Boat Show may block Miami’s 2016 Super Bowl bid

This winter, the biggest NFL match-up in South Florida might be Super Bowl versus Boat Show. As South Florida readies a bid for the 2016 Super Bowl, it must contend with a major potential conflict on the tourism calendar. The National Football League may move the Super Bowl to Presidents’ Day weekend, already home to the five-day Miami International Boat Show since the 1940s....

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Argument in NW Miami-Dade ends with two men stabbed

A fight between three men, including a pair of brothers, turned violent Thursday, ending with two people in the hospital, according to Miami-Dade police. It began with a dispute shortly before 11:15 a.m. in the 1600 block of Northwest 118th Street, police said. A 60-year-old man got in a fight with his brother and another man. The dispute escalated until the 60-year-old stabbed...

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Reel life drama

Michael Steinberg, the SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a $62 million insider-trading scheme, once harbored Hollywood dreams. But before the 40-year-old hedgie ever got to Tinseltown, the dream died in a nasty dispute with a college pal — who accused Steinberg in 2006 of violating financial rules and regulations,...

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California Pizza Kitchen brings prototype to Sawgrass Mills

The restaurant chain that took barbecued chicken pizza mainstream is ready to push the culinary envelope again. How about a pizza topped with roasted Brussels sprouts and applewood smoked bacon or a Korean barbecue pizza with pork loin and spicy kimchee salad?Innovative menu items are just one piece of what’s unique about California Pizza Kitchen’s new flagship restaurant...

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Miami-Dade ethics board rebukes two city of Miami commissioners

The county ethics commission dinged Miami Commissioner Frank Carollo this week for phoning the police chief after Carollo was pulled over for a traffic stop.Separately, Miami Commission Vice Chairman Marc Sarnoff was reprimanded for not filing a gift disclosure when the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau paid his way to Brazil.Sarnoff said his travels did not...

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Family learns of student’s death on Facebook

ATLANTA (AP) — The parents of a south Georgia college student first learned from Facebook that their daughter had been found dead in a dormitory study room shortly before Thanksgiving. Now, they hope that Facebook and other social media sites can help solve the death of 17-year-old Jasmine Benjamin, which police are investigating as a homicide.The Valdosta State University freshman was found unresponsive...

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New Knight joust

A bidding war for Knight Capital is heating up.The broker-dealer that was on the brink of extinction four months ago is slated to get a second offer — this one from Virtu Financial — today or tomorrow, sources familiar with the situation told The Post. A Virtu offer to purchase the Wall Street trading firm run by CEO Tom Joyce would come as a rival offer...

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Gift ideas for the techie on your list

The holidays are coming fast, and if you’re like me, you’ve probably gotten very little of your gift shopping done. Here are suggestions for a variety of gifts for the techie and the not-so-techie people on your list. Some of these items can be found in stores and some are only available online, but you should be able to order them in time for Christmas or Hanukkah. ...

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Citizens leader criticize media coverage of firm’s problems

TALLAHASSEE -- Beleaguered by allegations of corporate misconduct and exorbitant executive spending, leaders at Citizens Property Insurance Corp. expressed outrage — at the media. During a special hearing on Tuesday to address several corporate improprieties first reported by the Times/Herald, Citizens CEO Barry Gilway reserved some of his harshest criticism for news outlets...

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Dennis Quaid Runs Vegas

Dennis Quaid stars as Sheriff Ralph Lamb on the CBS drama Vegas and the actor dished to ET Canada about the romances and rivalries of the show.PICS: What Happened in Vegas This WeekendInspired by the story of the real-life former Sheriff of Las Vegas, the show is set in the 1960s and follows Lamb as he battles notorious gangster Vincent Savino (Michael Chiklis), who's planning a Sin City take over.In...

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