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A former Connecticut recruit, Nate Miles is a stark reminder of what many regard as the cynical and broken system of college recruiting.
Islamic fundamentalists are embracing democracy, alarming those who believe that they are seeking to put in place strict Islamic law through ballots.
Manning Marable worked for two decades on a re-evaluation of Malcolm X’s life that is said to contain many revelations.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s proposal to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system, long held up by airlines’ cost concerns, got a boost on Friday in the House.
Some nonprofits, like one fighting malaria or another serving victims of the Nazis, are happily closing their doors as they run out of work.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 30, 2011, covering April 2, 2011.
Adele
Rise Against
Lupe Fiasco
Soundtrack
Mumford & Sons
2011John C. Haas, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1918)[†]
John Charles Haas was an American businessman and philanthropist, at one time considered the second richest man in Philadelphia. He was the chairman of global chemical company Rohm and Haas from 1974 to 1978. Under his leadership, the family's William Penn Foundation became a $2 billion grantmaking institution, ranking as one of the largest such institutions in the United States.
2011India wins the Cricket World Cup for the second time in history under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.[†]
The India men's national cricket team, also known as Men in Blue, represents India in international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India and is a full member nation of the International Cricket Council with Test, ODI and T20I status. India are the current holders of the T20 World Cup, the Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup.
In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]