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Thomas Hoving, the former director of the Metropolitan Museum, wanted people to feel that same thrill he felt standing in front of a picture.
Tiger Woods announced a leave from professional golf to work on saving his family, using the word “infidelity” for the first time in a statement on his Web site.
With a referendum on independence planned, over 2,000 people have been killed in southern Sudan this year.
Homelessness is on the rise in New York City’s suburban communities, many of which are not equipped to handle the crisis.
As the reality genre has thrived, so has the cottage industry of online talent scouts that serve it.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 9, 2009, covering December 12, 2009.
Susan Boyle
Andrea Bocelli
Adam Lambert
Rihanna
Lady Gaga
In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]