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Behold! The BK Rib!

There's a new rib in town.

Burger King has announced the BK Rib sandwich and it's already causing quite a stir among curious fast-food fans.

The sandwich, officially part of BK's summer barbecue menu, features a "juicy boneless rib patty with a sweet and tangy barbecue sauce, topped with sweet pickles and served on a warm toasted artisan style bun."

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Burger King is making a turkey burger.

If you think Burger King is getting light and healthy with its new spring menu, think again.

The Miami-based fast-food company has launched a series of lighter-sounding options -- including a revamp of the veggie burger that's been an on-again/off-again part of BK's menu for some time. The menu, which is available for a limited time at participating BK restaurants, includes a fire-grilled turkey burger, a veggie burger, chipotle chicken sandwiches and wraps, iced teas, and a piña colada smoothie.

For those of you not into anything even remotely healthy-sounding, BK is also introducing a chipotle Whopper, loaded tater tots filled with bacon and cheese, and a bacon-and-cheddar-stuffed burger topped with onion rings -- because more is, apparently, more.

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Burger King Twitter Account -- all Mickey D!

Holy Burger Wars! Short Order just learned that Burger King's Twitter Account has been hacked.

Instead of extolling the virtues of Whoppers and Chicken Philly sandwiches, the @BurgerKing account is now all about the love of Mickey D's!

We're actually about 100 percent certain that even though Ronald is a clown, he's not behind these antics... though, it's pretty funny!

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Miami-based Burger King is cutting ties with a United Kingdom meat supplier found to be using horse meat to "beef up" its products.

Burgers from processors Liffey Meats and Silvercrest Foods in Ireland and Dalepak Hambleton in Britain tested positive for horse DNA, according to Reuters. Part-horse patties were also sent to grocery chains throughout the UK.

The scandal sent shockwaves through the nation's multibillion-dollar beef industry, but other than being gross by American standards, it almost seems like no big deal. The UK sends "thousands of horses a year abroad to be killed for meat," according to a story in USA Today.

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All photos by Laine Doss

BK's new chicken Philly cheese steak

In an effort to regain the number two title in the fast food world, Burger King has experimented with some new ideas lately.

The fast food giant has gotten rid of the creepy plastic king mascot (good idea), started delivery service (great idea), and added a plethora of new food items like kung pao sauce, chicken nuggets (yes, this is technically new for the "King"), molten fudge bites, and a chicken Philly cheese sandwich.

The items haven't been launched nationwide yet. Miami is a test-market city, so we receive these goodies before much of the country.

You may recall that BK tested several items in 2012, including a fruit smoothie (surprisingly good), sweet potato fries (also good), and a bacon/hot fudge/caramel sundae (both a hit and a miss).

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How do these new items fare? In the name of science, we tried them. And yes, we understand that this is fast food and not DB Bistro Moderne. But a buck's a buck and you still have to get taste and value for your dollar. Here's what we found:

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Miami-based Burger King is in the news again, not because of its food, but because of a senseless murder.

Jose Reyes Mejia-Varela, the former manager of a BK located in Maryland, has pleaded guilty to the murder of Jacinta "Patty" Ayala, assistant manager at the same location.

Ayala, 32, was the mother of three and gunned down by Mejia-Varela during an early morning robbery. The former manager had snuck into the empty restaurant in order to steal money from the safe. His code had been disabled, so he apparently lay in wait, and when Ayala showed up to work, he forced her to use her code and made off with over $2300 in cash - but not before shooting Ayala dead.

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The Windows 7 Whopper. Seven patties, one artery.

It's hard to believe that the Whopper, Burger King's gigantic meat sandwich, turns 55 in December.

The sandwich made its debut back in 1957 with the same beef patty, tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, onions, mayo and ketchup that the classic edition features today The only change was the addition of sesame seeds to the bun back in the '70s.

To celebrate the occasion, Burger King is offering a second Whopper for 55 cents when one is purchased at regular price, along with retro packaging and some new limited edition items like the Wisconsin white cheddar Whopper and the angry Whopper, habanero cheese and jalapenos. The offer runs today through Sunday, December 9 and no coupon is necessary.

We figured the Whopper needed a much better celebration, so we've put together 5.5 of the most ridiculous moments in Whopper history. Hey Burger King -- happy birthday!

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Two Miami Burger Kings were robbed at gunpoint.

Two Miami Burger Kings were targeted by an armed robber late last night, using the drive-thru windows as a point of entry.

According to CBS Miami, two different Burger Kings within three miles of each other were targeted for robbery.

Though the robberies seem identical, Miami police have not yet confirmed whether the same person was responsible for both robberies.

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A few weeks ago, Short Order gave the new Burger King delivery service a test run and determined there may be a few kinks still left to work out. We did like the new packaging that keeps the fries and burgers crisp and warm, but the delivery took an hour during the middle of the day. Perhaps in an attempt to address the delay, Burger King recently announced plans to hire 100 new drivers for the delivery service. The service had its test run here in Miami and in Washington, DC starting in October.

This week, the Miami-based worldwide fast food eatery announced delivery expansion to Houston and New York City. Houston was selected due to its high demand for delivery service in a city that is spread out over 656.3 square miles. In expanding to NYC, Burger King is showing signs that it is very serious about succeeding in delivery in the United States as it already has in countries like Turkey, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Brazil. The NYC delivery market is the most competitive in the country, with McDonald's already having years under its belt with its delivery service in Manhattan.

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All photos by Laine Doss

BK in the house... or office... or apartment.

Each week, the Short Order writers get together to share story ideas.

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During our meeting, the subject of Burger King's new delivery service came up. While the service, still in its beta test phase doesn't deliver to all of Miami, the Miami New Times was, indeed, in a delivery zone.

It was decided then and there that a group of food bloggers would have a communal lunch of burgers, chicken nuggets, and french fries. With that, I proceeded to place the order. Here's what happened:

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