Cab drivers stage protest at Fort Lauderdale airport over safety cameras

A morning protest at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport by taxi drivers upset with technology installed into their cabs that monitors problem driving ended with two drivers being arrested, and several passengers looking for other modes of transportation.“We have to stand up for our rights,” said Davincy Metayer, 50, who has been driving a cab for 15 years...

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Ex-con who shot parole officer was having 'a terrible month': lawyer

The Brooklyn ex-con who blasted his parole officer only attacked because he was “in the grips of extreme emotional distress,” his defense attorney said during the trial’s opening yesterday.Robert Morales, 52, shot his parole officer Sam Salters in the shoulder in 2010 because he said his new parole officer’s demands were ruining his life.“It was a terrible,...

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Economic development chief faces bruising fight

An organization charged with reviving Miami-Dade’s battered economy finds itself with some bruises, too.The Beacon Council, a non-profit that relies on tax dollars, is contending with a threat to its public funding, lukewarm support from County Hall and a rift within its own leadership. CEO Frank Nero faces a revolt from some board members, and the full board this month opted...

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Temporary ban on Fla. welfare drug testing upheld

TALLAHASSEE -- A federal appeals court upheld the temporary ban on Florida’s drug-testing for welfare recipients Tuesday, saying that a lawsuit challenging the program had a good chance of succeeding.The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta sided with a lower court decision, stating that Florida failed to show that the drug testing plan was so critical that the Fourth...

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Stars Stay Peppy Through Wee Hours of Oscar Night

For those fortunate enough to be invited, Oscar Sunday is an all-day, non-stop event. ET caught up with the stars to get their tips on making it through the madness while maintaining their energy.PICS: Awards Season Fashion "This is just fun," said Academy Award winner Halle Berry. "I see all my friends and peers.""You just gotta enjoy it and then have a good dinner at the Governor's Ball, because...

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'Tanning mom' won't face charges

AP'Tanning mom' Patricia KrentcilTRENTON, N.J. — A grand jury in New Jersey has decided to let a woman who became an overnight sensation as "the tanning mom" bronze away in peace.Prosecutors in Newark said Tuesday a grand jury refused to indict Patricia Krentcil on a charge she took her young daughter into a tanning booth with her. New Jersey state law...

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EEOC files discrimination suit against transportation firm

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Tuesday that it filed a lawsuit against Prestige Transportation Service for hiring discrimination.According to the suit, Prestige refused to hire black applicants for employment, discriminated against a black employee and retaliated against three employees for opposing race discrimination and/or filing a discrimination...

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A year in, a space for sharks and stars is taking form at Miami’s new Museum of Science

Standing in the busy construction site that will become the $275 million Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science by 2015, it’s hard to imagine that sharks will one day swim in a space now filled with cranes, rebar and dust.Slightly easier to visualize is the 70-foot-tall planetarium dome, just starting to emerge as a circle of steel jutting diagonally from the ground.“It...

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Stars Without Makeup!

Katie Holmes February 25, 2013 A bare-faced Katie Holmes is snapped chatting on her cell phone while on a stroll in New York City on February 25. ALSO IN THIS GALLERY: ...

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Chinatown hubby accused of attacking wife with meat clever kept at Bellevue -- same hosp as wife

The Chinatown husband who allegedly tried to end his marriage with a meat cleaver is being kept under observation at the psychiatric prison of Bellevue hospital -- the same hospital where his wife is also recovering.Ming Duang Huang, 28, allegedly repeatedly hacked at his 24-year-old wife, Jinyia You, outside Fong's Trading at 74 Canal Street on Sunday....

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