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Doctors said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would make a full recovery after being treated for several days for a blood clot in a vein in her head.
Community organizations are slowly facing less resistance from government officials as they offer services to H.I.V.-infected people, many of them gay, a population that is often stigmatized.
Hollywood, the railroad industry and rum producers benefited from some obscure provisions that survived the deal between the White House and Congress.
An advertising watchdog group says it told the distributor of 5-Hour Energy years ago that a claim that the drink did not cause a letdown once the effects wore off was unfounded.
The recently concluded federal budget agreement could raise the tax bill for people with incomes over $250,000 by thousands of dollars.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 2, 2013, covering January 3, 2013.
Taylor Swift
T.I.
Bruno Mars
One Direction
Michael Buble
2013Alfie Fripp, English soldier and pilot (born 1913)[†]
Alfred George Fripp, known as "Alfie" or "Bill", was a British Royal Air Force squadron leader who was a flight sergeant during the Second World War. He was shot down by the Luftwaffe in 1939 and held in twelve different prisoner of war camps, including Stalag Luft III, later the site of the "Great Escape". As the last of the "39ers", he was the oldest surviving and longest serving British POW.
2013Ivan Mackerle, Czech cryptozoologist, explorer, and author (born 1942)[†]
Ivan Mackerle was a Czech cryptozoologist, author, design engineer and explorer. He organized expeditions to search for the Loch Ness monster of Scotland, the Tasmanian tiger in Australia, and the elephant bird in Madagascar. He was most notable for his search of the Mongolian death worm, and he conducted three trips to Mongolia in 1990, 1992, and 2004. He authored numerous books and publications and from 1998 until 2002 he was chief editor of the Czech paranormal magazine Fantastická fakta.
2013William Maxson, American general (born 1930)[†]
William B. Maxson was an American Air Force Major General and vice commander, 15th Air Force, Strategic Air Command, March Air Force Base, Calif.
2013Sergiu Nicolaescu, Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1930)[†]
Sergiu Florin Nicolaescu was a Romanian film director, actor and politician.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]