Hollywood cardiologist’s ties with St. Jude sales rep raises red flags

Mark Sabbota, a Hollywood cardiologist, regularly implants $5,000 pacemakers in patients at Memorial hospitals in South Broward — generating, last year alone, more than a half-million dollars in sales for a manufacturer called St. Jude Medical. Sabbota, public records show, also happens to be partners with a St. Jude sales rep in two corporations that run frozen yogurt shops....

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South Florida groundhog says its six more weeks of tourism.

In Hollywood beach, the groundhog was not hiding in its burrow.Instead, the 6-foot tall huggable Punxsutawney Phil (AKA Kevin Maloney) was tap dancing, mingling with guests and waiting for the crowd to jump in the water.For the ninth year in a row, Hollywood Beach has celebrated Groundhog Day by inviting locals and snowbirds to enjoy a 6:30 a.m breakfast, watch the sunrise,...

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Sony Teases ‘The Future’ of PlayStation in Short #PlayStation2013 Video

Sony‘s CEO, Kazuo Hirai, said he would let Microsoft “make the first move” when it came to releasing a next-generation game console, according to IGN’s Daniel Krupa. But now the official PlayStation blog is teasing viewers with a video entitled “See the Future,” with the #PlayStation2013 Twitter hashtag.Whatever the future is, it’s apparently got something to do with Feb. 20, the date mentioned in...

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Brandi Glanville Talks Plastic Surgery and Says She's Done Talking About Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes

Brandi Glanville's new tell-all, Drinking and Tweeting: And Other Brandi Blunders, is chock-full of juicy stories about her ex husband Eddie Cibrian, but The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star says that after promotion wraps on the book, she will no longer speak out about the actor and his wife LeAnn Rimes.Pics: LeAnn Rimes Defends Self with Teeny Weeny Bikini Photos "As soon the book tour is over,...

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White House releases photo of Obama shooting rifle amid gun-control push

APPresident Obama shoots clay targets on the range at Camp David last August in this photo released today by the White House.WASHINGTON — The White House has released a photo of President Barack Obama firing a gun, two days before he heads to Minnesota to discuss gun control.In a recent interview with The New Republic magazine, Obama said "yes" when asked...

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Healthcare experts see bumpy road ahead: “Shift happens”

The healthcare industry in South Florida, like the rest of the country, faces huge challenges in the year ahead as major federal reforms kick in, experts told about 700 people at a University of Miami conference on Friday.“We are at a critical time in health policy,” said Mark McClellan, former head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “There are going to be...

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Feral cats to be trapped at federal wildlife refuges in Florida Keys

Efforts to protect native animals in Florida Keys wildlife refuges will trap feral cats and other unwanted "pests," say federal managers.The "Final Integrated Pest Management Plan" for the Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges, released this week, says U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff "will begin actively controlling and removing certain exotic animals from public lands...

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How I learned to stop worrying and love Twitter

Is anything more uniquely American than our free-wheeling, 140-character missives?Twitter is dead, you guys. Writers used to send pithy tweets across cyberspace, borne on the golden wings of Hermes. Now, as T.S. Eliot would say, “Our dried voices, when we whisper together are quiet and meaningless.” Twitter is so uncool, that even if we resurrected the spirits of Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix and...

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Lady Gaga Goes On Profanity-Laden Rant With Personal Assistant

Lady Gaga spouted off some serious fighting words while under oath on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013 after her former personal assistant accused her of unpaid overtime wages. The Born This Way singer, 26, referred to Jennifer O'Neal as a "f***ing hood rat who is suing me for money she didn't earn.""She thinks she's just like the queen of the universe," Gaga said of her former aide during the court battle....

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New York politicians mourn death of former Mayor Ed Koch

APEd Koch raises his arms in victory at the Sheraton Centre after winning the Democratic primary in his bid for a third four-year term on Sept. 11, 1985. Ed Koch, the fiery New Yorker who served at the city's mayor for three terms, died today at age 88. Politicians and friends expressed their grief today.Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York:“Earlier today,...

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