Woman gives birth at Syracuse zoo

SYRACUSE — An upstate New York zoo got a surprise visit from the stork.A woman gave birth on a wildlife path at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse on Friday, delivering her baby girl with the help of zookeepers not far from the bear exhibit.Zoo educator Liz Schmidt tells The Post-Standard that she rushed over from the reindeer pen to find the 21-year-old...

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Events showcase Miami’s growth as tech center

One by one, representatives from six startup companies walked onto the wooden stage and presented their products or services to a full house of about 200 investors, mentors, and other supporters Thursday at Incubate Miami’s DemoDay in the loft-like Grand Central in downtown Miami. With a large screen behind them projecting their graphs and charts, they set out to persuade...

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Thousands of rejected Miami-Dade absentee ballots show perils of voting by mail

Absentee ballots are often touted as a pain-free, easy way to cast a vote without having to stand in long lines at a polling station.But nearly 2,500 Miami-Dade County voters had their absentee ballots rejected this election in what amounts to a wake-up call for those who ignore or fall prey to the perils and pitfalls of not voting in person. Another 2,100 ballots were rejected...

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Crowdfunding websites clamor for clearer regulation

LONDON (Reuters) – A new breed of internet-based financiers are calling for action to end regulatory uncertainty they say is preventing them from getting money to the small and medium-sized businesses that need it.The so-called crowdfunding sector raises cash from members of the public to fund lending and investment. Regulators, however, have proved resistant to pleas for adjustments to rules that...

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Restless Clip Michelle Dockery

Emmy nominee Michelle Dockery is sporting an updated look, but still bringing the drama, in the Sundance Channel's new miniseries, Restless (premiering December 7) and ETonline scored an exclusive clip from the can't miss TV event! PHOTOS - Go Inside Downton Season Three!The two part series tells the story of Ruth Gilmartin (Dockery), who discovers that her mother Sally (the powerful Charlotte Rampling)...

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Blow hard Baldwin rips into Quinn

Council Speaker Chrstine Quinn has landed on bloviator Alec Baldwin’s enemies’ list.The “30 Rock” actor ripped into Quinn as unworthy to be mayor because she overturned term limits to extend Mayor Bloomberg’s tenure.“Quinn has that blood on her hands,” Baldwin said when asked about the mayor’s race by CNN’s Piers Morgan. “She was the one who singlehandedly...

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Miami Beach Walgreens property sold for $30 million

Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services said Friday that it has arranged a $30 million sale of a 22,857-square foot Walgreens drugstore at 5th Street and Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. The price, which equates to $1,312 per square foot, is the second highest paid for a drugstore in the United States this year, the real estate firm said.Trans World Entertainment...

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State lawmakers cautious about projected $437 million budget surplus

TALLAHASSEE -- Initial, positive indications about Florida’s budget for the coming fiscal year could be overtaken by events if the Florida Supreme Court strikes down changes to state employees or the nation plunges over the fiscal cliff, the state’s top economist warned Wednesday.Speaking to the first meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Amy Baker — coordinator...

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Windows 8: A ‘Christmas gift for someone you hate’

Microsoft (MSFT) is no stranger to criticism these days, and the company’s new Windows 8 platform is once again the target of a scathing review from a high-profile user. Well-known Internet entrepreneur and MIT professor Philip Greenspun handed Windows 8 one of its most damning reviews yet earlier this week, calling the new operating system a “Christmas gift for someone you hate.” Greenspun...

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Prince Charles 'Thrilled' About Kate Middleton's Pregnancy

Prince Charles has given his first reaction to the news that Prince William and Kate Middleton are expecting their first child. Speaking to reporters Thursday in London, the Prince of Wales said he is looking forward to the prospect of becoming a grandfather to the royal offspring. "I'm thrilled, it's marvelous. It's a very nice thought of grandfatherhood in my old age, if I may say so, so that's...

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