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U2 YouTube Concert Attracted 10 Million Streams, 188 Nations

The live U2 streamed concert over YouTube happened earlier in the week, and the Internet is still alive. Barely, maybe, but it’s still humming along. It’s being described as the largest concert to ever be streamed over the ‘Net and now that the numbers are in, we’re even more impressed

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U2 YouTube Concert Attracted 10 Million Streams, 188 Nations

Lady Gaga Says Monster Ball Tour Shows Her ‘Evolution’

Monster Ball is about ‘how I’ve changed over the years,’ singer says. By James Dinh Lady Gaga Photo: Douglas Mason/Getty Images Whether parading around with her disco stick or staging her own death at the VMAs, Lady Gaga knows how to put on a visually enticing show

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Tokio Hotel Offer Some Tips For Dressing Like Them On Halloween

Bill Kaulitz says fans just need a Mohawk, some makeup and ‘a leather jacket.’ By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Tim Kash Tokio Hotel Photo: MTV News Halloween is almost upon us, and there are several celebrities out there who would be perfect inspirations for your Halloween costume. Sure, you can dress like Bella and Edward from “Twilight,” or you could even dress like Lady Gaga (more on that Friday).

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Jay-Z Wants To Make Time For ‘Real As It Gets’ Video With Young Jeezy

Plus: Maino tells Mixtape Daily he’s the ‘most consistent new artist from New York.’ By Shaheem Reid Jay-Z Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/ Getty Images There’s a lot of big mixtape news this week, including our full report Friday on Lil Wayne’s No Ceilings tape . Make sure to come back later for a nice exclusive for your weekend. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, here’s a little jewel from our sit-down with Jay-Z

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Jay-Z Wants To Make Time For ‘Real As It Gets’ Video With Young Jeezy

The stats are in: no global cooling

The idea that the world is now cooling has been repeated in opinion columns, talk radio, pundit television and more. After a poll was released last week indicating that only 57 percent of Americans now believe there is strong scientific evidence for global warming, which is down from 77 percent in 2006, Seth Borenstein from the Associated Press decided to check out what the statistics are really saying about global warming or cooling.

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The stats are in: no global cooling

Sneaking across border turning deadlier

PHOENIX – The number of immigrants who died while sneaking across Mexico's border with America is expected to surpass the previous year's total, even as fewer people are getting caught entering the country illegally.

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Sneaking across border turning deadlier

Is Lil Wayne Poised To Reclaim His Hottest MCs In The Game Crown?

Cash Money artist Jay Sean says 2007 champ Weezy is ‘still very hungry.’ By Shaheem Reid Lil Wayne Photo: Rahman Dukes/MTV Lil Wayne became MTV’s very first Hottest MC in the Game back in 2007 . Weezy — with no album, a million mixtape tracks and guest appearances and a palpable buzz as big as the Louisiana Superdome — dominated the list, beating out T.I. and the Game for top spot.

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Is Lil Wayne Poised To Reclaim His Hottest MCs In The Game Crown?

Italy grapples With priest sex abuse

VERONA, Italy — It happened night after night, the deaf man said, sometimes in the priest's bedroom, sometimes in the bathroom, even in the confessional.

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Italy grapples With priest sex abuse

New poll: 77% support "choice" of public option

More than three out of every four Americans feel it is important to have a “choice” between a government-run health care insurance option and private coverage, according to a public opinion poll released on Thursday. A new study by SurveyUSA puts support for a public option at a robust 77 percent, one percentage point higher than where it stood in June.

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Verizon drops smartphone prices across the board

According to BoyGeniusReport , Verizon has slashed the prices of their current smartphone line, bringing most to $99 USD with two-year contract. BGR speculates that an entire new line of smartphones are headed our way soon, and the price cuts will help clear out inventory.

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Verizon drops smartphone prices across the board