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The 10 Most Dangerous Gangs of the 21st Century. Gangs have been terrorizing communities and fighting for turf for as long as street crime has been around. Today’s gangs have evolved into more powerful and sophisticated groups that will do just about anything and kill just about anyone for a quick buck. According to the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment, there are approximately 1.4 million gang members roaming the streets and operating in prisons in the United States. Out of the tens of thousands of gangs in the world, these 10 have caused the most danger in the 21st century. The Latin Kings The Latin Kings is one of the largest and most dangerous Latino street gangs in the country. The Latin Kings formed in Chicago during the 1940s and have grown exponentially through the years. Wave Gang and Hood Starz The Wave Gang and their rivals, the Hood Starz, have been terrorizing the neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn for years.

10 Musicians Who Got Their Start Playing in the Streets | Renters Insurance. 50 new tech tools you should know about. You may have dozens of apps on your phone and scores of websites bookmarked on your laptop, but that doesn't mean you have all the latest tech tools at your fingertips. New mobile apps, services, social networks and other digital tools pop up so frequently that keeping up with them is a nearly impossible task. Just when you think you're up to date, something newer and hipper comes along. But before you wave the white flag, let us help. Once again we have sorted through hundreds of new and emerging tech tools to bring you 50 of the most buzzworthy ones.

These apps and services can help you do everything from shooting better smartphone photos to cataloging your bottle-cap collection to finding the best pad Thai in your city. Which of your favorite new tech tools did we leave out? 360 Panorama (99 cents): Want to enhance your smartphone landscape photos? Alfred (free): It's a discovery tool for your palate! Find My Friends (free): Think the Find My iPhone app, but for people. The 20 Biggest Differences Between British and American English. Much humor and academic insight can be wrung from the little linguistic quirks existing between the English spoken in the Commonwealth, the Republic of Ireland, and the United States.

Although geographic differences and the influence of other cultures obviously accounts for quite a bit of the departures, dictionaries themselves played a significant role as well. Noah Webster and his seminal 1828 publication An American Dictionary of the English Language, which reflected his desire to split from the previously standard Dictionary of the English Language (Samuel Johnson, 1755), obviously swayed how the Yanks wrote and spoke their mother (Or secondary! Or tertiary!) Tongue. The following represent some of the most notable changes between the way the British and the Americans structure their language.

That whole "u" thing Reading "color" versus "colour" might clue one in to whether or not the literature in question hails from the United States or one of the Commonwealth nations. Iran's uranium enrichment is escalation, says US. 10 January 2012Last updated at 17:12 Satellite images showed the Fordo site under construction in 2009 The US has said Iran's enrichment of uranium at an underground site is "a further escalation" of its violation of UN resolutions. The UN's nuclear watchdog confirmed that Tehran had begun enriching uranium up to 20% at its northern Fordo plant. Analysts say 20% enrichment is an important step towards making uranium weapons-grade, but Tehran says it is for purely peaceful purposes.

The UK and France - and later Russia - also condemned the move. 'Provocative act' State department spokeswoman: "We call on Iran, once again, to suspend enrichment activities" "Moscow has with regret and worry received the news of the start of work on enriching uranium at the Iranian plant," the Russian foreign ministry said. In Washington, state department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Monday that enrichment works at Fordo, near the city of Qom, raised further doubts about Tehran's peaceful intentions. Analysis.