Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, ranked the world’s richest man byForbes magazine on Wednesday, built his $53.5-billion empire by buying and turning around a creaking state monopoly and myriad other companies.
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What’s Beef? Lohan Suing E*Trade for 100 Million
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Actress Lindsay Lohan is suing the financial company E*Trade for 100 million dollars claiming a commercial about a “milkaholic” baby named Lindsay is based on her.
Selling The Texas Rangers
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Is the MLB franchise worth its hefty price tag?
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Luxury Cars And The Recession: What Gives?
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Toyota’s recalls and the global recession may be casting a shadow over the Geneva Motor Show, but the high end market is helping to keep up the glitz and glamour.
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Vancouver Olympics: Was It Worth The Cost?
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
The Games left behind an impressive amount of infrastructure improvements in Vancouver. Top, the Olympic Village; bottom, the Richmond Olympic Oval; right, the Sea to Sky highway.
Nas IRS Debt Totals More than $3 Million
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Nas’ troubles with the Internal Revenue Service have reached a new level, with the Queensbridge rapper’s debt amounting to more than $3 million.
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Muammar Al-Gaddafi Declares Jihad Against The Swiss
Friday, February 26th, 2010
Libya’s relations with Switzerland broke down in 2008 when one of Colonel Gaddafi’s sons, Hannibal, was arrested in a Geneva hotel and charged with assaulting a member of his staff.
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50 Cent Sued Over Sex Tape With Rick Ross’ Baby Momma
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Whats Beef? The mother of Rick Ross’ daughter is suing 50 Cent for disseminating her private sex tape over the Internet last year.
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Trey Songz: “I Will Make My Mark” On The Blueprint 3 Tour
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Trey Songz enjoyed the biggest year of his career in 2009. Now, he’s touring with two of the biggest rappers in the game, Jay-Z and Young Jeezy. The Blueprint 3 tour stops in New Orleans tonight, and Atlanta and Greensboro, N.C., over the weekend before hitting New York City’s Madison Square Garden on March 2.
Lingerie Model Runs One Of World’s Largest Drug Gangs
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Angie Sanselmente Valencia
An international arrest warrant has been issued for the 30-year-old, who is suspected of recruiting beautiful women and using them to move drugs to Europe and North America.
Coup Plot Claim
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
BBC NEWS
Some 40 people, including several top military figures, have been arrested in Turkey over an alleged coup plot dating back to 2003, Turkish media report.
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Shyne Goes Def
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Def Jam CEO, L.A. Reid traveled to Belize yesterday (Feb. 22) to sign perhaps the most heavily recruited rapper since rookie sensation Drake decided to make Motown Universal his home: veteran New York rhymer, Shyne.
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Picture Of The Day : Hurt Locker
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
It’s Tuesday, lets GET IT! GRiND365 baby!
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Ohno Skates Into History Books
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Apolo Anton Ohno stands alone as the most decorated Winter Olympian in American history. Ohno took bronze in the men’s 1,000 meter final Saturday. The medal is his seventh, breaking the record of six he shared with Bonnie Blair.
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Drake’s Concert Tour Scam
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Drake’s name is seemingly everywhere these days, but fans eager to cop tickets for his next show should be careful they’re not being duped into being somewhere he’s not.
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Family Household Debt Soars
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
“got yo’ pockets like rabbit ears…”
CBC News
Canadian household debt soared to a record average of $96,000 last year, and more families were behind in paying their mortgages, according to a study by the Vanier Institute of the Family.
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