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Even as the first samplings of the storm’s ravages descended on the New Jersey coastline, a large portion of Atlantic City was already underwater.
Mitt Romney’s latest attempt to win votes in Ohio, by criticizing aspects of the auto industry recovery, has provoked a backlash.
The storm moved inland Tuesday after grinding life to a halt for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states.
The book “360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story” celebrates that music company’s 125 years in business.
Updates on events and performances that have been canceled because of Hurricane Sandy.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 24, 2012, covering October 30, 2012.
Mumford & Sons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kiss
MGK
Coheed and Cambria
2012Franck Biancheri, French politician (born 1961)[†]
Franck Biancheri was the founder of the Newropeans European political party and the leader from June 2006. The party planned to run for campaigns in the 2009 elections to the European Parliament with representatives in all member states simultaneously.
2012Samina Raja, Pakistani poet and educator (born 1961)[†]
Samina Raja was a Pakistani Urdu poet, writer, editor, translator, educationist and broadcaster. She lived in Islamabad, Pakistan, and worked in the National Language Authority and National Book Foundation as a subject specialist.
2012Dan Tieman, American basketball player and coach (born 1940)[†]
Daniel Theodore Tieman was an American basketball player, coach, and teacher.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]