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In Grand Theft Auto Online, players have the freedom to explore alone or with friends, work cooperatively to complete missions, band together to participate in activities and ambient events, or compete in traditional game modes with the entire community, all with the personality and refined mechanics of Grand Theft Auto V.

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Death Toll in Egypt Climbs Over 500

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August 15, 2013

CAIRO — The death toll from Egypt’s bloody crackdown on supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, soared beyond 500 on Thursday with more than 3,700 people injured.

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250 Homicides In Chicago To Date

By GWOP

August 15, 2013

Chicago logged its 250th homicide of 2013 over this past week when an 18-year-old was shot to death in Woodlawn.

Chicago reached 250 homicides in 2012 on June 24 and in 2011 on Aug. 3.

Homicides are down year-to-date 23 percent versus 2012 and 4 percent compared to 2011.

source: [RedEye]

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Hennessy & Jonathan Mannion’s “Beyond The Covers” Exhibit

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Jonathan Mannion

The Ohio native arrived in New York in the early 90s and his goal was to photograph the key players on the American hip hop scene: “My goal was to photograph all of the up-and-coming rap superstars of the time. No one had ever done it before”, he explains about his artistic approach.
20 years later, Jonathan Mannion has met and photographed artists who are icons of their generation, those who have left a mark on the history of the most important musical trend since Rock & Roll.

Detroit Lions Worth $900 Million, only NFL Team losing money

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According to the Forbes rankings, which are based on estimates, the Detroit Lions are worth $900 million, with $248 million in revenue and an operating income of minus -$3.5 million. In comparison, the Dallas Cowboys, the most NFL valuable team, are worth $2.3 billion, with $539 million in revenue and an operating income of $250.7 million

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Call Of Duty Ghost [trailer]

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Eminem

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Call of Duty Ghost trailer featuring new music from Detroit rapper Eminem

Average Cost To Raise A Kid: $241,080

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It will cost an estimated $241,080 for a middle-income couple to raise a child born last year for 18 years, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday. That’s up almost 3% from 2011 and doesn’t include the cost of college.

At the same time, wages aren’t keeping up. The country’s median annual household income has fallen by more than $4,000 since 2000, after adjusting for inflation, and many of the jobs lost during the recent recession have been replaced with lower-wage positions

source: CNNMoney

Sheryl Sandberg sells $91 million of Facebook stock

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The Facebook (FB) chief operating officer and author of “Lean In” sold nearly 2.4 million shares of the social network’s stock last week at an average price of $38 per share, according to a regulatory filing.

It amounts to about $91 million.

Checkout Sheryl Sandberg’s TED Talk on “Women Leaders” below:

CNN Embarks on $15 Million Web Redesign

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