Former world's heaviest man dies aged 48 after years confined to specially-made bed

A Mexican man once listed as the world's heaviest human being died Monday at the age of 48. Manuel Uribe had slimmed down to about 867 pounds, well below his then-record peak weight of 1,230 pounds, which was certified in 2006 as a Guinness World Record. Uribe's death was confirmed by an official of the health department of Nuevo Leon state, where the city of Monterrey is located. Uribe had been confined to his bed in Monterrey...

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Lionel Messi is Barcelona's Solution- Neymar

Neymar says Lionel Messi is a "solution" for Barcelona "not a problem."Long-time Barca talisman Messi had a strange end to the club season, signing a new improved long-term contract at the Camp Nou club, but also suggesting he could move on should his contribution not be fully appreciated by everyone in the Blaugrana family. His younger teammate told Esporte Espetacular that he could not accept that anyone was doubting what Messi could do...

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Herb Jeffries, First Black Singing Cowboy, Dies at 100

Actor singer Herb Jeffries, the first African-American singing cowboy in movies, has passed away. Author Raymond Strait who is working on the star's autobiography "Color of Love" confirmed the sad news to Los Angeles Times, saying that Jeffries died on Sunday, May 25 in West Hills (Calif.) Hospital and Medical Center because of heart failure. Jeffries was born Umberto Valentino in Detroit in 1913 to an Irish mother and a father of Sicilian,...

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North Korean Supreme Leader 'Kim Jong Un' executes Engineers behind collapsed building that killed 500

According to two Chinese newspapers, North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un ordered the execution by firing squad of 4 design and construction engineers who built the 23-storey building that collapsed in the capital of Pyongyang on May 13th 2014 leading to the death of about 500 people. 92 families lived in the building as at the time it collapsed and most of the people killed were top intelligence and security officials. Kim...

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Doubts over Diego Costa World Cup place

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque has indicated that there are major doubts over Diego Costa's participation in the World Cup, but said Fernando Torres was well placed to make the final squad. Brazil-born striker Costa had seemed certain to be named, but his recent hamstring problems continued when he was substituted after only eight minutes of Saturday's 4-1 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid. He had been taken off injured in the...

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Lil Wayne Trashed Justin Bieber's Manager in Lil Twist's Defense

Lil Wayne had a message for Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun and it's full of expletives. Wayne took a jab at Scooter for bad mouthing his YMCMB artist Lil Twist who had built a reputation for being a bad influence on Bieber. Twist and Bieber used to be friends before they cut ties in 2013 following a series of run-ins with the law. Twist was often portrayed as a bad influence on Bieber in media and Wayne pointed out who the culprit...

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#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS- We know where Chibok girls are, but won't use force to rescue them - Military

Nigeria's Chief of Defense Staff Air Marshall Alex Badeh yesterday said that the Nigeria military has been able to locate the more than 200 abducted Chibok girls on April 14th but will not use force to rescue them because that could put the girls in great danger as the insurgents could kill them. He revealed this yesterday while addressing a group of protesters, the Citizens Initiative for Security Awareness, outside the Defence Headquarters...

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