Insurers Inflating Books, New York Regulator Says
By Mary Williams Walsh
New York regulators say life insurers are putting policyholders at risk and could cause another taxpayer bailout.
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On this day
June 12, 2013
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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In a Shift, Interest Rates Are Rising
By Nathaniel Popper and Peter Eavis
The interest rate charged by lenders has been going down for most of the time since the early 1980s, but there are signs that will not last.
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Hirst Counts the Dots, or at Least the Paintings
By Graham Bowley
Damien Hirst has answered a long-running question in the art world: How many of his spot paintings are there, anyway?
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Judge Rules That Movie Studio Should Have Been Paying Interns
By Steven Greenhouse
The case could upend a long-held practice in the film industry and other businesses that rely heavily on unpaid internships.
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When Home Is a Memory
By Charles Isherwood
John Guare has written, and appears in, “3 Kinds of Exile,” a triptych of plays that includes one about the life of the Polish actress Elzbieta Czyzewska.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 12, 2013, covering June 12, 2013.
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Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
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The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Alice in Chains
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Wrote A Song For Everyone
John Fogerty
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DNA
Little Mix
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Blake Shelton
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Notable Deaths
2013Teresita Barajuen, Spanish nun (born 1908)[†]
Teresita Barajuen was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun and member of the Order of Cistercians. Barajuen is believed to hold the world record for the longest service in cloister.
2013Jason Leffler, American racing driver (born 1975)[†]
Jason Charles Leffler was an American professional open-wheel and stock car racing driver. Leffler began racing in the open-wheel ranks, competing in the 2000 Indianapolis 500 before moving to primarily NASCAR competition. He died from injuries sustained in a 410 sprint car race at Bridgeport Speedway in Bridgeport, New Jersey.
Historical Context for June 12, 2013
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]