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A reader’s Brooklyn loft gets a makeover on a $5,000 budget with the help of a professional designer, who took the space from stark to sleek just in time for a party with colleagues.
Coupon use has caught on among young and well-off shoppers, though digital versions haven’t gained much.
The Taliban’s expansion into regions of Afghanistan over which they once had little influence comes as the Obama administration is reassessing its military strategy in the nation.
Senator Bill Nelson of Florida is trying to block a potential cut in Medicare Advantage benefits for older Americans.
An Intelligence Division official was replaced after the unit played a role in compromising a terrorism inquiry.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 23, 2009, covering September 24, 2009.
Jay-Z
Miley Cyrus
Whitney Houston
Raekwon
Brooks & Dunn
2009Nelly Arcan, Canadian author (born 1975)[†]
Nelly Arcan was a Canadian novelist. Arcan was born Isabelle Fortier at Lac-Mégantic in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
2009The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.[†]
The 2009 G20 Pittsburgh Summit was the third meeting of the G20 heads of state and heads of government, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, to discuss financial markets and the world economy.
2009SA Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew.[†]
South African Airlink Flight 8911 was a positioning flight from Durban International Airport to Pietermaritzburg Airport, South Africa, that crashed into the grounds of Merebank Secondary School, Durban shortly after take-off on 24 September 2009, injuring the three occupants of the aircraft and one on the ground. The captain of the flight subsequently died of his injuries on 7 October 2009.
In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]