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The British prime minister, David Cameron, apologized for the handling of the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster, where 96 people died, after a new report cited failures and cover-ups by authorities.
The iPhone 5 has a new connector on the phoneâs base that instantly renders all accessories and chargers obsolete. An adapter that will work with many, but not all, current accessories starts at $30.
President Obamaâs top âbundlersâ raised or gave at least $200 million for his re-election bid and the Democratic National Committee through the end of May, close to half the total.
The major stock indexes jumped after a Federal Reserve decision to help the economy by buying long-term mortgage securities.
To match preschoolersâ interests with age-appropriate learning, âSesame Streetâ is putting Elmo in a musical environment starting this fall.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 12, 2012, covering September 13, 2012.
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Slaughterhouse
Trey Songz
Various Artists
Alanis Morissette
2012William Duckworth, American composer and author (born 1943)[â ]
William Duckworth was an American composer, author, educator, and Internet pioneer. He wrote more than 200 pieces of music and is credited with the composition of the first postminimal piece of music, The Time Curve Preludes (1977â78), for piano. Duckworth was a Professor of Music at Bucknell University. Together with Nora Farrell, his wife, he ran Monroe Street Music, the publisher of many Duckworth's pieces.
2012Peter Lougheed, Canadian football player, lawyer, and politician, 10th Premier of Alberta (born 1928)[â ]
Edgar Peter Lougheed was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, presiding over a period of reform and economic growth.
2012Edgar Metcalfe, English-Australian actor and director (born 1933)[â ]
Edgar Metcalfe, was an English-born actor, director and author, who widely contributed to theatre in Perth, Western Australia.
2012Ranganath Misra, Indian lawyer and jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India (born 1926)[â ]
Ranganath Misra was the 21st Chief Justice of India, serving from 25 September 1990 to 24 November 1991. He was also the first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He also served as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from the Congress Party between 1998 and 2004. He is the second Supreme court judge to become a Rajya Sabha member after Baharul Islam who was also elected as Indian National Congress member.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]