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Violence-plagued Mexican city reaches 1,000 drug-related killings

Jul. 14, 2009
Ciudad Juarez set a record this weekend when its toll of drug-related homicides for the year topped 1,000, a distinction the Mexican city did not reach last year until September.
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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo