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Producers behind the 12-12-12 benefit concert for Hurricane Sandy victims denounced professional brokers for offering tickets for many times their face value.
A nurse tricked by Australian D.J.’s who called posing as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles to get information about Kate Middleton’s pregnancy was found dead on Friday.
Art Basel Miami Beach is under way this weekend, and even before it opened, some critics said it was an example of something wrong in the art world.
The case involves a decade-long battle over whether a pharmaceutical company should be allowed to pay a competitor to keep a generic copy of a best-selling drug off the market.
As he faces Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday for the fourth time, Manny Pacquiao, 33, may be on the cusp of a moment all boxers experience — the realization that it’s no longer wise to keep going.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 5, 2012, covering December 8, 2012.
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
One Direction
Phillip Phillips
Kid Rock
2012Jerry Brown, American football player (born 1987)[†]
Jerry Jerome Brown Jr. was an American professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). In college, he played on the defensive line for the University of Illinois. In his professional career, he was a member of the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys of the NFL, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League, and the Jacksonville Sharks and San Antonio Talons of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was signed as a free agent by the Sharks in 2011; in the team's ArenaBowl XXIV victory, he had one tackle assist, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
2012John Gowans, Scottish-English 16th General of The Salvation Army (born 1934)[†]
John Gowans was a Scottish clergyman, who was the 16th General of The Salvation Army from 1999 to 2002, succeeding General Paul Rader. He is also notable for pairing with General John Larsson in the composition of many songs and musicals.
2012Johnny Lira, American boxer (born 1951)[†]
Johnny Lira was a professional lightweight and welterweight boxing contender who was born and died in Chicago, Illinois.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]