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Beyoncé Predicted Her Own Superstardom 15 Years Ago

The 2001 Destiny’s Child album Survivor was a blueprint for the global power Beyoncé would go on to achieve.

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Big Sean Talks Sophomore Album & Says He Can ‘Outrap’ Drake

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After being praised by fans and even a well-known rapper like Royce Da 5’9 for his verse on Drake‘s “All Me” track, Big Sean felt…

Big Sean Talks Sophomore Album & Says He Can ‘Outrap’ Drake

Jermaine Dupri & Rico Love to Captain Teams for the AND1 Summer Remix Tournament

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The AND1 apparel and sneaker brand and event partner IMG Worldwide, the global sports, fashion and media company, today announced a mixture of music and…

Jermaine Dupri & Rico Love to Captain Teams for the AND1 Summer Remix Tournament

One Direction Hits The Road In ‘1D3D’ Trailer

Watch the global pop sensation become a family in first official trailer for Morgan Spurlock’s documentary. By Josh Wigler Harry Styles in “One Direction 3D” Photo: Sony

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Which New Actress Grossed Over $1 Billion at the Box Office This Year?

Ready for some shocking monetary figures that will put your $9/hour filing paychecks to shame? According to Forbes, Leonardo DiCaprio grossed $1.1 billion at the global box office in 2011 thanks to the fearsome twosome of Shutter Island and Inception . Okay, maybe DiCaprio’s perch on top of this year’s highest-grossing list is not that shocking. What is surprising, though, is which young actress finished just behind the actor, grossing over $1 billion. Any guesses?

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To Letterman’s Annoyance, His Mom Won’t Blame Global Warming for Warm Days in Indianapolis

As the long holiday weekend comes to an end, catching up with a humorous, seemingly spontaneous, moment on the last fresh Late Show before Thanksgiving. David Letterman is a big believer in cataclysmic predictions about global warming, but on Wednesday’s program his mom, Dorothy, rejected his proposition that global warming was to blame for some unseasonably warm days in Indianapolis — prompting her disappointed son to shake his head in disapproval. Dorothy, better known as “Dave’s mom,” appears annually from her kitchen in suburban Indianapolis to let her son guess the types of pies she’s baked for Thanksgiving. This year, the 89-year-old remarked “it's been unseasonably warm,” leading her son to assert “that's that climate change. It's the global warming . You know that, mom? Do you believe in the climate change, in the global warming?” To which, Dorothy Letterman innocently responded: “Not really.” read more

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Global CO2 Emissions to Hit Record High After Record Low in 2009

Photo: brownpau , Flickr, CC Worldwide carbon emissions sank to their lowest levels since 1999 last year, due to the global economic recession. Emissions dipped 1.3%, which is actually a smaller decline than many experts had anticipated. And alas, the respite is to be short lived: 2010 is already on track to break new world records for carbon emissions. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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2010 Is Now Tied For Hottest Year on Record (So Far)

photo: Pranav Yaddanapudi via flickr New NOAA temperature data has been released including August temperatures and this year’s record-setting global trend continues: “For January-August 2010, the global land and ocean surface temperature of 14.7°C tied with 1998 as the warmest January-August period on record. This value is 0.67°C above the 20th century average.” August itself went down in history as being among the warmest recorded as well…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Video: John Holdren Says Lets Use Cap and Trade Taxes to Give Money to Other Countries

The Obama administration’s top science advisor, John Holdren, was caught on tape advocating for global wealth redistribution back in 2008. In this clip, unearthed by Eyeblast.tv, Holdren says that we should use tax revenue from a cap and trade type bill to pay other countries in the global south. Make sure you read this article from CNSNews.com for more details on Holdren’s radical views.

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Mounting Accusations of Excessive Policing at G20

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is critical of the “unprecedented, disproportionate and, at times, unconstitutional” policing at the global summit in Toronto.

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