Monthly Archives: February 2012

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Mexico ended 2009 with a record number of drug-related deaths, greatly surpassing the then-record tally reached in 2008, unofficial counts indicate. The government has not released official figures, but national media say 7,600 Mexicans lost their lives in the war on drugs in 2009. Mexican President Felipe Calderon said earlier this year that 6,500 Mexicans [...]

Before the ball drops, Funk Flex got some things to get off his chest via his Twitter account. RapRadar [...]

Earlier this month, Susan Boyle’s album, I Dreamed A Dream became the third highest selling debut. In seven days, the LP sold 701,000 copies. Currently, 50 Cent holds the crown for moving 827,000 duplicates of Get Rich Or Die Tryin’. Back in ‘93, Snoop Dogg set the tone by scanning 803,000 units of Doggystyle. At [...]

Minute organs hidden deep within the ear appear to directly alter blood flow to the brain, scientists have revealed. Until now, experts thought the inner ear’s job was to control balance alone. But the Harvard Medical School team, working with Nasa, found the balance organs also affect brain blood flow in their study involving 24 [...]

For U.S. Representative Ron Paul, the ninth time may be the charm. After fighting for decades to increase scrutiny of the Federal Reserve or abolish it, the Texas Republican’s proposal requiring audits of the central bank’s interest-rate decisions is getting traction. The long-shot 2008 presidential candidate whose anti-tax, anti-government politics struck a chord with a [...]

GAINESVILLE, Fla.(AP)—While his coaching successes mounted and his tough-as-nails reputation grew, Urban Meyer admits there was one thing he didn’t pay much attention to – his health. That hit home when chest pains sent him to the hospital after Alabama beat his Florida Gators in the Southeastern Conference championship game on Dec. 5. And so [...]

Don’t miss the premiere of Jay-Z’s new video “On To The Next One” featuring Swizz Beatz. The video will air during “NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly” on Thursday, December 31. The show will broadcast in high definition from the middle of the world’s most famous New Year’s Eve destination, Times Square in New [...]

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has branded a priest who advised needy people to shoplift from large retailers as “misguided and foolish”. Father Tim Jones, parish priest of St Lawrence and St Hilda in York, said stealing from big chains was often the best option for vulnerable people. His comments were made in a [...]

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Iran’s central bank has said defaced banknotes are to be made invalid, after the appearance of opposition slogans on money, local media report. They quote bank official Ebrahim Darvishi as saying that people possessing defaced banknotes should exchange them by 8 January. It was difficult to distinguish genuine defaced notes from fakes, he added. Messages [...]