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If the issue with smoldering batteries proves more complicated, it could threaten plans to expand production of the planes, and the jobs that go with them.
As newspaper staffs and revenues shrink, executives are seeking creative ways to use unoccupied office space.
The Dalian Wanda Group in China bought AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion in September, then said it would seek $10 billion in new deals. So far, nothing.
As Comcast’s Internet Essentials program to bring affordable broadband to low-income homes gains popularity, the company has been accused of overreaching in its interactions with local communities.
M.I.T.’s decision to catch a person illegally downloading content led to charges of computer and wire fraud against Aaron Swartz, who died of an apparent suicide.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 16, 2013, covering January 21, 2013.
Soundtrack
Mumford & Sons
Taylor Swift
Phillip Phillips
One Direction
2013Ahmet Mete Işıkara, Turkish geophysicist and academic (born 1941)[†]
Ahmet Mete Işıkara was a Turkish geophysicist and earthquake scientist known for his efforts to create public awareness of the need for earthquake-related protection and safety.
2013Chumpol Silpa-archa, Thai academic and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1940)[†]
Chumpol Silpa-archa was a Thai politician who served in the government of Thailand as Minister of Tourism and Sports from 2008 to 2013; he was also Deputy Prime Minister from 2011 to 2013. Beginning in January 2009, he was the president of the Chartthaipattana Party. He was the younger brother of Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa.
2013Michael Winner, English director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1935)[†]
Michael Robert Winner was an English filmmaker, writer, and media personality. He is known for directing numerous action, thriller, and black comedy films in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, including several collaborations with actors Oliver Reed and Charles Bronson.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]