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Unusually heavy rains that began Feb. 3 have caused floods in the Mexican state of Michoacán, on the central Pacific coast, and in Mexico City, the nation's capital. At least 40 people have died; a dozen others were missing after a mudslide covered a busy highway. More than 3,000 homes near the capital were flooded, leaving some residents homeless as further rainstorms threatened to approach the area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

There he is, in vivid black and white, onstage at Las Vegas' new Aria hotel-casino, squalling "Blue Suede Shoes" on a gigantic screen behind a jukebox-shaped set. Below him, eight musicians serve as his amped-up house band while a dozen dancers practically leap out of their tight pants and pedal pushers. At center stage is a huge shoe, which another half-dozen revelers use as a trampoline, performing double somersaults in time to the music. The King looks down, smiling as if in approval of this spectacular union of two crucial elements--one past, one present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viva Viva Elvis! | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

...front of a sell-out crowd of 2,195 that featured numerous members of the national media as well as over a dozen NBA scouts, both teams put on a show, but in the end, Cornell’s headliners generated most of the highlights...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Comeback Falls Short as Cornell Drops Crimson | 2/20/2010 | See Source »

...deficit now back into double-digits, Harvard could not muster another surge to overcome the visiting marksmen, who nailed a dozen treys on the night...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Comeback Falls Short as Cornell Drops Crimson | 2/20/2010 | See Source »

Harvard Medical School assistant professor Paul M. Copeland routinely gives about a dozen industry-sponsored talks each year, earning anywhere from...

Author: By Barbara B. Depena and Laura G. Mirviss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Partners' Conflict of Interest Policy's Reach Concerns Docs | 2/19/2010 | See Source »

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