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A sculpture planned for a school to be built where a Tiffany factory once stood in Corona, Queens, will unexpectedly be able to use real Tiffany glass — found on the site.
Michael Bublé has spent the week promoting “To Be Loved,” his sixth studio album.
European officials who favored austerity have adopted a softer tone, backing away from a strategy that is widely unpopular with the public.
Congress is considering taxing sales made by Internet retailers like Amazon, but some sellers believe it should have been done years ago.
Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum of Dubai, and Godolphin, his global horse racing enterprise, have been the talk of Britain after 11 of his best horses tested positive for banned steroids.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 24, 2013, covering April 27, 2013.
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Brad Paisley
Justin Timberlake
Blake Shelton
Eric Church
2013Aída Bortnik, Argentinian screenwriter (born 1938)[†]
Aída Bortnik was an Argentine screenwriter, nominated for an Academy Award for her work in the film La historia oficial (1985). She has the notable distinction of having written the screenplay for both the first Argentine film nominated for an Academy Award and the first Argentine film to win an Academy Award.
2013Lorraine Copeland, Scottish archaeologist (born 1921)[†]
Lorraine Copeland was a British archaeologist specialising in the Palaeolithic period of the Near East. She was a secret agent with the Special Operations Executive during World War II.
2013Antonio Díaz Jurado, Spanish footballer (born 1969)[†]
Antonio Díaz Jurado was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
2013Jérôme Louis Heldring, Dutch journalist and author (born 1917)[†]
Jérôme Louis Heldring was a Dutch journalist. He was columnist (1953–2012) and editor-in-chief (1968–1972) of the newspapers Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant and NRC Handelsblad.
2013Aloysius Jin Luxian, Chinese bishop (born 1916)[†]
Aloysius Jin Luxian, SJ was a Chinese Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Shanghai.
2013Mutula Kilonzo, Kenyan lawyer and politician, Kenyan Minister of Justice (born 1948)[†]
Mutula Kilonzo was a Kenyan politician and Senior Counsel, who served as Minister of Education after having previously served as Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan and justice and constitutional affairs He belonged to the Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya and was elected to represent Makueni County as Senator in the 2013 general elections.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]