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Netflix advertised the change as a new choice for consumers, but thousands of the company’s customers complained online.
The New York attorney general asked for information about the $8.5 billion settlement agreed to by Bank of America and investment firms holding soured mortgage securities.
Egypt’s minister of antiquities, Zahi Hawass, was a symbol of national pride until the upheaval in his country drew scrutiny into his relationship with the Mubarak family.
With many wireless carriers feeling threatened by the growing prominence of Apple and Google, those companies’ success could provide the foundation of Research in Motion’s recovery.
Pessimism spread about the prospects of a debt-limit deal, prompting the Senate Republican leader to give a “last-choice option.”
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 13, 2011, covering July 13, 2011.
Beyonce
Adele
Big Sean
Selena Gomez & The Scene
Jill Scott
2011Allan Jeans, Australian footballer and coach (born 1933)[†]
Allan Lindsay Jeans was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame at its inception in 1996. Jeans was known for his oratory and motivation skills as a coach and led St Kilda and Hawthorn to a total of four premierships.
2011Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.[†]
Mumbai, also known as Bombay, is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, which is among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world with a population of over 23 million. Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. Mumbai has the highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia.
2011United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.[†]
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 was adopted without a vote on 13 July 2011 after examining the application of the Republic of South Sudan for membership into the United Nations. The Council recommended to the General Assembly that South Sudan be admitted.
In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]