Gran Caribe Real Hotel’s Beach Stolen

Posted on July 31st, 2009 by Andrea

 
Five people were detained for stealing sand from the sea floor and pumping it onto the beach in front of the Gran Caribe Hotel in Cancun, Mexico.
The powder-white sand beach in front of the hotel was closed and ringed by crime-scene tape, guarded by gun-toting sailors on Thursday.
“Today we made the decision to close this [...]

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Man Dies in Chocolate

Posted on July 9th, 2009 by Andrea

Vincent Smith II died around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday after falling into a vat of melting chocolate at a New Jersey chocolate processing plant.
The 29-year-old man was dumping raw chocolate into the 8 feet deep, 14 feet long and 6 feet wide vat when he fell from a nine-foot platform.
The vat was churning a batch of [...]

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iPhone 3.0 Update Released Today

Posted on June 17th, 2009 by Missy

If you already have an iPhone, today is the day to download your free iPhone 3.0 update right from Apple’s website.  With all of the new features that this update will give you, it is almost as good as getting a new toy!
Some exciting feature include cut, copy & paste, landscape keyboard, send MMS messages [...]

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Happy National Donut Day! FREEBIES

Posted on June 5th, 2009 by Missy

Seriously, we never knew that there was such thing as National Donut Day, but today is the day to celebrate donuts.  Thinking this might be something new, we were wrong.  It all began back in 1938 as a fundraiser for the Salvation Army.
This is as great a reason as any to run to your local [...]

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Lil Wayne: Diamond Teeth and Court Dates (Photo)

Posted on March 6th, 2009 by Missy

Rapper Lil Wayne has filled his mouth with $150,000 worth of diamonds.  The gems are permanent and have caused the celeb to become obsessed with brushing.
Afraid that his jewels will fall out, Lil Wayne is very cautious about what he eats and brushes after every meal.  The diamonds can be removed at any time but [...]

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