Wal-Mart's third-quarter profit up 9 percent

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 9 percent increase in third-quarter net income as the world's largest retailer continues to woo back shoppers by reemphasizing it has the lowest prices. But the company is seeing its momentum slow as it grapples with an uncertain global economy.The Bentonville, Ark.-based discounter issued a fourth-quarter profit outlook...

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Steve Wozniak, Chris Hughes share tales with Coconut Grove audience

Co-founders from two of Silicon Valley’s most innovative companies gave a South Florida audience a glimpse into the early days of developing the technology that would reshape the world.Steve Wozniak, of Apple, and Chris Hughes, of Facebook, were back-to-back speakers for the three-day Americas Business Council’s Continuity Forum that wrapped up Wednesday at the Ritz-Carlton...

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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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Oscars Flashback: Tom Hanks 1989

Tom Hanks has been adorned with awards in his cherished film career, so awards ceremonies have become an annual event for him. However, we take you back to 1989 to Hanks' first Academy Awards, when he could only dream of his future acting success."This came just as it's supposed to. It was a surprise and a real thrill. It was an honor. We were both on the couch in the morning there blubbering before...

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Petraeus agrees to testify on Libya before congressional committees: report

REUTERSGen. David Petraeus, with his wife Holly seated behind himFormer CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to testify before the House and Senate intelligence committees, Fox News reported. Prior to his abrupt resignation last week, Petraeus had been scheduled to testify this Thursday on the burgeoning controversy over the Libya terror attack. Before...

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No touch screen? Stick with Windows 7

Q. I recently had to replace my 9-year-old Windows XP computer, and am having trouble adapting to Windows 7.What are the advantages, if any, for me to upgrade to Windows 8, which I’ve read has touch-screen capability and works with other equipment besides desktop computers? Since I don’t have a touch screen, I’m wondering if there is any point in upgrading.Peter Robinson...

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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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The Host Trailer

Before Breaking Dawn hit bookshelves, Stephenie Meyer took time out from writing about vampires to write about aliens with the 2008 novel, The Host.PHOTOS - Inside The Final Twilight Premiere It's another star-crossed lovers tale, this one about a young woman and an impossible handsome invading alien "soul," who are forced to work as one. Naturally the film has been adapted for the big screen, and...

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City launching '1-stop restoration centers', FEMA opens in 19 NJ counties

New York City says it's launching "one-stop restoration centers" that will provide recovery services and disaster relief.The offices will be located in Far Rockaway and Breezy Point, Queens; Coney Island, Red Hook and Gravesend, Brooklyn; and on Staten Island.Both state and federal disaster relief will be offered at the centers.Meanwhile, FEMA has approved...

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Think local, former U.N. leader Kofi Annan tells Miami forum

In the Ritz-Carlton ballroom in Coconut Grove on Monday, Kofi Annan, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, addressed a crowd of well-dressed world savers to open the Continuity Forum of the Americas Business Council (abc*). In a speech that touched on the environment, the Arab awakening, democracy in Latin America, the spiraling conflict in Syria, nuclear war...

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