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PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker had been charged with bank fraud and money laundering, and some of the settlement money will be used to reimburse gamblers.
Ted Cruz defeated David Dewhurst, the candidate favored by Gov. Rick Perry, in a vote for the Republican Senate nomination.
The rapidly expanding number of Japanese retirees benefit from the currency’s rise, but it has made the country’s exports expensive abroad.
Europe’s financial difficulties have created the opportunity of a lifetime for ambitious idea merchants looking for fame.
Mr. Vidal was an elegant, acerbic all-around man of letters who presided with a certain relish over what he declared to be the end of American civilization.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 1, 2012, covering August 1, 2012.
Nas
Zac Brown Band
Kidz Bop Kids
Frank Ocean
Justin Bieber
2012Aldo Maldera, Italian footballer and agent (born 1953)[†]
Aldo Maldera was an Italian footballer who played as a full-back or as a wide midfielder on the left flank. A left-footed player, Maldera was a modern full-back who possessed an accurate and powerful shot, which earned him the nickname "Aldo-gol", due to his prolific goalscoring ability, despite his more defensive playing role; he was a hard-working team player, who was capable of covering the flank effectively and aiding his team both offensively and defensively. Throughout his career, he was known for his pace, stamina, technique, dribbling, and crossing ability; his speed and galloping offensive runs earned him the nickname "the horse".
2012Douglas Townsend, American composer and musicologist (born 1921)[†]
Douglas Townsend was an American composer and musicologist. Born in Manhattan, Townsend became interested in composition while a student at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, in New York City. He taught himself composition, counterpoint and orchestration. In 1941, he began studying composition privately, with Tibor Serly, Stefan Wolpe, Aaron Copland, Otto Luening and Felix Greissle, among others.
2012Barry Trapnell, English cricketer and academic (born 1924)[†]
Barry Maurice Waller Trapnell, was an English academic, school headmaster and a gifted amateur sportsman. As a cricket batsman, he was right-handed, and as a bowler, he was right-arm medium pace.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]