Facebook IPO’s Youngest Victim: 11-Year-Old Investor Wants His Money BackA fifth-grade victim of last Friday's technical glitches does not ‘like’ how NASDAQ handled Facebook's IPO. ReutersFacebook shares sank on Monday in the first day of trading without the full support of the company's underwriters, leaving some investors down 25 percent from where they were Friday afternoonSam Lesser isn’t old enough to go on Facebook without his parents’ help. But he may be the youngest victim yet of the social networking site’s turbulent IPO. Lesser, an 11-year-old investor and business prodigy, tried to buy 300 shares of Facebook stock during the company’s initial public offering last week with more than $10,000 saved up from a small company he set up selling skateboards and bracelets. (MORE: 7 ... Continue reading →
Man goes to hospital with a kidney stone... and discovers he's a woman By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 11:53 EST, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 13:29 EST, 24 May 2012 A man who went to hospital with a kidney stone was stunned when a nurse gave him his results - and revealed that he was actually a woman.Steve Crecelius, a photographer from Denver, Colorado, was born with both male and female traits and had long repressed his feminine side.But after an ultrasound made the discovery, he no longer lives as a man and goes by 'Stevie' - a move that his wife and their six children support.Scroll down for video Revelation: When Steve Crecelius, left, went for an ultrasound for a kidney stone, the nurse ... Continue reading →
By Brian AlexanderProm season is packed with choices for high school students -- which dress, which tuxedo, which music, which flowers? This year, students in at least one high school will have one more choice to make: whether or not to pick up a condom or two on their way out the door. Bedford-Stuyvesant Preparatory High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. will make 500 condoms available at the school’s June 7 prom.“As they leave the prom, they are welcome to it,” school principal Darryl Rascoe said in an interview. “We are not forcing it on anybody, but we want them to have that option.”Worries about underage drinking or risky sex on prom night have prompted scores of prevention programs at schools around the country, from scheduling ... Continue reading →
TwitterFormer president Bill Clinton poses with adult film stars Tasha Reign, second from left, and Brooklyn Lee, right, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on Wednesday.By Josh Grossberg, E! OnlineHere's one constituency Bill Clinton probably doesn't mind mingling with. Across the pond for a "Night in Monaco" celeb-filled gala reception at the Casino in Monte Carlo, which was also attended by actors Diane Kruger, Joshua Jackson and Rose McGowan, the former POTUS posed for a spontaneous picture with two porn stars.MORE: Bill Clinton's "Dancing" ConfessionThe adult film industry hotties flanking the 42nd president were 23-year-old Tasha Reign and 22-year-old Brooklyn Lee -- who won the 2012 AVN Award for Best New Starlet and subsequently tweeted about meeting Clinton -- plus an unidentified third woman.GALLERY: 2012 Cannes Film ... Continue reading →
A doctor at the center of a case in which a man lost his penis has been cleared of negligence by a Miami-Dade jury.The case, reported by Gossip Extra and WPLG-ABC 10, centered around a penile implant, a resulting infection and the eventual amputation of Enrique Milla’s penis. The jury this week determined that Dr. Laurentiu Boeru, the anesthesiologist, did not play a role in the medical complications.Milla, formerly of Miami who now lives in Peru, claimed the doctor did not meet the standard of care needed. "At the end of the day, Mr. Milla walked into that hospital with a penis and now has to live the rest of his life without a penis," said Spencer Aronfeld, Milla's attorney. "And nothing that the jury ... Continue reading →
A door fell off of a jet Wednesday and crash-landed on a Hallandale Beach golf course, Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Thursday.The Canadair CL60 left Opa-locka airport Wednesday afternoon heading to Pompano Beach, when the door detached and landed on the golf course at The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, said Kathleen Bergen, a spokeswoman for FAA.The golf course, located at 501 Diplomat Parkway in Hallandale Beach, is not far from busy Hallandale Beach Boulevard, the RK Diplomat Shopping Plaza, which houses Winn-Dixie and Panera and several high-rise condominiums. The golf course is closed for maintenance.Bergen said the plane, carrying two passengers, was diverted to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, where it landed safely. This story will be updated as more information becomes available. Continue reading →
Before his 40th birthday, developer Eric Sheppard was already a budding real-estate rock star. He brought the swish Canyon Ranch resort to Miami Beach’s Carillon Hotel and built a reputation as a deep-pocketed and dependable philanthropist.But there’s one move from Sheppard’s remarkable younger days that has caused him little but grief: befriending Nevin Shapiro.Sheppard’s close relationship with one of Florida’s most notorious con artists has cost the developer roughly $2 million — $1.3 million in investment losses when Shapiro’s $930 million Ponzi scheme imploded, and the rest to the bankruptcy trustee charged with recouping funds for victims of Shapiro’s far-reaching criminal enterprise. Late Wednesday, Sheppard agreed to pay the trustee, Joel Tabas, a $700,000 settlement to resolve a federal lawsuit that alleged Sheppard was not ... Continue reading →
A three-story penthouse with 25-foot ceilings and a private pool has sold in Miami Beach for a whopping $25 million, breaking a record countywide for condos, as the high-priced real estate market continues to heat up. The five-bedroom, 7 ½-bath penthouse stretches from the 40th to the 42nd story of the Continuum, at 100 South Pointe Dr. in South Beach, offering both ocean and city views.“It’s basically a glass box in the sky, very private,” said Khashy Eyn, chief executive of New York-based Platinum Properties, which represented the seller. “Someone looking to spend this kind of money, privacy is the most important thing, and you can be anywhere in the apartment naked and no one can see you.” The unit set a new record for ... Continue reading →
