2012 News

Farah missed drug tests ahead of 2012 Olympics — Report By AFP London - Britain's double Olympic champion Mo Farah missed two drug tests in the run-up to the 2012 London Games, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.

Aaron Hernandez indicted for 2012 double homicide By Jessie McMullen Boston - Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has been indicted on murder charges in the killing of two Boston men in 2012.

The End Of The World is here. What might actually kill us? By Matthew Hendricks How many times will this earth be destroyed? Let's take a look at some of many world end scenarios, that have either come and gone, or are still coming.

Weather in 2012 sets new records across the United States By Nicole Byerly According to the NOAA annual State of the Climate reports, 2012 demonstrated its share of dramatic weather changes across the United States.

'Hashtag' voted word of the year for 2012 By Leigh Goessl The word "hashtag" has been voted word of the year in the annual list issued by the American Dialect Society. This year marks the vote's 23rd year.

The world celebrates the dawning of a New Year By Greta McClain People around the world turned out in cities and towns, in fields, on beaches, water fronts and city blocks, all to ring out the old and welcome the arrival of 2013, a year many hope proves to be better than 2012.

Op-Ed: Video: 2012 'Year of the new normal' — Weather extremes By Anne Sewell Many have noticed that 2012 was a year of very extreme weather conditions worldwide. HawkkeyDavisChannel on YouTube has compiled a video, showing just how extreme this weather was.

Op-Ed: The 15 most incredible photos of 2012 By David Silverberg Found across the Web, these photos made our collective jaws drop in wonder. Here are Digital Journal's top 15 photos of 2012.

Op-Ed: Freedom, Liberty & Peace: Top 10 Ron Paul quotes of 2012 By Andrew Moran Washington - As the year ends and Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul finishes his career in Washington, now would be a great time to look back at some of the best quotes iterated by Dr. Paul over the past year.

Op-Ed: Top 5 pop songs of 2012 By Megan Woo 2012 was an amazing year in pop music. There were songs from great artists, as well as songs that went viral and made relative unknowns famous. Here is a list of the top 5 pop songs of 2012:

Whitney Houston heads top six US searches on Google for 2012 By Anne Sewell Trillions of searches were performed on the Google search engine this year. Now Google is letting us know the top six search terms across the USA for 2012.

Op-Ed: Five best Internet memes of 2012 By Greta McClain The creators of this year's internet memes had plenty of material to choose from, including the Olympics, the US elections, and photographs.

Op-Ed: Top five mashup songs of 2012 By David Silverberg As a huge fan of mash-up culture, I'm sharing my top five spliced songs showing off the talent of ambitious DJs and mash-up artists.

Op-Ed: The Handshakes and Hugs for Peace and Love campaign starts now By Vlad Bourceanu Thought of and launched by myself, and first covered by Digital Journal a couple of months ago, the Handshakes and Hugs for Peace and Love campaign start date is now tonight.

Op-Ed: I have one wish this Christmas, Santa Claus – No gifts, please By Andrew Moran Toronto - Although being born in the Jewish faith and turning into the religion of narcissism, I have always found Christmas to be the season for everyone, whether or not you’re a Muslim, Buddhist or Nuwaubian. What do I want for Christmas? Nothing.

Video: Paul Ryan weighs in on US President Obama's re-election By Can Tran GOP Rep Paul Ryan of Wisconsin is the latest to weigh in on why Mitt Romney lost to President Barack Obama on Election Night.

Gary Johnson visits students on nationwide college tour Special By Emma Burge Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson has his work cut out for him if he wants to make out with a decent percentage come election day.That's why he is doing all he can to appeal to young voters nationwide.

Video: Occupy Wall Street — One year on By Anne Sewell New York - Between September 15 and 17, Occupy Wall Street celebrated its first year anniversary in several actions in lower Manhattan. (Video update)

IIHF World Championships rake in 8.2 million euros By James Bisson It was a very good year for organizers of the IIHF World Championships, who made a healthy profit despite protests about skyrocketing ticket prices.

Videos: Funniest TV commercials of 2012 — so far By Darren Weir Love 'em or hate 'em, TV commercials are a key marketing tool for a lot of companies trying to pitch their products. But if they have you reaching for the remote control, here's some of the year's funniest ads that you might have missed.

Video: Dancing policeman entertains Olympic torch crowd By Richard Milnes Sevenoaks - Dancing British bobby on the beat, shows off his moves to entertain the crowd waiting for the Olympic torch to makes its way through Sevenoaks in Kent.

Video: Was Nazi-style salute made to German Olympic team? By Richard Milnes London - An older spectator can be seen making what looks like a Nazi-style salute to the German Olympic team at the Olympic Opening Ceremony.

Falun Gong rally in Sydney to mark thirteen years of persecution Special By Richard Milnes Sydney - A Falun Gong rally was held outside Sydney Town Hall. Banners took up nearly the whole block on both sides of the road and about 100 people took part.

Video: Muslim shouts 'Allahu Akbar' — Tries to grab Olympic torch By Richard Milnes Gravesend - A 17-year-old Muslim fanatic tries to grab the Olympic torch as it is carried along the A226, Rochester Road in Gravesend, Kent by Anna Skora from Lublin, Poland.

UK border guards to strike on eve of London Olympics 2012 By Anne Sewell London - As the Olympic Flame finally arrives in London, ready for Olympics 2012, border guards will be going out on strike for 24 hours, just as the Games begin.

Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain 2012 (video) By Anne Sewell Pamplona - So far, six people have been injured in this year's San Fermin festival - more commonly known as the Running of the Bulls. The festival started yesterday and runs until July 14.

Gun sales soar in US presidential election year By JohnThomas Didymus Gun retailers in the U.S. are reporting a sharp increase in firearms sales as the 2012 presidential election approaches. The spike in gun sales is reminiscent of the boom the industry experienced in the election month of November 2008.

Op-Ed: The top 5 summer action movies of 2012 By David Silverberg From the final Dark Knight film to Jeremy Renner's debut in the Bourne saga, there's a lot for action movie junkies to anticipate in the coming few months. Find out what movies look too good not to check out in theatres.

Video: Transit of Venus across the sun (high definition) By Anne Sewell An event not to happen again until 2117 had astronomers and amateur stargazers enthralled, as they gathered to watch the rare phenomenon.

Londoners to form human shield to keep missiles from their homes By Anne Sewell London - Residents in the Olympic stadium area are threatening to form human barricades to prevent missiles being installed on their rooftops for the games.

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