NY judge orders Argentina to immediately pay foreign debts, including money owed to hedgie Singer

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina has finally run out of wiggle room in a billion-dollar showdown over foreign debts unpaid since the country's world-record default a decade ago, and the stakes couldn't be higher for President Cristina Fernandez.Late Wednesday night, a federal Court of Appeals judge in New York ordered Argentina to pay immediately and...

Read More..

Black Friday is creeping into Thanksgiving evening

Marling Sequeira has her Thanksgiving all planned: turkey, trimmings and pumpkin pie at her boyfriend’s in Miami, then a moonlit drive to Walmart to snag a 72-inch Samsung TV on sale for $800.“It’s more exciting at midnight,” said Sequeira, 22, a medical assistant who is moving into a new Brickell-area apartment with her boyfriend on Friday. “Besides that, the specials are...

Read More..

Arsht Center flood repairs top $4 million

The cost of fixing the damage caused by flooding at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year has crept up to $4.35 million, though county officials say that could still go up as the final bill is tallied.County commissioners authorized up to $5 million for repairs at the county-owned center, which is run by the Performing Arts Center Trust.In a...

Read More..

Microsoft vs. Google trial over patents finishes up

SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Google expert witness testified on Tuesday that Microsoft will make roughly $ 94 billion in revenue through 2017 from its Xbox game console and Surface tablet that use Google‘s patented wireless technology.Michael Dansky, an expert for Google‘s Motorola Mobility unit, testified on the last day of a high stakes trial over patents...

Read More..

Elizabeth Taylor Biopic 'Liz and Dick' Cast on Lindsay Lohan

The hyped Lifetime movie Liz & Dick on the lives of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton will make its debut this weekend. While the hype surrounding the film is mainly generated by the recent tribulations of the actress who portrays Taylor, her co-stars reveal that her portrayal in the media may not be justified by her true persona."I adore her. She's just so talented and she really is a genuinely...

Read More..

Christie's favorability rating up more than 15 points among NJ voters following Sandy: poll

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie continues to receive strong support from the state's registered voters for his leadership during Superstorm Sandy.A Rutgers-Eagleton Poll release Wednesday shows Christie's favorability rating is 67 percent among registered voters, up more than 15 points from before the storm.Eighty-one percent of the voters...

Read More..

Hottest tech products of fall 2012

Every year we roll out our fall list of the products getting the most attention from readers, and every year it ends up being a list dominated by phones. But not this year. No, this time you guys are spicing things up with a surprising mix of products. Here’s what’s getting your attention right now. Sony Vaio Tap 20 Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 (Very good) ...

Read More..

Kendall man confesses to suffocating, raping wife and 8-year-old daughter, police say

A Kendall man confessed to suffocating his wife and raping her 8-year-old daughter inside a West Miami-Dade home, police say.Alberto Sierra, 28, was charged early Tuesday with the murder of Gladys Machado and her two young daughters, whose bodies were found inside the bedroom closet of a home last week. Machado was also raped, according to an arrest report.The shocking details...

Read More..

Smash Season 2 Trailer

Fade in on a girl, with a hunger for fame and a face and a name to remember. The premise remains the same, but for Smash's second season, another girl is getting thrown into the mix as Karen and Ivy will also be matching wits with Veronica Moore, a two-time Tony winner, played by Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson.RELATED - Smash Stages Will & Grace ReunionJ. Hud is not the only new face taking the...

Read More..

Armed man attacks US Embassy guard in Tel Aviv

REUTERSAn Israeli police officer (right) stands beside a man who was arrested in an attack near the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv. The man stabbed a security guard, wounding him, but cops say the attack had nothing to do with recent unrest in the country.JERUSALEM — A knife and ax-wielding Israeli man attacked and lightly wounded a security guard at the U.S....

Read More..