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July 5, 2010

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Headlines from July 5, 2010

A Soft Spot for Circuitry

By Amy Harmon

After years of effort to coax empathy from machines, robots and devices designed to soothe, support and keep us company are venturing out of the laboratory.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 30, 2010, covering July 5, 2010.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Thank Me Later by Drake

    Thank Me Later

    Drake

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Mojo by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

    Mojo

    Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

    Last week
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Laws Of Illusion by Sarah McLachlan

    Laws Of Illusion

    Sarah McLachlan

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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for NOW 34 by Various Artists

    NOW 34

    Various Artists

    Last week
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for To The Sea by Jack Johnson

    To The Sea

    Jack Johnson

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3

Notable Deaths

Bob Probert

2010Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (born 1965)[†]

Robert Alan Probert was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Probert played for the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. While a successful player by some measures, including being voted to the 1987–88 Campbell Conference all-star team, Probert was best known for his activities as a fighter and enforcer, as well as being one half of the "Bruise Brothers" with then-Red Wing teammate Joey Kocur, during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Probert was also known for his off-ice antics and legal problems.

Historical Context for July 5, 2010

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