May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Mexico arrests Cancun mayor on drug charges

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CANCUN, Mexico—The mayor of the resort of Cancun has been arrested on drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime charges. A spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office says Gregorio Sanchez was arrested on the federal […] […]

PARADISE – Up in flames

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by Sandrea; As flames shoot up in Kingston, and more that 60 or so people dead, one cannot help but wonder what would have happen if the Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke situation was handled differently. The […] […]

Bristol internet romeo ‘Mr Cheerful” jailed for conning 12 women

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A CONMAN who swindled £20,000 out of 12 single women he met via internet dating sites has been jailed for three years. Self-employed tyre-fitter David Brice, from Fishponds Road, gave himself the name “Mr Cheerful” […] […]

US to lift ban on gays in military

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THE US congress is poised to repeal a 17-year-old law that bans openly homosexual people serving in the military, after a deal between the White House and political leaders on Capitol Hill. A vote on […] […]

HIV acrobat remanded in custody

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A CIRCUS acrobat accused of knowingly spreading HIV by having unprotected sex with women will remain in custody until next month. Godfrey Zaburoni, 31, has faced the Southport Magistrates Court on one charge of causing […] […]

Child rape case leads to calls for reform

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LONDON: Demands were made in Britain yesterday for sweeping reform of the way young children are dealt with in the criminal courts after two boys aged 10 and 11 were found guilty of attempting to […] […]

Spooked phone bosses suspend 0888 888 888 – after everyone who owns it dies

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A mobile phone company was forced to suspend one of its numbers – after everyone assigned it dies. The first person to own the number 0888 888 888 was Bulgarian Mobitel CEO Vladimir Grashnov, who […] […]

Deadly bug found in Australia

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A HOSPITAL bug that has killed thousands of people overseas has been found for the first time in Australia. The highly infectious and potentially deadly strain of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has been found in […] […]

State to consider marked driver’s licenses for sex offenders.

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SAN DIEGO — The father of a 14-year-old San Diego-area girl who was raped and murdered backed legislation today to require marked driver’s licenses for registered sex offenders in California. Maurice Dubois announced his support […] […]

Two dead after plane crash in Markham

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At least two people are dead after a fiery plane crash in Markham Tuesday afternoon, city officials say. The pilot, a person from Burlington, and at least one passenger were killed when the plane crashed […] […]