Hard Times Spur Ideas for Change
Lean budgets and political pressures have forced many states to consider new ways of doing business.
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Lean budgets and political pressures have forced many states to consider new ways of doing business.
In Britain, climate change skeptics have dominated news reports, convincing many that the threat is exaggerated.
A secret directive by Gen. David H. Petraeus is aimed at disrupting militant groups and countering other threats.
Transocean, used to performing technological feats out of the limelight, has been thrust into the public eye because of its role in the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Fifty-one New York City bus drivers who took paid leave after a spitting incident had, on average, 64 days off.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 19, 2010, covering May 25, 2010.
Godsmack
Lady Antebellum
MercyMe
Carole King & James Taylor
Justin Bieber
2010Alexander Belostenny, Ukrainian basketball player (born 1959)[†]
Alexander Mikhaylovich Belostenny was a Ukrainian professional basketball player. He was a member of the senior Soviet national team, from 1977 to 1992, except for an absence during a single competition, EuroBasket 1987. At a height of 2.16 m tall, and a weight of 120 kg (260 lbs.), he played at the center position.
2010Michael H. Jordan, American businessman (born 1936)[†]
Michael H. Jordan was an American businessman. He served as the chief executive officer of PepsiCo Worldwide Foods (1986–1990), Westinghouse Electric Corporation (1993–1998), CBS Corporation (1995–1998), and Electronic Data Systems (2003–2007).
2010Alan Hickinbotham, Australian footballer and coach (born 1925)[†]
Alan David Hickinbotham AM was an Australian businessman and Australian rules football player and coach.

2010Gabriel Vargas, Mexican painter and illustrator (born 1915)[†]
Gabriel Bernal Vargas was a Mexican cartoonist, whose comic strip La Familia Burrón was created in 1937. This cartoon has been described as one of the most important in Mexican popular culture. Vargas won the National Journalism Prize of Mexico in 1983 and the "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en el área de Tradiciones Populares" in 2003.
2010Jarvis Williams, American football player and coach (born 1965)[†]
Jarvis Eric Williams, Sr. was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. Williams played college football for the Florida Gators, earning recognition as a first-team All-American in 1987. Thereafter, he played professionally for the Miami Dolphins and the New York Giants of the NFL. Williams died unexpectedly at the age of 45.
In 2010, the world population was approximately 7,021,732,148 people[†]