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April 28, 2011

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Headlines from April 28, 2011

With Deal, J.&J. Tries to Change Discussion

By Reed Abelson and Natasha Singer

In announcing on Wednesday Johnson & Johnson’s biggest acquisition ever, the company’s chief executive tried to pivot from a year of manufacturing lapses, product recalls and a disappointing share price.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 27, 2011, covering April 28, 2011.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Wasting Light by Foo Fighters

    Wasting Light

    Foo Fighters

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Paper Airplane by Alison Krauss & Union Station

    Paper Airplane

    Alison Krauss & Union Station

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    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for So Beautiful Or So What by Paul Simon

    So Beautiful Or So What

    Paul Simon

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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Drama y Luz by Mana

    Drama y Luz

    Mana

    Last week
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1

Notable Deaths

2011Erhard Loretan, Swiss mountaineer (born 1959)[†]

Erhard Loretan was a Swiss mountain climber. He was the third man to climb all fourteen peaks over 8,000 meters, and the second to do so without supplementary oxygen.

Historical Context for April 28, 2011

In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]