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When Hurricane Sandy cut power to a Newark facility, clicking open the locks, male inmates threatened female inmates and in some cases escaped, witnesses said.
Known to fans of politics as the nation’s liberal television network, MSNBC is looking to gain ground on the Fox News Channel in President Obama’s second term.
American business leaders, in two separate advertising campaigns, are seeking to influence Washington as a political fight gets under on how to address the federal budget deficit.
In the aftermath of Tunisia’s revolution, a heated competition is on to redefine the nation religiously and politically.
Apple’s settlement of an Android-related lawsuit could be a sign that its chief wants to end the distraction of patent fights, but it does not necessarily portend a similar agreement with Samsung.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 7, 2012, covering November 12, 2012.
Taylor Swift
Kendrick Lamar
Jason Aldean
Mumford & Sons
Tony Bennett
2012Hans Hammarskiöld, Swedish photographer (born 1925)[†]
Hans Arvid Hammarskiöld was a Swedish professional photographer. He was active in most genres—for many years he worked as an industrial photographer, but was especially noted for his portraits.
2012Sergio Oliva, Cuban-American bodybuilder (born 1941)[†]
Sergio Oliva, often known by his epithet 'The Myth' for his physique and performance, was a Cuban American bodybuilder and three-time Mr. Olympia winner.
2012Daniel Stern, American psychologist and theorist (born 1934)[†]
Daniel N. Stern was a prominent American developmental psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, specializing in infant development, on which he had written a number of books — most notably The Interpersonal World of the Infant (1985).
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]