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Fallout from JPMorgan Chase’s bad bets is revealing lapses in the policing of the office that disclosed a multibillion trading loss.
Parents are questioning the long-term effects of the often-used laxative, Miralax, which has become a staple in many American households since it was first introduced 13 years ago.
The team officially lifted Mike Woodson’s interim title and signed him to a multiyear contract — the reward for salvaging a seemingly dismal season and guiding the Knicks into the playoffs.
Much of the food-snob energy in New York will percolate this summer in street markets, festivals, food truck feedlots and underground events.
A shift in computer technologies would relieve radio spectrum congestion caused by the popularity of smartphones, the authors of a report said.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 23, 2012, covering May 26, 2012.
Carrie Underwood
Adele
Lionel Richie
Various Artists
Norah Jones
2012Arthur Decabooter, Belgian cyclist (born 1936)[†]
Arthur Decabooter was a Belgian professional racing cyclist, active as a professional between 1959 and 1967. Cyclist Walter Godefroot is his wife's brother-in-law.
2012Leo Dillon, American illustrator (born 1933)[†]
Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon were American illustrators of children's books and adult paperback book and magazine covers. One obituary of Leo called the work of the husband-and-wife team "a seamless amalgam of both their hands". In more than 50 years, they created more than 100 speculative fiction book and magazine covers together as well as much interior artwork. Essentially all of their work in that field was joint.
2012Stephen Healey, Welsh captain and footballer (born 1982)[†]
Captain Stephen James Healey was a British Army officer with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, and former professional footballer for Swansea City.
2012Hiroshi Miyazawa, Japanese politician (born 1921)[†]
Hiroshi Miyazawa was a Japanese politician who served as the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1973 to 1981 and the Minister of Justice from 1995 to 1996.
2012Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (born 1925)[†]
Guy Larose, better known by his ring name Hans Schmidt, was a Canadian professional wrestler famous in the 1950s and 1960s. His gimmick that of a German pseudo-Nazi heel, gained him considerable notoriety and popularized the proliferation of similar gimmicks through Canadian and American wrestling.
2012Jim Unger, English-Canadian illustrator (born 1937)[†]
James Frederick Unger was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, best known for his syndicated comic strip Herman which ran for 18 years in 600 newspapers in 25 countries.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]