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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Suspicious note on rental car at MIA leads to evacuation

A floor of the Miami International Airport rental car center was evacuated Wednesday after a report of a threatening note left on a rental car.Police spokesman Javier Baez said the note was found on a Hertz rental car at the Miami Intermodal Center, 3900 NW 25th St. Service on Metrorail’s Orange Line, which goes to the airport, was temporarily suspended, according to Miami...

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RIM rebrands as BlackBerry; launches nifty new devices

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Research In Motion Ltd on Wednesday unveiled the long-delayed line of smartphones it hopes will put it on the comeback trail, but it disappointed investors by saying U.S. sales of its all-new BlackBerry 10 devices will not start until March, sending its share price tumbling 12 percent.Chief Executive Thorsten Heins also announced that RIM was abandoning the name it has used since...

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First Look at Iron Man 3 Super Bowl Trailer

Tony Stark is back!ET was first to preview Iron Man 3's highly anticipated Super Bowl spot tonight, and just in case you missed it, you can watch the :10 second teaser right here!Pics: Stars on Set! Be sure to tune in Sunday for the full spot.In theaters May 3, 2013, Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds....

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Just sold!

ManhattanHARLEM $1,995,000111 Central Park NorthThree-bedroom, three-bath condo, 1,914 square feet, with glass balcony, floor-to-ceiling windows, walk-in closet, washer/dryer and Central Park views; building features doorman, parking, roof deck, gym and party room. Common charges $2,170, taxes $467. Asking price $1,995,000, on market 34 weeks. Brokers:...

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In later life, many Americans turn to ‘encore careers’

Don Causey was beginning to plan his retirement, selling off his profitable sporting newsletters when his life took a horrific turn. While on a safari on a long anticipated trip to Africa, a tree tumbled onto him, breaking his back. The process of getting a medical transport to take him from a remote village back to Miami proved arduous and costly. Today Causey’s back is...

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South Miami police supplier hires chief's son

The Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics said last week that the South Miami Police Department can continue to purchase equipment from Lou’s Police Distributors, a company that recently hired the police chief’s son. “The son has no direct or indirect financial ownership in the company and will not be involved in the local contract, or profit from it,” the commission on ethics...

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New BlackBerry to Be ‘Most Comprehensive in Mobile History’

RIM is finally ready with its answer to Apple’s iPhone and the many Android smartphones. After months of delays, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins, along with others from the company, will take the stage Wednesday in New York to unveil the final version of BlackBerry 10, the next version of RIM’s phone software, and the phones that will run it.“We expect tomorrow to really be the kickoff for the introduction...

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James Franco Disses Amazing Spider Man

It seems Spider-Man alum James Franco isn't too keen about the recent relaunch of the web-slinging franchise starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.In an interview with MTV News, Franco (who played Peter Parker's frenemy Harry Osborn in the series) is asked to share his thoughts on director Marc Webb's follow up to Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. His response was not exactly positive.Pics: Amazing...

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Ground Zero’s new face: No substitute for the twins

The Issue: The almost complete 1 World Trade Center at Ground Zero and its affect on the skyline.***If Steve Cuozzo thinks that freedom is singing at Ground Zero, he is seriously tone-deaf (“Freedom Sings,” PostScript, Jan. 27). If Cuozzo were really a part of the common rabble, he would never have written a column that tried to build the Freedom Tower...

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