Rampant Fraud Threat to China’s Brisk Ascent
By Andrew Jacobs
The faking of academic credentials is pervasive enough that many worry it may slow China’s development.
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On this day
October 7, 2010
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from October 7, 2010
MSNBC.com May Change Its Name
By Brian Stelter
The Web site, which stresses objectivity in its news coverage, does not want to share its name with MSNBC, the cable channel of the same name, which has a liberal slant.
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Better Than Perfect? No-Hitter in Playoff Debut
By Tyler Kepner
By throwing the second no-hitter in postseason history, the Phillies’ Roy Halladay found a way to top himself.
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Waivers Aim at Talk of Dropping Health Coverage
By Reed Abelson
The administration wants to defuse resistance to the new law by granting waivers to maintain minimal coverage.
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U.S. Tries to Calm Pakistan Over Airstrike
By Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt
As the White House tried to mollify Pakistan over an airstrike, officials said there were larger tensions.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 6, 2010, covering October 7, 2010.
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You Get What You Give
Zac Brown Band
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Hands All Over
Maroon 5
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A Thousand Suns
Linkin Park
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A Year Without Rain
Selena Gomez & The Scene
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Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time
Santana
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Notable Deaths
2010T Lavitz, American keyboard player, composer, and producer (born 1956)[†]
Terry "T" Lavitz was an American keyboardist, composer, and producer. He is best known for his work with the Dixie Dregs and Jazz Is Dead.
2010Milka Planinc, Croatian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (born 1924)[†]
Milka Planinc was a Croatian communist politician who served as Prime Minister of Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1986. She was the first and only woman to hold this office. Planinc was also the first female head of government of a diplomatically recognized socialist state in Europe.
Historical Context for October 7, 2010
In 2010, the world population was approximately 7,021,732,148 people[†]