The Big Bang Theory Stars Talk Huge Ratings

With an average of 18 million viewers tuning in every Thursday night, The Big Bang Theory has become ratings gold for CBS. Despite six years of continued success, the cast of TV's #1 comedy tell ET they're still trying to wrap their heads around the extreme popularity of their show.Pics: Star Sightings! "When we hit 10 million a couple of years ago, Kaley [Cuoco] hunted me down at the gym to...

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CIA pick the drone ranger

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s pick to run the CIA defended the administration’s extensive use of drones to kill terrorists abroad — as senators overseeing his confirmation pushed for answers about the killings.“What we were trying to do in this administration is to take every measure possible to protect the lives of American citizens whether it be abroad...

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Miami startup that turns text to video receives $1 million in seed funding

Guide, a new technology startup based in Miami, announced Tuesday it has closed a $1 million round of seed funding from investors including the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Sapient Corp., MTV founder Bob Pitman, actor and producer Omar Epps, and early Google employee Steve Schimmel. The Knight Foundation is supporting Guide through its new early-stage venture...

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Judge angered after learning mentally ill Miami man was placed in assisted living facility, and escaped

After Cristobal Abreu was arrested when he allegedly stabbed a Hialeah SWAT officer with a large barbecue fork in December 2009, doctors deemed his mind too ravaged by mental illness to stand trial.For years, he bounced around mental-health facilities.Then a stay at a Miami Gardens assisted-living facility, where funds for his medications ran out and his mental state deteriorated,...

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Justin Timberlake Reveals New Album Cover for 20 20 Experience

We're one step closer to The 20/20 Experience!Justin Timberlake just dropped a major treat for his fans on Twitter, revealing the cover art and tracklisting to his upcoming solo album, The 20/20 Experience."I wanted you guys to see this first!!!," wrote Timberlake with a link to the cover (featuring the singer dressed to the nines behind a phoropter) and song titles.Pics: Justin & Jessica's Long...

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NYPD Daily Blotter

Manhattan Police are looking for a well-dressed bandit who robbed an Upper East Side bank, authorities said. The suspect (pictured) went into the Valley National Bank on Third Avenue at East 88th Street at around 3:40 p.m. Jan. 28 and passed a demand note along with a plastic bag to the teller, police said. The teller filled the bag with an unknown amount...

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Greenberg Traurig shuffles leadership

Law firm Greenberg Traurig on Tuesday announced a new management lineup that includes naming Hilarie Bass as the first female president in the firm’s history.Bass, one of the firm’s Miami shareholders, most recently had been global operating shareholder. She will share the presidency with Brian L. Duffy, a Denver shareholder who has been global litigation chair, a position...

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Miami Heat has scholarships for graduation high school seniors

The Miami Heat is offering South Florida high school seniors college scholarships for the 2013-2014 school year.Four scholarships of $2,500 each will go to seniors who excel in academics and community service.One of the four scholarships is reserved for a student who plays sports. Applicants must have at least a 3.2 grade point average by their final semester...

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Bachelor Recap: Tierra a Victim of the Elements Again

Tonight's episode marks the second time Bachelor contestant Tierra has been in need of rescue from her Prince Charming (and an EMT crew), for those keeping score.The rugged outdoors was the theme of Tuesday's show, as the girls were split apart into two one-on-one dates and a group date involving the treacherous elements of snowy Alberta, Canada.Pics: 'The Bachelor' Scorecard (Did the Relationships...

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Valentine ‘be mine’ gold mine

Cupid is making a comeback.Nearly one out of four Americans — 23 percent — will spend more on this Valentine’s Day than they did last year. Altogether, 82 percent said they would shell out at least as much as when they celebrated the most romantic day of the year in 2012, a survey by CreditDonkey found.For men, that means an average of $84.39. Women expect...

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