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LEAD: rrMoney. Power. A love-hate triangle. Angry recriminations over previous agreements on how to divide shared assets. Years of muffled resentment finally exploding into an unseemly public affair.
LEAD: After more than a year of quietly tolerating gibes from Fidel Castro about the folly of the changes under way in the Soviet Union, the Soviet press this week opened up on the Cuban leadership with a dose of withering scorn.
LEAD: Tucked away in a housing development on some once-verdant farmland in New Jersey stands a house that will make every parent feel guilty. It is designed and decorated to be safe for children.
LEAD: Seven months after soliciting bids for all or part of the company, the Hilton Hotels Corporation rejected two acquisition proposals today and said it now intended to remain independent.
LEAD: For the first time in more than 400 years, the Catholic Church is preparing to issue a comprehensive summary of its beliefs aimed at governing church teaching throughout the world, an effort that has provoked a sharp dispute among church scholars.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 7, 1990, covering March 8, 1990.
Paula Abdul
Janet Jackson
Phil Collins
The B-52s
Milli Vanilli
1990Kristinia DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and actress[†]
Kristinia Jamie DeBarge is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She first appeared on national television in 2003 as a contestant on the American Idol spin-off, American Juniors. In 2009, DeBarge signed a contract with the Island Records department Sodapop Records, releasing her debut album, Exposed, in July of the same year.
1990Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer[†]
Asier Illarramendi "Illarra" Andonegi is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
1990Brandon Kozun, American-Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Brandon Scott Kozun is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was drafted in the sixth round, 179th overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He scored his first NHL career goal on February 20, 2015, against the Carolina Hurricanes.
1990Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player[†]
Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová has won 31 career singles titles, including two major titles at Wimbledon in 2011 and in 2014. She also won a bronze medal in singles while representing the Czech Republic at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Her career-high ranking of world No. 2 was achieved on 31 October 2011.
1990Kevin Zeitler, American football player[†]
Kevin Zeitler is an American professional football guard for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft and he has also played for the Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens, and Detroit Lions.
In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[†]