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The head writer and vice president for creative at Rockstar Games speaks about what they are trying to achieve with Grand Theft Auto V, due out next spring.
Despite facing criticism for starting Black Friday sales at midnight last year, some retailers are planning to open on the evening of Thanksgiving Day.
Leo E. Strine Jr., the chief judge of the Delaware Court of Chancery, is known for his colorful opinions and courtroom meanderings — which are frequently laced with cultural references, both high and low.
The return of 1970s-era gas lines to the five boroughs of New York City was not the result of a single miscalculation, but a combination of ignored warnings and indecisiveness.
After a beating last summer that left him with a concussion, Badgers running back Montee Ball is back to being one of the nation’s top players and his team is contending in the Big Ten.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 7, 2012, covering November 10, 2012.
Taylor Swift
Kendrick Lamar
Jason Aldean
Mumford & Sons
Tony Bennett
2012John Louis Coffey, American lawyer and judge (born 1922)[†]
John Louis Coffey was an American lawyer and jurist from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. He served as a judge of the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals from 1982 until his death, taking senior status in 2004. Prior to his federal appointment, he served four years as a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and 16 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County.
2012Mitsuko Mori, Japanese actress (born 1920)[†]
Mitsuko Mori , real name Mitsu Murakami , was a Japanese actress.
2012Piet van Zeil, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs (born 1927)[†]
Petrus Hendrikus "Piet" van Zeil was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and trade union leader.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]