Joe Garcia holds swearing-in ceremony in South Florida

At a local swearing-in event on Monday, U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia promised to reach across the aisle to solve problems and to protect public investments like his alma mater, Miami Dade College.Among the newest members of Congress, Garcia was officially sworn in last week in Washington, but a similar ceremony was held on Monday at Miami Dade College’s Kendall campus for roughly...

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Live blog: Samsung’s new gear at CES 2013

yep thats how apple works now, but can you stream network flash players thru your i pad via apple tv , answer = no , same with google tv. hook the comp directly to the comp get a wireless keayboard and an air mouse , and fyi windows media player can be streamed wirelessly from any pc all you need is a 50 dollar blue ray player , if you want to stream media from a hard drive wirelessly it just has...

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'Gangster Squad' Stars On the Effect of Movie Violence

Last summer, Gangster Squad found itself in the middle of controversy when its violent trailer mirrored the tragic events of the audience gunned down in cold blood at an Aurora, CO movie theater during a screening of The Dark Knight Rises. Now, the new movie is finally hitting the big screen with a revised ending, and its stars weigh in on the correlation between film violence and the gun violence...

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EMT union fuming over alleged plea deal for B'klyn assistant DA accused of attacking medic: letter

Members of the union representing emergency medical workers are fuming mad over a potential sweetheart plea deal they believe the Manhattan district attorney’s office has offered to a Brooklyn assistant DA accused of attacking a medic in an ambulance last November, according to a union letter obtained by The Post today.Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney...

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Florida company provides electrical power for the world

More than 4,000 miles from its home base in Doral, Energy International is helping keep the lights on and the power grid humming in Gibraltar, the British territory on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.Energy International, a global provider of power plants and energy solutions, sent a temporary plant that will provide power for at least the next two years while a...

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VP: Ailing Chavez is Venezuela’s president even if he misses inauguration

CARACAS, Venezuelan - Vice President Nicolás Maduro will remain at the helm of this oil rich nation even if his ailing boss, Hugo Chávez, is unable to attend Thursday’s scheduled inauguration, Attorney General Cecilia Flores said Sunday. The statement comes as some argue that the constitution requires National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello to become interim leader until...

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Analysts predicting slow start for ‘ultra-HD’ TVs

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ultra high definition TVs are set to be the talk of International CES, the gadget show kicking off this week, but they aren’t likely to account for much of the market even four years down the road.That is the conclusion of analysts of the show’s host, a day before TV makers such as Samsung, LG and Sony attempt to wow conference attendees with their latest models.Ultra-HD TVs, with...

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Smash Season Two TCA Trailer

After a very public behind the scenes shake-up, the newly installed Smash EP, Joshua Safran, and the cast addressed the press at the Television Critics Association Tour in Pasadena, CA today.First thing first, Safran wanted to make it clear that this rejiggered season is still very much the Smash you fell in love with last year. "I don't really think it's changed that much. The stuff you loved last...

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Aurora gunman's wife escaped, called cops on crazed husband

The wife of a Colorado gunman who killed three relatives in his Aurora home Saturday escaped by leaping from a second-floor window before she called cops, her sister said today.Shooter Sonny Archuleta, 33, was later killed by cops after a six-hour standoff, but not before his wife, Stephanie, dodged his bullets to run and get help.Corinne Wurzbacher, 30,...

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Billionaire Phillip Frost an ‘entrepreneur’s entrepreneur’

For that blind first date, a half-century ago, the young doctor, Phillip Frost, showed up at Patricia Orr’s family house in suburban New York, with an unusual gift: a miniature mushroom garden.In the 50 years since, Frost, the son of a shoe store owner, has gone on to amass a fortune of $2.4 billion, according to Forbes magazine, becoming the 188th wealthiest man in the United...

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