, the Miami developer said it recently acquired four parcels on the edge of Miami’s Midtown/Design District near 36th Street and Biscayne Boulevard through Terra Skylar Investments, a new venture formed with...

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Miami-Dade clerk sentenced to seven years in crowbar killing

A South Miami-Dade store clerk who hit a customer with a crowbar, killing him, pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter and will serve seven years in prison.Ragheb Sulaiman, 26, was initially charged in with second-degree murder in November 2010 after police said he hit Akil LaRue Oliver at the Quick Shop Food Store, 9720 SW 168th St.Oliver's family agreed to the plea deal....

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SEAL Team Six Members Reprimanded in Video Game Consulting Deal

Seven members of the Navy’s now-famous SEAL Team Six have been issued letters of reprimand and docked pay after divulging classified information to video-game maker Electronic Arts, CBS News reports.The SEAL’s revealed the secret information in the course of their work as consultants for EA’s “Medal of Honor: Warfighter” game, which boasts of its high...

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Carrie Underwood Raps Country Songs on Fallon

Carrie Underwood and Jimmy Fallon slipped on the cowboy hats and attempted to give a few famous rap songs a new sound called "C'Rap".While on Late Night, the country crooner, 29, donned an all-denim ensemble while her duet partner Fallon glued on some sideburns for their Thursday night performance. The singing duo, Jim Carrie, sang Straight Outta of Compton by N.W.A., Nuthin' But a G Thang by Dr....

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Fannie, Freddie expand aid to storm-hit homeowners

MCLEAN, Va. — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expanding their assistance to borrowers whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy.The mortgage organizations said Friday that they will automatically suspend evictions and foreclosures in disaster areas for 90 days.They also gave servicers more flexibility and independence to suspend payments, provide loan modifications or waive late payment...

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Zillow: Foreclosure discounts shrinking

Buying a foreclosed home is no longer the big bargain it used to be. In South Florida, the discount for foreclosures narrowed to 2.9 percent below a comparable non-distressed home in September from 6.8 percent a year earlier, according to Zillow. The foreclosure discount for the tri-county area of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties peaked in August 2008, when bank-owned...

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