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No Debris Found At Spot Shown On Chinese Satellite Images, Malaysia Says – No signs of the missing Malaysian jetliner have been found at a location where Chinese satellite images showed what was thought to be plane debris, Malaysia’s civil aviation chief said Thursday. [fox]
Missing Jet’s Last Words Revealed – Malaysian authorities said that based on its last communication, everything appeared to be normal on board Flight 370 minutes before it went missing over the South China sea. [nyp]
Missing Airplane Flew On for Hours – Engine Data Suggest Malaysia Flight Was Airborne Long After Radar Disappearance. [wsj]
Pistorius Door Account Contradicted By Forensic Expert – Oscar Pistorius was not wearing his prosthetic legs when he smashed a locked door to reach his girlfriend, an expert told his murder trial. [bbc]
Pistorius Covers Eyes As Photo Of Blood-Smeared Bathroom Shown – Murder accused Oscar Pistorius covered his eyes as a photo showing blood smears on his toilet floor was displayed during his trial in the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday. [tlive]
Everything You Want To Know About Oscar’s Blonde Lawyer, Roxanne Adams – There seems to be a lot of chatter about the blonde lawyer in the background, typing furiously on her laptop in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial courtroom. We did some digging and found this for you. [2ov]
SA’s Kevin Anderson Beats Australian Open Champion – Kevin Anderson handed Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka his first defeat of 2014 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells ATP Masters. [enca]
Three Dead After New York City Gas Explosion Causes Building Collapse – Nine people still missing after residents report possible gas leak minutes before a blast caused a building in Harlem to collapse. [guardian]
Obama Says Crimea Crisis Can’t Be Resolved ‘With A Gun Pointed’ At Ukraine – In a joint appearance with the new Ukrainian leader, President Obama urged Russia to accept a diplomatic resolution to the standoff over Crimea. [time]
Google’s Acquisition Of Green Throttle Games Could Signal Better Native Android Gaming – Google has acquired Green Throttle Games – or at least what was left of the company after it essentially shut down late last year. [techcrunch]
Libyan PM Flees Country After Tanker Escapes Rebel-Held Port – Former Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan sought refuge in Europe on Wednesday after parliament voted him out for failing to stop rebels independently exporting oil in a challenge to Libya’s fragile unity. [reuters]
Mussolini Family Tied to Underage Sex Ring – An underage prostitution racket serving Italy’s elite has been smashed by Italian police who claim the husband of Benito Mussolini’s granddaughter was among the clients. [beast]
‘Between Two Ferns’ Helps Drive 40% More Visits To Obama’s Healthcare.gov – Traffic to Healthcare.gov was 40% higher on Tuesday than the day prior, after President Obama made a surprise appearance on web series Between Two Ferns with comedian Zach Galifianakis to promote the federal online insurance marketplace. [mash]
Earth Has A Secret Reservoir Of Water, Say Scientists – 150 years ago, in “Journey to the Centre of the Earth”, French science-fiction forerunner Jules Verne pictured a vast sea that lay deep under our planet’s surface. Today, that strange and haunting image has found an unexpected echo in a scientific paper. [afp]
Student Who Sued Parents For Support, Returns Home – The teenage student who sued to get her parents to support her after she moved out of their home has reunited with them, and the family is now asking for privacy. [cbc]
Win A 2014 Harley Davidson Fat Bob With Jack Daniel’s [Video] – Picture yourself driving off into the sunset, a thundering Harley strapped between your legs. Buying a bottle of the world’s leading Tennessee whiskey puts you in line to win a 2014 Harley Davidson Fat Bob worth R200,000! This is how you do it. [2ov]
Taylor Swift Cuts Off Former Best Friend Selena Gomez After She Gets Back Together With Justin Bieber – If Justin Bieber is your boyfriend, Taylor Swift would let you go! The “Red” singer, 24, has distanced herself from former best friend Selena Gomez after the Disney star reconnected with her infamous ex-boyfriend, 20. [usmag]
Inside Kim And Kanye’s Prenup – Among the prenup details, for every year Kim is married to Kanye, she will get $1 million, capped at $10 million. [celebslam]
Man Dies From Biting His Nails – A man died from a heart attack after biting his nails until they bled. John Gardener’s habit had become so severe the infection turned sceptic and caused a fatal heart attack just days after his 40th birthday. [mirror]
Adriana Lima Sexy in Victoria’s Secret March 2014 – Adriana Lima poses for Victoria’s Secret March 2014. [egotas]
FYI, Hymens Don’t Break — Here’s Some Real Talk About That ‘Pop Your Cherry’ Myth – Here’s some education-fact-real-talk about the “pop your cherry” myth from video blogger Laci Green. She hopes to dispel some widely held misconceptions about vaginas. I wish all sex education were as fun as this. [upw]
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There are a number of ongoing deals setup at our various exclusive partners. We get emailed regularly to remind the readers about these various discounts and specials. They’re all pretty fantastic and worth knowing about – so we thought we would leave them here, out of your way at the bottom of the Morning Spice, should you ever need to find the one you’re looking for 😉
R2,999 / Month For A Brand New MINI – The product range at MINI is diverse, to say the least. That’s why we’ve managed to structure a special deal for those of you desperate to join the MINI family, but are struggling to pull it together. [check it out]
50% Off At Grootbos Private Luxury Lodge, Just 2 Hours Out Of Cape Town – Finally the last minute deal returns! If you book at Grootbos within 48 hours of arrival, you get 50% off your booking. That’s a VERY healthy discount – especially for a 5-star luxury surrounded by the splendour of nature. [check it out]
First Month Storage Space Only R1 At Stor-Age – Whether you need a locker for a bicycle or a garage for your house contents, Stor-age has the space you need. And they’re offering a special R1 for the first month deal – no strings attached! You can take you stauff out after one month – no problem! [check it out]
Case Of Pierre Jourdan MCC for Only R600 – For something that usually sells in high-end restaurants for R250+ it’s nice to know you can order Pierre Jourdan Cuvee Brut for only R100 a bottle. [check it out]
Get R150 Off Your First Uber Ride – If you haven’t tried Uber yet, you’re making a mockery of yourself. Stop riding cheap unreliable taxis with drivers who don’t know if they’re coming or going. Give yourself the private driver treatment with Uber and get R180 off your first ride! Sign up and boom, you’re done! [check it out]
30% Off Beats By Dre Headphones – Beats by Dre is a partner of 2oceansvibe and that’s why we’ve made sure our readers should be looked after when they want to buy a pair. 30% off is the deal we got for you. Enjoy it! [check it out]
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