Feral cats to be trapped at federal wildlife refuges in Florida Keys

Efforts to protect native animals in Florida Keys wildlife refuges will trap feral cats and other unwanted "pests," say federal managers.The "Final Integrated Pest Management Plan" for the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges, released this week, says U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff "will begin actively controlling and removing certain exotic animals from public lands...

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How I learned to stop worrying and love Twitter

Is anything more uniquely American than our free-wheeling, 140-character missives?Twitter is dead, you guys. Writers used to send pithy tweets across cyberspace, borne on the golden wings of Hermes. Now, as T.S. Eliot would say, “Our dried voices, when we whisper together are quiet and meaningless.” Twitter is so uncool, that even if we resurrected the spirits of Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix and...

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Lady Gaga Goes On Profanity-Laden Rant With Personal Assistant

Lady Gaga spouted off some serious fighting words while under oath on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 after her former personal assistant accused her of unpaid overtime wages. The Born This Way singer, 26, referred to Jennifer O'Neal as a "f***ing hood rat who is suing me for money she didn't earn.""She thinks she's just like the queen of the universe," Gaga said of her former aide during the court battle....

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New York politicians mourn death of former Mayor Ed Koch

APEd Koch raises his arms in victory at the Sheraton Centre after winning the Democratic primary in his bid for a third four-year term on Sept. 11, 1985. Ed Koch, the fiery New Yorker who served at the city's mayor for three terms, died today at age 88. Politicians and friends expressed their grief today.Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York:“Earlier today,...

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Mompreneur jumps into the ‘Shark Tank’

It all started with a 4 a.m. email nearly a year ago: “Do you think a baby bib could change the world? I do...”Then Susie Taylor included a link to her website, bibbitec.com, and off it went to Shark Tank, the popular ABC television show where entrepreneurs pitch their companies to investors on the show — and by extension, 7 million viewers.Four months later, as the “mompreneur”...

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Miami Gardens students celebrate MLK with oratorical contest

The elementary school winner of the Miami Gardens MLK Oratorical Contest brought the crowd to their feet after his performance—which included a spoken-word poem and an a capella rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing. This was Micah Clarke first oratorical competition and he was excited to win.“I was shocked when they called my name,” said Micah, 8. “Actually my teacher...

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Beyonce Talks About Her Miscarriage

Beyonce is speaking out about her miscarriage for the first time ever in her new HBO documentary Life Is But a Dream."About two years ago, I was pregnant for the first time," she says in a candid scene, according to Us Weekly. "And I heard the heartbeat, which was the most beautiful music I ever heard in my life. ... [but] I flew back to New York to get my check up -- and no heartbeat. Literally the...

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Hershey's fourth-quarter profit rises on stronger sales

Hershey said its net income rose 5.5 percent in the fourth quarter, as sales of its Kit Kats, Reese's and other candies boosted revenue.The company, based in Hershey, Pa., noted that it gained market share across categories during the quarter and raised its outlook for the year. Its shares briefly hit a new high.In the year ahead, the company plans to step...

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Mompreneur jumps into the ‘Shark Tank’

It all started with a 4 a.m. email nearly a year ago: “Do you think a baby bib could change the world? I do...”Then Susie Taylor included a link to her website, bibbitec.com, and off it went to Shark Tank, the popular ABC television show where entrepreneurs pitch their companies to investors on the show — and by extension, 7 million viewers.Four months later, as the “mompreneur”...

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Teen accused of school-bus shooting restricted to school, church

The 15-year-old South Miami-Dade student charged with a girl’s fatal shooting aboard a school bus can leave his house only for classes, church and to meet with lawyers, a judge said Wednesday.Jordyn Howe, now charged as an adult with manslaughter with a deadly weapon, made his first appearance in circuit court.“There will be no hanging out at the mall, no hanging out the...

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