US Postal Service reports record loss of $15.9B for year

WASHINGTON — The struggling U.S. Postal Service is reporting a record annual loss of $15.9 billion.The financial losses for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 were nearly $11 billion more than the previous year.The numbers cap a tumultuous financial year in which the post office was forced for the first time to default on more than $11 billion in payments...

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Dream South Beach wins hotel design award

The Dream South Beach hotel, which opened in 2011, recently won an award for design at the New York International Hotel, Motel and Restaurant Show. The hotel at 1111 Collins Ave., formerly the Tudor House and Palmer hotels, won the Gold Key Award for Best Guest Room Design. The ceremony was held Monday.Designers were Kelly Ogden of Elk Collective and Michael Czysz of Architropolis....

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Police: 1 dead, 2 wounded in car shot up in Miami

One man was killed and two wounded in a shooting in Miami that left a car pocked with bullet holes. Miami police responded to a call reporting shots fired at about 11:50 p.m. Monday at the corner of Northwest 11th Place and 43rd Street where they found a Nissan Altima with three young males inside.The car was “shot up numerous times,” said Officer Kenia Reyes, Miami police...

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Facebook stock up as lock-up expires on largest block of shares

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shares of Facebook Inc jumped 10 percent in early trading on Wednesday, even as the biggest block of shares held by insiders became eligible for sale for the first time since the social media company’s disappointing debut in May.In heavy morning trading, Facebook gained $ 2.02 to $ 21.89. “While...

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Elizabeth Banks Baby News

Elizabeth Banks has welcomed her second son with husband Max Handelman.The Hunger Games star announced the recent arrival of her baby boy, Magnus Mitchell Handelman, on her personal website. VIDEO: Elizabeth Banks' Parenting Approach"As 2012 winds down and Thanksgiving approaches, I have much for which to be thankful - personal, professional, and Presidential," Elizabeth wrote. "However, nothing...

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WATCH: 'Drunk' man tries to take escalator - in wrong direction!

Watch that first step!A 'drunk' man tried to walk down the escalator the wrong way on the London Underground.The man - wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase - appears unsteady on his feet as he tries to make his way down the escalator at Tottenham Court Road tube station.Bemused commuters try to help him off, but he ignores them and continues to try and...

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Job fair Thursday in Miami Lakes

One of the region’s most popular job fairs returns to Miami-Dade County on Thursday, Nov. 15, with more than 1,000 openings available. Job News, which sells employment ads and rents out space at job fairs to companies, will hold its last fair of 2012 at the Don Shula Hotel in Miami Lakes. The hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and both admission and parking are free. Job News says...

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Florida man describes being shot by police Taser as he sprayed fire with garden hose

PINELLAS PARK -- The fire was all around Dan Jensen.He could see it. He could smell it. He could hear it.It was close enough to touch. It was burning down his neighbor's house. It was creeping toward Jensen's own fence 10 feet away, and he started spraying the fire with his hose. Police ordered Jensen to get back, and he complied.But after a few minutes...

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Lea Michele Addresses Pregnancy Rumors

Lea Michele made light of the tabloid reports that she was pregnant, telling Tonight Show host Jay Leno she feels that she's "finally made it."Referring to the reports as her "first fake pregnancy rumor," the Glee gal joked that an actress hasn't really made it until someone shouts baby bump. "You gotta take it. It's what happens in this business," she tells Leno of the false rumors. "[It's] a cool...

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NY Post: News

NY Post: Newshttp://www.nypost.comLatest News from the New York Post Online Edition, which delivers the Post's world-renowned gossip, best sports in town, and more.http://www.nypost.com/rw/SysConfig/WebPortal/nypost/images/rss_nyp_logo.jpgNew York Post Online Edition logohttp://www.nypost.com12018NY attorney files lawsuit over LIPA power failures Local A New York attorney has...

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