Miami’s book fair ‘Evening With…’ series ends on easy note

A bit of fiction and a bit of philosophy, both seasoned with a touch of the historical, rounded out the final night of Miami Book Fair International’s “Evenings With…” programs Friday.Emma Donoghue read from her Astray, new book of short stories inspired by old newspaper accounts, and historian Alan Ryan talked about his weighty new two-volume work On Politics: A History...

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Buzzmakers: Lindsay Lohan Comes Clean & Janeane Marries

What had ET readers buzzing this week?1. Janeane Garofalo: I Didn't Know I was Married!Sometimes what happens in Vegas actually does stay in Vegas -- at least for two decades. Funny girl Janeane Garofalo is claiming she's been married for 20 years, and didn't even know it!The Reality Bites actress told the New York Post that she and Big Bang Theory producer Rob Cohen decided to wed at a Las Vegas...

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B'klyn man dies after starting a fire while smoking in bed

A man was killed in a Brooklyn blaze early today, authorities said.The 39-year-old accidentally started the fire while smoking in bed at a second-floor Midwood residence on Ocean Avenue near Avenue I, police sources said.Sixty firefighters rushed to the scene, extinguishing the flames shortly before 1:15 a.m., according to an FDNY spokesman.The man, whose...

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Jolly holiday shopping season already underway

Lilian Stoppa and Renata Rosa stepped out of Target in Midtown Miami with a cart piled high with holiday gifts.Landing in Miami on Thursday morning for a five-day shopping spree, they already had spent $800 by mid-afternoon on presents for family members: toys for Rosa’s daughter, beauty items for Stoppa’s mother, plus lots of other stuff.“This is just the start,” giggled...

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Weather alert: Cool temperatures will stay into the weekend

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. ...

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Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan Reveals Suicide Attempt

Cesar Millan -- who became a TV star by utilizing his "dog whispering" skills -- has revealed that he reached such a low point in 2010 that he tried to commit suicide.The 43-year-old reality star opens up about the the overdose that left him unconscious and hospitalized in a new documentary, Cesar Millan: The Real Story," which airs November 25 on Nat Geo Wild.While promoting the documentary, Millan...

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Coast Guard: Gulf rig fire sends 4 to hospitals

WEST COTE BLANCHE, La. — Coast Guard officials said an oil rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana, sending four people to hospitals Friday. Two were believed to be missing.Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally, a spokesman for the Coast Guard, did not immediately have information on the conditions of those taken to hospitals.The rig, a production platform...

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South Florida’s hiring comeback hits a setback

Shrinking government payrolls slammed hiring in South Florida last month, with Broward losing jobs overall and Miami-Dade expanding payrolls at the slowest pace in more than two years.The anemic job-growth figures are preliminary, and could turn around in a moment if next month’s revisions find more hiring in Florida’s largest regional economy. But they also could signal...

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Crime Watch: Don’t leave valuable gifts in the trunk while shopping

The holiday shopping season starts next Friday, and we all will try to get the best deals. Criminals are in the same state of mind, looking for easy victims. So let’s look at some ways we can deter them from ruining our holiday spirit while shopping and assist the police at the same time.Women, is it really necessary to carry a purse at all times? It may be wiser to just...

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Walking Dead episode 6 Exclusive Sneak Peek

First Look! The Walking Dead continues this breathless third season this Sunday, with an all-new episode titled Hounded, and ETonline has your exclusive first look at the outing!VIDEO - On The Walking Dead Set Following his complete emotional breakdown -- and unexpected phonecall -- last week, Rick briefly returns to the group in Sunday's episode and finds them running...

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US Postal Service reports record loss of $15.9B for year

WASHINGTON — The struggling U.S. Postal Service is reporting a record annual loss of $15.9 billion.The financial losses for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 were nearly $11 billion more than the previous year.The numbers cap a tumultuous financial year in which the post office was forced for the first time to default on more than $11 billion in payments...

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Dream South Beach wins hotel design award

The Dream South Beach hotel, which opened in 2011, recently won an award for design at the New York International Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Show. The hotel at 1111 Collins Ave., formerly the Tudor House and Palmer hotels, won the Gold Key Award for Best Guest Room Design. The ceremony was held Monday.Designers were Kelly Ogden of Elk Collective and Michael Czysz of Architropolis....

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Police: 1 dead, 2 wounded in car shot up in Miami

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...

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Elizabeth Banks Baby News

Elizabeth Banks has welcomed her second son with husband Max Handelman.The Hunger Games star announced the recent arrival of her baby boy, Magnus Mitchell Handelman, on her personal website. VIDEO: Elizabeth Banks' Parenting Approach"As 2012 winds down and Thanksgiving approaches, I have much for which to be thankful - personal, professional, and Presidential," Elizabeth wrote. "However, nothing...

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WATCH: 'Drunk' man tries to take escalator - in wrong direction!

Watch that first step!A 'drunk' man tried to walk down the escalator the wrong way on the London Underground.The man - wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase - appears unsteady on his feet as he tries to make his way down the escalator at Tottenham Court Road tube station.Bemused commuters try to help him off, but he ignores them and continues to try and...

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Job fair Thursday in Miami Lakes

One of the region’s most popular job fairs returns to Miami-Dade County on Thursday, Nov. 15, with more than 1,000 openings available. Job News, which sells employment ads and rents out space at job fairs to companies, will hold its last fair of 2012 at the Don Shula Hotel in Miami Lakes. The hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and both admission and parking are free. Job News says...

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Florida man describes being shot by police Taser as he sprayed fire with garden hose

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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Lea Michele Addresses Pregnancy Rumors

Lea Michele made light of the tabloid reports that she was pregnant, telling Tonight Show host Jay Leno she feels that she's "finally made it."Referring to the reports as her "first fake pregnancy rumor," the Glee gal joked that an actress hasn't really made it until someone shouts baby bump. "You gotta take it. It's what happens in this business," she tells Leno of the false rumors. "[It's] a cool...

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NY Post: News

NY Post: Newshttp://www.nypost.comLatest News from the New York Post Online Edition, which delivers the Post's world-renowned gossip, best sports in town, and more.http://www.nypost.com/rw/SysConfig/WebPortal/nypost/images/rss_nyp_logo.jpgNew York Post Online Edition logohttp://www.nypost.com12018NY attorney files lawsuit over LIPA power failures Local A New York attorney has...

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