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July 6, 2012

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Headlines from July 6, 2012

Rent-Stabilized Apartments, Ever More Elusive

By Marc Santora

In Manhattan, the price gap between a rent-stabilized and a market-rate unit has never been greater. Even before the spike in market-rate rents over the past year, rent-stabilized rates were, on average, $1,245 a month cheaper.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 4, 2012, covering July 6, 2012.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Believe by Justin Bieber

    Believe

    Justin Bieber

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Welcome To The Fishbowl by Kenny Chesney

    Welcome To The Fishbowl

    Kenny Chesney

    Last week
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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than... by Fiona Apple

    The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than...

    Fiona Apple

    Last week
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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for Oceania by The Smashing Pumpkins

    Oceania

    The Smashing Pumpkins

    Last week
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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Rock Of Ages by Soundtrack

    Rock Of Ages

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3

Notable Deaths

2012Hani al-Hassan, Palestinian engineer and politician (born 1939)[†]

Hani al Hassan, also known as Abu Tariq and Abu-l-Hasan, was a leader of the Fatah organization in Germany and member of the Palestinian Authority Cabinet and the Palestinian National Council.

Historical Context for July 6, 2012

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