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The bank is under investigation in Philadelphia and California and is accused of flouting federal laws with its sale of subprime mortgage securities.
Gov. Rick Scott’s decision adds Florida to the list of states, including Texas and North Carolina, that have used the Supreme Court ruling to advance tougher voting rules or oversight.
A rare glimpse into a 2010 deal to purchase three mines in Shanxi Province has raised stark questions about the power that state enterprises wield in China.
The Hong Kong-based company Li & Fung is a matchmaker between poor countries’ factories and affluent nations’ vendors. But critics call it the garment industry’s “sweatshop locator.”
The National Security Agency is hunting for Americans’ messages that mention foreigners under surveillance, not just communications with the targeted individuals themselves, officials said.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 7, 2013, covering August 8, 2013.
Selena Gomez
Jay-Z
Soundtrack
Kidz Bop Kids
Marc Anthony
2013Karen Black, American actress (born 1939)[†]
Karen Blanche Black was an American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter. She rose to prominence for her work in various studio and independent films in the 1970s, frequently portraying eccentric and offbeat characters, and established herself as a figure of New Hollywood. Her career spanned over 50 years and includes nearly 200 credits in both independent and mainstream films. Black received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Golden Globe Awards, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
2013Johannes Bluyssen, Dutch bishop (born 1926)[†]
Johannes Willem Maria Bluyssen or Bluijssen was a Dutch Catholic bishop.
2013Fernando Castro Pacheco, Mexican painter, engraver, and illustrator (born 1918)[†]
Fernando Castro Pacheco was a Mexican painter, engraver, illustrator, printmaker and teacher. As well as being known for traditional artistic forms, Castro Pacheco illustrated several children’s books and produced works in sculpture. He is more popularly known for his murals that invoke the spirit and history of the Mexican people. His works evoke a unique use of color and form.
2013Igor Kurnosov, Russian chess player (born 1985)[†]
Igor Kurnosov was a Russian chess grandmaster.
2013Regina Resnik, American soprano and actress (born 1922)[†]
Regina Resnik was an American opera singer who had an active international career that spanned five decades. She began her career as a soprano in 1942 and soon after began a lengthy and fruitful relationship with the Metropolitan Opera that spanned from 1944 until 1983. Under the advice of conductor Clemens Krauss, she began retraining her voice in the mezzo-soprano repertoire in 1953 and by 1956 had completely removed soprano literature from her performance repertoire.
2013A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 31 people.[†]
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and financial centre. Pakistan is the 33rd-largest country by area. Bounded by the Arabian Sea on the south, the Gulf of Oman on the southwest, and the Sir Creek on the southeast, it shares land borders with India to the east; Afghanistan to the west; Iran to the southwest; and China to the northeast. It shares a maritime border with Oman in the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from Tajikistan in the northwest by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]