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November 13, 2010

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Headlines from November 13, 2010

Dropping the Balls

By Sarah Maslin Nir

Tension between the LaSalle brothers led to an untimely end of one of the most celebrated young circus acts around, and one brother is now in medical school.

Metro2469 words

Rebuilding Lags in Pakistan Area After Offensive

By Adam B. Ellick

A lack of progress after the military’s campaign against the Taliban has raised fears of renewed militancy.

Foreign1238 words

Myth of Baseball’s Creation Endures, With a Prominent Fan

By Tim Arango

The dubious notion that Abner Doubleday invented baseball has a supporter in Commissioner Bud Selig, surprising historians of the game.

Sports1106 words

Newsweek’s Printing Press Was a Top Draw for Diller

By Jeremy W. Peters

Seeing long odds for a profit at The Daily Beast, which is losing about $10 million a year, Barry Diller became increasingly interested in Newsweek.

Business915 words

Hand Wraps Draw Boxing’s Eye, and Scrutiny

By Greg Bishop

Antonio Margarito’s 2009 suspension has spotlighted hand wrapping in Saturday’s fight with Manny Pacquiao.

Sports1097 words

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

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

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Speak Now
Taylor Swift
Last week
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Peak
1
Weeks
1
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The Incredible Machine
Sugarland
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
2
3
Come Around Sundown
Kings of Leon
Last week
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Peak
2
Weeks
2
4
I Am Not A Human Being
Lil Wayne
Last week
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Peak
1
Weeks
5
5
Recovery
Eminem
Last week
8
Peak
1
Weeks
19

Notable Deaths

2010Luis García Berlanga, Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1921)^[†]

Luis García-Berlanga Martí MMT was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Acclaimed as a pioneer of modern Spanish cinema, his films are marked by social satire and acerbic critiques of Spanish culture under the Francoist dictatorship. These include Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953), which won the International Prize at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival, Plácido (1961), nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1962, and The Executioner (1963), winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 24th Venice International Film Festival He kept a long-time collaboration with screenwriter Rafael Azcona, with whom he co-wrote the scripts for seven of his films between 1961 and 1987.

2010Allan Sandage, American astronomer and cosmologist (born 1926)^[†]

Allan Rex Sandage was an American astronomer. He was Staff Member Emeritus with the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, California. He determined the first reasonably accurate values for the Hubble constant and the age of the universe.

Historical Context for November 13, 2010

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

Headlines from November 13, 2010

Dropping the Balls

Rebuilding Lags in Pakistan Area After Offensive

Myth of Baseball’s Creation Endures, With a Prominent Fan

Newsweek’s Printing Press Was a Top Draw for Diller

Hand Wraps Draw Boxing’s Eye, and Scrutiny

Speak Now

The Incredible Machine

Come Around Sundown

I Am Not A Human Being

Recovery

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for November 13, 2010