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February 13, 2010

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A Glimpse Inside a Troubled Youth Prison

By Nicholas Confessore

At Highland Residential Center, part of the New York juvenile prison system, Edwin, 18, feared for his safety, received little counseling and left no better prepared for life outside than when he arrived there.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 10, 2010, covering February 13, 2010.

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    Album cover for Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

    Need You Now

    Lady Antebellum

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    1
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    Album cover for Hope For Haiti Now by Various Artists

    Hope For Haiti Now

    Various Artists

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    2
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    Album cover for The Fame by Lady Gaga

    The Fame

    Lady Gaga

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    Peak
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    66
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    Album cover for I Dreamed A Dream by Susan Boyle

    I Dreamed A Dream

    Susan Boyle

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    Peak
    1
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    10
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    Album cover for The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time by Barry Manilow

    The Greatest Love Songs Of All Time

    Barry Manilow

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Notable Deaths

Lucille Clifton

2010Lucille Clifton, American poet and academic (born 1936)[†]

Lucille Clifton was an American poet, writer, and educator from Buffalo, New York. From 1979 to 1985 she was Poet Laureate of Maryland. Clifton was a finalist twice for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

2010Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1936)[†]

Delmar Allen "Dale" Hawkins was a pioneer American rock singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist who was often called the architect of swamp rock boogie.

Historical Events

2010A bomb explodes in the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India, killing 17 and injuring 60 more.[†]

The 2010 Pune bombing, also known as 13/7 and the German bakery blast, occurred on 13 February 2010 at approximately 19:15 Indian Standard Time, when a bomb exploded at a German bakery in the Indian city of Pune, Maharashtra. The blast killed 18 people, and injured at least 60 more, including an Italian woman, two Sudanese students and two Iranian students.

Historical Context for February 13, 2010

In 2010, the world population was approximately 7,021,732,148 people[†]