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July 2, 2012

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Chairman of Barclays Resigns

By Mark Scott and Michael J. de la Merced

The resignation of Marcus Agius comes as Barclays tries to limit fallout from a broad investigation into how big banks set certain rates that affect borrowing costs for consumers and companies.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 27, 2012, covering July 2, 2012.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Looking 4 Myself by Usher

    Looking 4 Myself

    Usher

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    1
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    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Clockwork Angels by Rush

    Clockwork Angels

    Rush

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    Peak
    2
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    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

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    Peak
    1
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    69
  4. 4
    Album cover for Punching Bag by Josh Turner

    Punching Bag

    Josh Turner

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    Peak
    4
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    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for + by Ed Sheeran

    +

    Ed Sheeran

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    Peak
    5
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    1

Notable Deaths

Maurice Chevit

2012Maurice Chevit, French actor and screenwriter (born 1923)[†]

Maurice Chevit was a French actor.

2012Julian Goodman, American journalist (born 1922)[†]

Julian Byrn Goodman was an American broadcasting executive and journalist.

Angelo Mangiarotti

2012Angelo Mangiarotti, Italian architect and academic (born 1921)[†]

Angelo Mangiarotti was an Italian architect and industrial designer. His designs were mostly for industrial buildings and railway stations. In 1994, he received the Compasso d'Oro award of the Associazione per il Disegno Industriale for his lifetime of achievement.

Betty Meggers

2012Betty Meggers, American archaeologist and academic (born 1921)[†]

Betty Jane Meggers was an American archaeologist best known for her work in South America. She was considered influential at the Smithsonian Institution, where she was long associated in research, and she wrote extensively about environment as a shaper of human cultures.

Ed Stroud

2012Ed Stroud, American baseball player (born 1939)[†]

Edwin Marvin Stroud was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, he played in the Major Leagues from 1966–1971 for the Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators. He was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an undrafted free agent in 1963.

Historical Context for July 2, 2012

In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]