Watchdog groups question tourism agency’s CEO pick

TALLAHASSEE -- The day after the CEO of the state’s top tourism agency announced he was stepping down, board members quickly handpicked his replacement. There was only one problem. Picking Visit Florida’s chief marketing officer Will Seccombe to head the agency without doing a national search could upset the agency’s main funders — state legislators and Gov. Rick Scott.Visit...

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William L. Thomas tapped as federal judge in South Florida

William L. Thomas was nominated Wednesday as a federal judge in South Florida.President Barack Obama nominated Thomas, a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge since 2005, for a vacant post on the federal bench. If confirmed, Thomas would become the first out gay black man appointed to a federal judgeship. “We’re delighted in the president’s appointment of Judge Thomas, who we recommend...

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First ET Interview: Denzel Washington Talks TV Sex

Denzel Washington is getting raves for his intense portrayal of a hero pilot struggling with addiction in Flight, and we're flashing back to one of the Oscar winner's first-ever ET interviews!Related: How They Pulled Off That Intense 'Flight' Crash Back in the late '80s when Denzel was a regular doc on the hospital show St. Elsewhere, we caught up with the handsome actor and his co-star Alfre Woodard...

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Truck driver who allegedly hauled pot busted over Facebook threats

A truck driver charged with secretly hauling huge loads of pot for a major drug ring was busted for allegedly using Facebook to threaten the family of a co-worker who stole $30,000 in drug proceeds from him.Edgar Encarnacion-Lafontaine is accused of sending online messages in Spanish warning that his ex-driving partner’s relatives were “in great danger”...

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Norwegian Cruise Line testing drinks package

Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed it is testing an all-inclusive drink package on three ships.The Miami-based cruise operator is offering the package on Norwegian Sun, which is sailing from Miami; Norwegian Gem, which departs from New York and Norwegian Jade in Europe. The package costs $49 per person per day, plus gratuity. Online cruise magazine CruiseCritic.com posted a...

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State to help probe 799 missing votes in Allen West race

FORT PIERCE -- Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner is sending three representatives to St. Lucie County today to try to figure out how 799 votes disappeared in Sunday’s partial recount of the tight, nationally watched congressional race between Republican U.S. Rep. Allen West and Democrat Patrick Murphy.“We are concerned whenever there is a question about the accuracy...

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FTC chief: Kids’ Internet privacy rules done by year’s end

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Regulators will likely finish a long-awaited update to rules protecting children’s online privacy by the end of the year, the head of the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.The original rules were developed when most computers were large beige boxes sitting under office desks instead of smartphones slung into backpacks and...

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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.com12018LIPA chief will resign at year's endBy JULIA MARSH, JENNIFER BAIN and LEONARD GREENE ...

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