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Prince's death: Singer had Percocet in system, 'Star Tribune' reports

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The latest on the investigation into the singer's death, his estate and tributes: 8:02 a.m. ET:  Within hours of the Drug Enforcement Agency and the U.S. attorney's office joining the Carver County Sheriff's probe into Prince's death on Wednesday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that the painkiller Percocet was detected in the singer's body when he died on April 21, citing a source familiar with the investigation. However, until the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office releases its conclusive findings, we won't know what actually caused his death. Toxicology reports, the lengthiest part of the autopsy process, generally take between three weeks to one month to be released, which means Prince's results are probably not due for another week or two. Wednesday also brought news that addiction specialist Andrew Kornfeld from the California-based Recovery Without Walls had been summoned to Paisley Park the day of Prince's death ...

Drake joins Forbes list of richest hip hop artists

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Despite the late great Notorious B.I.G.'s persuasive philosophical stance of "Mo Money, Mo Problems," for the wealthiest hip hop artists in the world right now, things are looking rather rosey. That's especially true for the newest person to make his way onto Forbes' list of Hip-Hop's Wealthiest Artists , Canada's very own Aubrey Drake Graham. Last year, 50 Cent was #4 on the Top 5 list, but is knocked out of the ranking completely this year, as Drake squeaks in as the newest (and youngest) member of the elite club. Click through to see just how much money Drake needs to make to take over the top spot. Drake Net worth: $60 million With lucrative deals from Nike, Sprite and Apple, plus his role as the Global Ambassador of the Toronto Raptors, Drake is finding himself well on his way to his goal of making $250 million by the time he's 30 . (Although that birthday is coming up in October...hopefully, Drake has some very big summer plans....

Kate reveals why Princess Charlotte really loves her new pet

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The Cambridge family has a new addition! The Duchess of Cambridge, née Kate Middleton , revealed on Wednesday (May 4) that a hamster named Marvin has joined their brood. The royal shared the news that she and Prince William purchased the pet for their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte as she opened Hampton Court's new Magic Garden . Kate spent time chatting to a group of schoolchildren who were playing in the newly-opened garden, including a nine-year-old girl called Darcey, who explained: "She said she had a hamster, and Charlotte really likes it because the whiskers always tickle her face." Marvin is the Cambridge family's second pet; William and Kate received their cocker spaniel Lupo as a gift from James Middleton following their wedding in April 2011. Both pets live with the family at their country home Anmer Hall in Norfolk. Kate made the revelation while chatting to children and well-wishers who had come out to ...

Here's the real reason that photos of bin Laden's body won't ever be shown

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  There are a lot of puzzled expressions on people's faces when it comes to the subject of Osama Bin Laden and why the White House has not authorized the release of any pictures of his body. Photographs and video were released of Saddam Hussein's hanging, as were post-mortem pictures of his criminal sons, Uday and Qusay, after Delta Force took them out. Why not release a few pictures of Public Enemy No. 1 to prove that he is dead and show the world what happens when you take on the US? Matt Bissonnette, one of the SEAL Team Six operators on the raid, partially outs the reason in his book, " No Easy Day ." The book reads, "In his death throes, he was still twitching and convulsing." "Another assaulter and I trained our lasers on his chest and fired several rounds," Bissonnette wrote. "The bullets tore into him, slamming his body into the floor until he was motionless."     An aerial view shows the com...

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