Federal trial: Fellow cops’ letter to Miami PD internal affairs sparked FBI probe of sergeant

Members of the Miami Police Department’s drug-fighting squad turned against their boss, Sgt. Raul Iglesias, accusing him in an unsigned letter of “stealing drugs and money as they are recovered from the hands of criminals.”“In most instances there is a discrepancy in the amount of drugs and money [Iglesias] gives back to the officers to be reported in the arrest affidavit...

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Year-end Wii U sales steady, says Nintendo chief

KYOTO (Reuters) – Nintendo Co Ltd‘s year-end sales of its Wii U games console were steady, though not as strong as when its Wii predecessor was first launched, the Japanese game maker’s top executive told Reuters on Monday.The company, which grew from making playing cards in the late 19th century into the blockbuster Super Mario video game series, is pinning its hopes on the Wii U after posting a...

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EXCLUSIVE: Pics of Lindsay Lohan Mom Dina Lohan with a Black Eye

After alleging that her ex-husband Michael Lohan physically abused her when they were married, Dina Lohan has now released old photos of herself with a black eye.RELATED: Michael Lohan Responds to Abuse AllegationsMichael vehemently denies abusing Dina, telling ET, "[Dina] hit me with an ice tray, and I turned around and swung ... I didn't punch her. I didn't do anything deliberately to attack her....

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EMT union fume over alleged plea deal for B'klyn assistant DA accused of attacking medic: letter

An EMT union members are fuming mad over what it calls plans by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office to give a sweetheart plea deal to a Brooklyn assistant DA accused of attacking a medic in an ambulance last November, according to a union letter obtained by the Post today.Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney Michael Jaccarino, 30, will appear in court...

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Florida company provides electrical power for the world

More than 4,000 miles from its home base in Doral, Energy International is helping keep the lights on and the power grid humming in Gibraltar, the British territory on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.Energy International, a global provider of power plants and energy solutions, sent a temporary plant that will provide power for at least the next two years while a...

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State appeals order to pay for special autism treatment

Already facing sharp criticism over policies that have resulted in the rationing of care to severely disabled children, Florida healthcare regulators are challenging a federal judge’s order that the state provide a costly — but potentially life-changing — treatment to children with autism.Last spring, U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard struck down the state’s refusal to pay...

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Handset makers scurry to join Year of the Phablet

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Call it phablet, phonelet, tweener or super smartphone, but the clunky mobile phone – closer in size to a tablet than the smartphone of a couple of years back – is here to stay.A surprise hit of 2012, it is drawing in more users, more handset makers and is shaping the way we consume content.“We expect 2013 to be the year of the phablet,” said Neil Mawston, UK-based...

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Biggest Loser Jillian Michaels Returns Trailer

After three seasons on the sidelines, Jillian Michaels is returning to the show that made her a fitness sensation: The Biggest Loser!"Several things brought me back," Michaels explained today at The Television Critics Association Tour in Pasadena, CA today. "First of all, I missed [Bob Harper] and was excited to meet [Dolvett Quince]. That said, you leave the show, you want to do new things...

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Aurora gunman's wife escaped, called cops on crazed husband

The wife of a Colorado gunman who killed three relatives in his Aurora home Saturday escaped by leaping from a second-floor window before she called cops, her sister said today.Shooter Sonny Archuleta, 33, was later killed by cops after a six-hour standoff, but not before his wife, Stephanie, dodged his bullets to run and get help.Corinne Wurzbacher, 30,...

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Billionaire Phillip Frost an ‘entrepreneur’s entrepreneur’

For that blind first date, a half-century ago, the young doctor, Phillip Frost, showed up at Patricia Orr’s family house in suburban New York, with an unusual gift: a miniature mushroom garden.In the 50 years since, Frost, the son of a shoe store owner, has gone on to amass a fortune of $2.4 billion, according to Forbes magazine, becoming the 188th wealthiest man in the United...

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