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Listing of the world's most violent cities. Rank City Country Homicides(2017) Population(2017) Homicidesper 100,000 1 Los Cabos  Mexico 365 328,245 111.33 2 Caracas  Venezuela 3,387 3,046,104 111.19 3 Acapulco  Mexico 910 853,646 106.63 4 Natal  Brazil 1,378 1,343,573 102.56 5 Tijuana  Mexico 1,897 1,882,492 100.77 6 La Paz  Mexico 259 305,455 84.79 7 Fortaleza  Brazil 3,270 3,917,279 83.48 8 Ciudad Victoria  Mexico 301 361,078 83.32 9 Ciudad Guayana  Venezuela 728 906,879 80.28 10 Belém  Brazil 1,743 2,441,761 71.38 11 Vitória da Conquista  Brazil 245 348,718 70.26 12 Culiacán  Mexico 671 957,613 70.10 13 St. Louis  United States 205 311,404 65.83...

The Big 12 may not have a bigger stage the rest of the regular season than it did on Saturday afternoon. The Red River Showdown actually resembled a Shootout, the old name before it got changed in the name of political correctness. It was quintessential Big 12 – 93 points, 1,033 yards and a breathtaking ending when Texas won, 48-45, on a field goal with nine seconds left. Texas pulling the upset of the No. 7 Sooners, however entertaining, may have been the worst result for the long-term playoff viability of the Big 12. The Big 12 team best positioned...

2017 FBI report Maine: 121 incidents of violent crime per 100,000 residents. Vermont: 165.8 incidents per 100,000. New Hampshire: 198.7 incidents per 100,000 New Hampshire is once again in an enviable spot following the release of the FBI’s latest crime rate data. The Granite State had the third-lowest rate of violent crime in 2017 — 198.7 incidents per 100,000 residents — trailing only Vermont (165.8) and Maine (121). Violent crime was down slightly nationwide, and it was the second year in a row that New Hampshire’s rate decreased... That disparity has long been the case — without any clear explanation...

This video shows nominations for 50 of the most beautiful movie stars ever. Morphing is a special effect in motion pictures and animations that changes (or morphs) one image or shape into another through a seamless transition.

Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and West Virginia all have adult obesity rates of at least 35 percent Prevalence ranged from 22.6 percent in Colorado to 38.1 percent in West Virginia Middle-age adults between ages 45 and 54 are twice as likely to be obese as young adults between ages 18 and 24 Data came from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which is a survey conducted via telephone by the CDC and state health departments. In addition to having the highest obesity prevalence, West Virginia also led the nation in the percentage of adults with diabetes at 15.2....

Declassify, Fire, Border Wall, Media Blackout, Conservative Media, White House Press Conferences, Tweeting, Rallies, Special Counsel, Loyal Supporters To: President Trump From: Jeff Crouere, Trump Delegate, LA Co-Chair, Talk Show Host Date: September 8, 2018 Re: Helpful Suggestions President Trump, it has been a rough few weeks. The “Deep State” has literally thrown everything including the kitchen sink at you, but, thankfully, you are still standing. First it was the betrayal from a woman who you made into a reality TV star, Omarosa Manigault Newman. Then it was the dual blow of the Michael Cohen guilty plea and allegations that...

‘...The Recording Industry Association of America told The Associated Press on Monday that the Eagles' album -- "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" -- is now certified 38x platinum, which means sales and streams of the album have reached 38 million copies...’

Because Donald Trump is, well, Donald Trump, a lot of attention has been paid to his hostile takeover of the Republican Party -- and how he continues to consolidate that power. What that focus on how Trump killed the old -- and by that we mean the 2012 -- version of the Republican Party misses is how much the Democratic Party has evolved -- and is evolving -- in its own way. Like Republicans, that change sped up -- rapidly -- in 2016. It was led by an unlikely figure -- Democratic socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders. To say Sanders was...

The American Left is stoking hatred and it’s tearing us apart. Our media is guilty of not only of failing to shame those responsible, in many cases they egg them on, giving them a platform. The volume of irrational hatred spewing into our ether is extremely unhealthy, even dangerous for our republic and the broader American culture.

I'm looking for historical ratings of Presidents from a Conservative source. Most I've read are done by "liberal" political scientists. One example? Jimmy Carter ranked higher than George W. Bush? C'mon, that's preposterous.

AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers is a list of the 100 most inspiring films of all time. These 100 movies inspire us, encourage us to make a difference and send us from the theatre with a greater sense of possibility and hope for the future. A jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians selected the classic IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, starring James Stewart, as the most inspiring movie of all time.

The first Coaches Poll of the 2018 college football season came out Thursday. Here’s the full preseason top 25, topped by the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide: 1.Alabama 2.Clemson 3.Ohio State 4.Georgia 5.Oklahoma 6.Washington 7.Wisconsin 8.Miami 9.Penn State 10.Auburn 11.Notre Dame 12.Michigan State 13.Stanford 14.Michigan 15.USC 16.TCU 17.Virginia Tech 18.Missisippi State 19.Florida State 20.West Virginia 21.Texas 22.Boise State 23.UCF 24.LSU 25.Oklahoma State Also getting votes, and closest to the top 25: South Carolina, Florida, Oregon, Utah, Northwestern, Texas A&M, and Kansas State, among others. The Coaches Poll doesn’t matter much, but no polls do until December, so there’s no...

Americans have tossed former President Bill Clinton aside and now say that former President Barack Obama was the “best” president of their lifetime -- by a huge gap of 31 percent to 13 percent. But a new Pew Research Center survey of 2,002 adults found that President Trump topped Obama as the best president of their lifetime at this stage of his presidency.

ByBRAD CRAWFORD Jul 9, 8:02 AM Which college football teams are the most complete and talent-rich heading into the 2018 season? Preseason magazine guru Phil Steele, who studies rosters and interviews coaches 12 months out of the year, believes he has an idea. He has compiled his annual 'Preseason Top 40' rankings, a list that's usually one of the most accurate nationally. Steele notes two important guidelines about this year's rankings, which for this exercise have been trimmed to the first 25 teams. "My preseason rankings are not my power rankings," Steele writes. "These rankings take into account the totality...

Changi Airport is voted the World's Best Airport for 6th consecutive year at the 2018 World Airport Awards. View the full results summary » Here TOP TEN AIRPORTS OF 2018 1 Singapore Changi 2 Seoul Incheon 3 Tokyo Haneda 4 Hong Kong 5 Doha Hamad 6 Munich 7 Centrair Nagoya 8 London Heathrow 9 Zurich 10 Frankfurt

With over 37 million residents, Greater Tokyo is the most populous metro area in the world today. Urban growth is not unique to Japan. By 2030, the United Nations predicts that the world will have 43 megacities, defined as metro areas with more than 10 million people. Most of them will be in developing regions in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The UN recently released its annual World Urbanization Prospects, which estimates which metro areas will have the highest populations by 2030. On World Population Day this Wednesday, let's take a look at the top 13: 13. Greater New...

Forget the Golden Arches of McDonald’s, or the Whopper at Burger King, even the double double of In-N-Out Burger. Chick-fil-A is the tops for those wanting a fast meal. The chicken chain was named the favorite limited-service restaurant by consumers according to the 2018 American Customer Satisfaction Index’s Restaurant Report, USA Today reported. Chick-fil-A beat out other restaurants like Panera and Taco Bell based on interviews with 22,500 customers. They were asked about the products, services and satisfaction, USA Today reported. Specifically, those polled gave their ranking on a variety of topics including food quality and restaurant cleanliness, Fortune reported....

Are you folks aware that when the weekly Cable TV News viewer numbers are posted, the viewers watching Fox Business Channel are not included. As it stands Fox News Channel alone is destroying both MSNBC and basement dweller, CNN. Add the FBN viewer numbers and fox just about outscores all of cable television. A recent article in Forbes magazine states, FBN crushes CNBC. Maria Bartioromo (Morning) has 260,000 viewers, Charles Payne has 310,000 viewers (Evening) and Lou Dobbs 430,000 viewers (Evening). The Fox pair is nearing the 4-5 million viewers per day on a regular basis...with MSNBC at about 2...

YES. Base is already getting excited about another Supreme Court pick.

Here are five judges who could potentially replace the retiring Anthony Kennedy. The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy today gives President Trump a second nominee to the Supreme Court and an opportunity to strengthen the hold of conservatives on the court majority with a younger, more conservative successor to Kennedy. Five federal appeals court judges are at the top of the list of potential nominees: Brett Kavanaugh, 53, of Maryland, a major figure in conservative legal circles, sits on the D.C. Circuit Court. He is known for his impressive decisions and writings while sitting on a court that President Obama...