1,600 hunters net 68 pythons in month-long hunt

Bolstered by a harrowing tale of wrestling with a 14-footer, three Fort Myers buddies have won the top general categories in the heavily publicized Python Challenge.Dubbing their team “Is That a Snake In Your Pants?,” Paul Shannon, Jake Carner and Brian Barrows spent six days on the challenge, going to Conservation Area 3A west of Weston — a four-hour round drive from their...

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Hugh Grant is a Dad Again

Hugh Grant confirmed Saturday that he is a dad again.PICS: Celebs and Their Cute KidsThe 52-year-old British actor tweeted, "In answer to some journos. Am thrilled my daughter now has a brother. Adore them both to an uncool degree. They have a fab mum."Hugh and actress Tinglan Hong welcomed a daughter named Tabitha in 2011. No word yet on what Tabitha's little brother is named.Related: Hugh Grant...

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19-year-old college student dies after boozing in East Village; she had heart condition

A 19-year-old college student from Long Island collapsed inside an East Village lobby then died this morning after a night of bar-hopping, police sources said.A doorman discovered Jocelyn Pascucci — a Stony Brook University student from East Meadow — unconscious in the lobby of the building at East 12th Street and Third Avenue just before 5 am.She had been...

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Sign up for Feb. 21 Miami Herald Small Business Forum

Prepare your best pitch for the Miami Herald’s Small Business Forum, Feb. 21 at the south campus of our sponsor, Florida International University.In addition to how-to panels and inspirational stories from successful entrepreneurs, our annual small business forum will include interactive opportunities with experts to learn about financing options and polish your personal...

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Opa-locka’s Sherbondy seniors have fun ‘on the move’

With Valentine’s Day approaching, Commissioner Luis B. Santiago bestowed ‘lots of love’ to over 150 of Opa-locka’s most valued residents when he hosted the ‘Seniors on the Move’ Extravaganza on Saturday, Feb. 9, at Sherbondy Village, 215 Perviz Ave. in Opa-locka, sponsored by the mayor and commission in partnership with the Parks and Recreations Department. The guests of...

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Malibu Country Star Sara Rue Gives Birth to Daughter Talulah

Sara Rue is a new mom!The Malibu Country star tweeted the happy news on Friday, announcing that she'd given birth to her first child a few days earlier.Pics: Star Sightings "Had the best Valentines day w/my husband & our new baby daughter Talulah," posted Rue. "She was born a few days ago & we couldn't be more in love w/her."The star, 33, announced her pregnancy with husband Kevin Price last...

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Stripping mom halts school assembly

ALBANY — Police say a parent who got on stage and started to strip during an upstate New York school assembly is facing child endangerment and lewdness charges.Albany police say they arrested 24-year-old Aydrea Meaders at the North Albany Academy at about 10:30 a.m. Friday.They say school staff told them the assembly was halted and the cafeteria cleared...

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South Florida trade shattered records in 2012

It was a golden year for international trade through the Miami Customs District in 2012, as South Florida’s airports and seaports handled a record $124.73 billion worth of trade and cracked into the nation’s Top 10 customs districts for the first time.But the Miami district’s top exports and imports were also golden. Since 2009, gold from countries such as Colombia, Mexico,...

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Cooking classes at Miami Beach temple nourish the body and soul

Enjoying a meal without counting calories and doing diets has been a source of tension for most of Wendy Shanker’s life.It was always that extra 10 to 20 pounds that consumed her.Her wake up-call came after she spent $10,000 to stay a month in a spa and lost only two pounds. “For my whole life food was an enemy, and it was a problem. Now I understand that...

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Dan Bucatinsky Scandal Interview

The characters on ABC's Scandal are constantly juggling multiple life or death decisions and putting out raging fires without ever breaking a sweat. That work ethic is not lost on Dan Bucatinsky, who plays the reporter turned stay-at-home dad James Novak.In addition to working on Scandal, Bucatinsky is a consulting producer on Grey's Anatomy, an executive producer of Web Therapy (he also co-stars)...

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