global $wpdb;
    $posts = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT ID, post_title, post_modified_gmt
    FROM $wpdb->posts
    LEFT JOIN  $wpdb->term_relationships  as t
                            ON ID = t.object_id
                            WHERE post_type = 'post' AND post_status = 'publish' AND t.term_taxonomy_id = 3
    WHERE post_status = 'publish'
    AND post_password = ''
    AND post_type = 'post'
    ORDER BY post_type DESC, post_modified DESC
    LIMIT 10" );