Buzzmakers: Lindsay Lohan Comes Clean & Janeane Marries

What had ET readers buzzing this week?1. Janeane Garofalo: I Didn't Know I was Married!Sometimes what happens in Vegas actually does stay in Vegas -- at least for two decades. Funny girl Janeane Garofalo is claiming she's been married for 20 years, and didn't even know it!The Reality Bites actress told the New York Post that she and Big Bang Theory producer Rob Cohen decided to wed at a Las Vegas...

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Chemicals used to make explosives found in NJ doc's home

Prosecutors say large amounts of chemicals commonly used for making bombs and explosive devices have been found at the home of an unemployed northern New Jersey doctor. Sixty-year-old Roberto Rivera, of Ridgewood, faces several charges, including possession of a destructive device and recklessly creating a risk of widespread injury. His bail was set at...

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Strategies for stretching your holiday shopping dollars

Want to save some cash on your holiday shopping? Four money-saving experts, all South Florida moms who run websites about frugal living and smart shopping, have plenty of advice for you.Their first tip: Start now.“Retailers have been starting their sales earlier every year, so planning ahead is very important,” said Melissa Cid, who runs www.savingmomsmoney.com. “Making a...

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Second local case of dengue reported in Miami-Dade

The second locally acquired case of dengue fever this year has been reported in Miami-Dade County, health officials said Friday.An 82-year-old man has acquired the mosquito-borne illness, Miami-Dade County Health Department Administrator Lillian Rivera said.In the previous case, reported in September, a woman in her 60s was infected. Symptoms of dengue...

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Chad Lowe Welcomes Second Daughter

Chad Lowe has a new family member to share Thanksgiving with. His wife Kim gave birth to their second daughter on November 15, the proud papa tweeted Friday afternoon."It's a girl!!! And she's as beautiful as her mommy (@ikimlowe) & big sister Mabel!! We are blessed!," the obviously overjoyed dad posted with many exclamation points.On the day she went into labor, Kim tweeted, "If I get sucker-punched...

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BoNY wants out of Elliott’s battle with Argentina

Leave us out of it! Caught in a legal crossfire, Bank of New York Mellon is arguing that it should not be forced to help Paul Singer’s Elliott Management collect as much as $1.3 billion from Argentina.An appeals court recently upheld a ruling requiring Argentina to pay the New York hedge fund each time it pays other bondholders, which, unlike Elliott, agreed...

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Jolly holiday shopping season already underway

Lilian Stoppa and Renata Rosa stepped out of Target in Midtown Miami with a cart piled high with holiday gifts.Landing in Miami on Thursday morning for a five-day shopping spree, they already had spent $800 by mid-afternoon on presents for family members: toys for Rosa’s daughter, beauty items for Stoppa’s mother, plus lots of other stuff.“This is just the start,” giggled...

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Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz pens book about reinventing the city

Former Miami mayors don’t usually write books anyone would want to publish, much less read.Then there’s Manny Diaz. Whether you admire him like many in Miami and across the country do, or excoriate him as some at home did, Diaz was hardly shy about embracing big plans and notions. And few would disagree that the city was a far different place when he exited City Hall in 2009...

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Demi and Ashton Will Continue Joint Charity Work

The Demi and Ashton (DNA) Foundation is getting revamped under a new name roughly one year after the split of its founders, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher.PICS: Ashton Kutcher & Demi Moore Through the YearsThe DNA Foundation was established in 2010, and brought awareness of child sex trafficking to the forefront of the mainstream media through the Real Men Don't Buy Girls campaign.Us Weekly reports...

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City to reinstate alternate side parking rules for five Brooklyn neighborhoods

Bad news for residents of some of Brooklyn's trendiest neighborhoods. The city is reinstating alternate side parking rules in Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Gowanus, Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill. The rules had been eased "indefinitely" due to the storm in Community Board 6, which covers all of the neighborhoods. Although those neighborhoods weren't badly hit...

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