With Burst of Energy, Thompson Tries to Escape His Opponents’ Shadow
By David W. Chen
Although William C. Thompson Jr. finished strong in 2009, many voters say they still do not know much about him.
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On this day
August 16, 2013
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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U.S. to Bring Gas Mileage Rules to Era of Hybrids
By Bill Vlasic
The Environmental Protection Agency said it would update its labeling rules to resolve disparities among the growing number of hybrid and electric vehicles on the market.
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Vermont Sisters With Roots in News Embrace Small-Town Papers
By Christine Haughney
Three twenty-something daughters of a 5th-generation newspaper family have thrown themselves into the business, and the papers they run have thrived.
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Philadelphia Borrows So Its Schools Open on Time
By Rick Lyman and Mary Williams Walsh
Philadelphia agreed at the last minute to borrow $50 million just to be able to reopen schools for the fall with minimum staffing.
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Easy Credit Dries Up, Choking Growth in China
By Keith Bradsher
Growth has slowed, causing an increase in defaults on unconventional loans, chronic overcapacity in many industries and other problems.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 14, 2013, covering August 16, 2013.
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Blurred Lines
Robin Thicke
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The Wrong Side Of Heaven...Volume 1
Five Finger Death Punch
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Magna Carta... Holy Grail
Jay-Z
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Something Else
Tech N9ne
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In A World Like This
Backstreet Boys
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Notable Deaths
2013David Rees, Welsh mathematician and academic (born 1918)[†]
David Rees FRS was a British professor of pure mathematics at the University of Exeter, having been head of the Mathematics / Mathematical Sciences Department at Exeter from 1958 to 1983. During the Second World War, Rees was active on Enigma research in Hut 6 at Bletchley Park.
Historical Events
2013The ferry St. Thomas Aquinas collides with a cargo ship and sinks at Cebu, Philippines, killing 61 people with 59 others missing.[†]
MV St. Thomas Aquinas was a Philippine-registered passenger ferry operated by 2GO Travel. On 16 August 2013, the vessel collided with a cargo ship named MV Sulpicio Express Siete of Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation and sank. As of 3 September 2013, there were 108 dead and 29 missing with 733 rescued as a result of the accident. The ship now rests at the bottom of the Mactan Channel.
Historical Context for August 16, 2013
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]