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What We've Found: Runaway Pruises, Foursquare, cyclones, diamonds, drug violence, etc.

POSTED: Monday, March 15, 2010, 5:19 PM
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Lara Coleman here with your noonish fix:

Cyclone Tomas hit Fiji last Monday evening, and finally the damage reports are in. The Category 4 storm closed schools, banks, and blew away houses, leaving only the strongest structures standing.

California resident James Sikes claims that his Prius sped up to 90 miles an hour on the interstate and was unable to control the speed of the vehicle despite applying heavy pressure on the breaks. Safety tests are still underway.

A lottery ticket sold in Morris County won the Powerball jackpot of $211.7 million, making New Jersey the first state to sell jackpot winners in both major multi-state lotteries.

The new cellphone app Foursquare, which allows users to broadcast their location and let their friends (or creepy perverts) track their location, attracts at least 1.6 million check-ins per week.

Yesterday, two thieves stole up to $100,000 worth of diamonds from the Franklin Mills Mall, and after driving away in a Dodge minivan, they have not been found.

Two Americans, a consulate employee and her husband, were shot to death as they left Mexico. Their children were wounded, and as of now, officials are unsure of the motive, although they suspect the gunmen are tied to the Juarez drug cartel.

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