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The Federal Reserve’s apparent change of heart left investors wondering how they got it so wrong, with several pointing an accusing finger at Ben S. Bernanke, the chairman.
President Hassan Rouhani capped a series of gestures from Iran’s ruling establishment by saying the country would never “seek weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons.”
James W. Giddens, the court-appointed trustee liquidating the bankrupt firm, told vendors they had until Friday to defend payment they had received.
Villagers in Diyala Province saw much death during the worst of Iraq’s carnage over the past decade, but they say what is happening now is far worse.
The New York City Police Department effort, known as Operation Crew Cut, uses social media to prevent emerging conflicts and build cases against agitators.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 18, 2013, covering September 19, 2013.
Ariana Grande
Tamar Braxton
Nine Inch Nails
John Legend
Luke Bryan
2013Robert Barnard, English author and critic (born 1936)[†]
Robert Barnard was an English crime writer, critic and lecturer. In addition to over 40 books published under his own name, he also published four books under the pseudonym Bernard Bastable.
2013John Reger, American football player (born 1931)[†]
John George Reger was a National Football League linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins, and participated in three Pro Bowls during his 12-year career. Reger played college football at the University of Pittsburgh. He died in Tampa, Florida in 2013.
2013William Ungar, Polish-American author and philanthropist, founded the National Envelope Corporation (born 1913)[†]
William Ungar was a Polish-born American author, philanthropist, Holocaust survivor, and founder of the National Envelope Corporation.
2013John D. Vanderhoof, American banker and politician, 37th Governor of Colorado (born 1922)[†]
John David Vanderhoof was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, Vanderhoof served as the 37th Governor of Colorado from 1973 to 1975, assuming the office from John Arthur Love, who was appointed to the National Energy Policy Office by President Richard Nixon. Vanderhoof served out the remainder of Love's term, but failed to win a term in his own right, being defeated by Democrat Richard Lamm in the 1974 election.
2013Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (born 1927)[†]
Hiroshi Yamauchi was a Japanese businessman and the third president of Nintendo, joining the company on 25 April 1949 until stepping down on 24 May 2002, being succeeded by Satoru Iwata. During his 53-year tenure, Yamauchi transformed Nintendo from a hanafuda card-making company that had been active solely in Japan into a multibillion-dollar video game publisher and global conglomerate. He was the great-grandson of Fusajiro Yamauchi, Nintendo's first president and founder. Hiroshi Yamauchi owned the Seattle Mariners baseball team from 1992 until his death.
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]