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Iran has resumed shipping military equipment to Syria over Iraqi airspace, showing the limits of American influence in the region after the White House pressed Baghdad to close the corridor.
State Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, now engulfed in accusations of sexual harassment, demands loyalty, but some criticize what they call heavy-handed tactics.
The chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, aimed to instill confidence in Wall Street by saying he would hold on to his shares and options longer and allow his employees to start selling their shares sooner.
The scandal over global interest rates has states working to build a case for suing the nationâs largest banks.
Democrats had two simple messages for voters: Mitt Romney does not get it, and President Obama does. The main attraction was Mr. Obamaâs lead character witness: his wife, Michelle.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 5, 2012, covering September 5, 2012.
Trey Songz
2 Chainz
Various Artists
DJ Khaled
Justin Bieber
2012Ediz BahtiyaroÄlu, Turkish-Bosnian footballer (born 1986)[â ]
Ediz BahtiyaroÄlu was a Turkish football player who last played for EskiĆehirspor in the Turkish SĂŒper Lig.
2012Ian Dick, Australian cricketer and field hockey player (born 1926)[â ]
Ian Robinson Dick was an Australian cricketer and field hockey player who played one first-class match for Western Australia in 1950 and also captained Australia in the field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Born in Boulder, Western Australia, Dick was the brother of Alexander Dick and David Dick. The brothers' uncle, Billy Dick, captained Carlton to the 1914 VFL premiership. Having worked as a pharmacist outside of sport, Dick died in September 2012.
2012Victoria Fyodorova, Russian-American actress and author (born 1946)[â ]
Victoria Fyodorova was a Russian-American actress and author. She was born shortly after World War II to Jackson Tate (1898â1978), then a captain in the United States Navy, and Russian actress Zoya Fyodorova (1909â1981), who had a brief affair before Tate was expelled from Moscow by Joseph Stalin. Victoria Fyodorova wrote the 1979 book, The Admiral's Daughter, which was about her experience attempting to reunite with her father.
2012John Oaksey, English jockey and journalist (born 1929)[â ]
John Geoffrey Tristram Lawrence, 4th Baron Trevethin and 2nd Baron Oaksey was a British aristocrat, horse racing journalist, television commentator and former amateur jockey. He was twice British Champion Amateur Jump Jockey, before becoming a celebrated journalist and recognisable racing personality both on television and through his charitable work for the Injured Jockeys Fund, which he helped establish. He has been described as "quite possibly the outstanding racing figure of modern times, touching so many via his compelling writing, broadcasting, race-riding and tireless fund-raising".
2012An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.[â ]
The 2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion occurred at 21:15 local time on 5 September 2012 in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. According to Turkish Armed Forces, 25 servicemen died, four other soldiers and three civilians were injured by the accident.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]