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Unlike their Senate counterparts, who treated Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase with deference last week, House lawmakers demanded answers about the bank’s multibillion-dollar trading loss.
With the economy slowly expanding, state tax revenues have started to recover, but governors and legislatures are keeping a tight rein on spending.
Art authentication, a traditional role of scholars, has become a litigious business in a time when a “yes” or a “no” can make or break a fortune.
A leasing spree by Google that includes a fabled gym has raised fears of a culture clash in the Los Angeles beach community of Venice, where the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger have trained.
The Galaxy S III offers some startlingly creative features, but it may take some time to master.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 20, 2012, covering June 20, 2012.
Adele
Alan Jackson
The Beach Boys
Neil Young With Crazy Horse
Big K.R.I.T.
2012Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States. (born 1921)[†]
Elinor Isabel "Judy" Agnew was the second lady of the United States from 1969 to 1973. She was the wife of the 39th vice president of the United States, Spiro Agnew, who had previously served as Governor of Maryland and Baltimore County Executive. Although Judy Agnew attempted to avoid political discussion during her tenure as second lady, preferring to cultivate her image primarily as a wife and mother, her dismissive remarks about the women's liberation movement were quoted by media.
2012LeRoy Neiman, American painter (born 1921)[†]
LeRoy Neiman was an American artist known for his brilliantly colored, expressionist paintings and screenprints of athletes, musicians, and sporting events.
2012Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (born 1919)[†]
Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss was the head of the German formerly princely House of Reuss.
2012Andrew Sarris, American critic (born 1928)[†]
Andrew Sarris was an American film critic. He was a leading proponent of the auteur theory of film criticism.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]