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Figures for unemployment and job creation this month and next will be skewed by the brief disappearance of federal employees and contractors from the work force, economists say.
Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama’s health secretary, is facing criticism over the health care law’s problem-plagued insurance exchange.
“Fun Home,” a heartbreaker of a musical, in which one woman tries to solve the mystery of who her father really was, is based on a memoir by Alison Bechdel.
As Moldova and other former Soviet republics move to align themselves closer to Europe, Russia is pushing to retain its influence.
Joseph J. Lhota, a Republican, and Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, squared off in a debate on WCBS on Tuesday, clashing over a polemic ad by Mr. Lhota, charter schools and taxes.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 23, 2013, covering October 23, 2013.
Miley Cyrus
Panic! At The Disco
Drake
Pusha T
Justin Timberlake
2013Wes Bialosuknia, American basketball player (born 1945)[†]
Wesley John Bialosuknia was an American basketball player. He was a 6-foot-2-inch (1.88 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) guard, and played in college for the University of Connecticut Huskies. An accurate and prolific medium- and long-range jump shooter, Bialosuknia still holds the University of Connecticut season and career scoring average records: his 1966–67 average of 28.0 PPG ranked 5th in the nation. He also holds the UConn records for career scoring average of 23.6 pts per game and consecutive foul shots made (43). In 1967, he was the MVP of the annual North–South College All-Star Game.
2013Anthony Caro, English sculptor and academic (born 1924)[†]
Sir Anthony Alfred Caro was an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' and industrial objects. He began as a member of the modernist school, having worked with Henry Moore early in his career. He was lauded as the greatest British sculptor of his generation.
2013Niall Donohue, Irish hurler (born 1990)[†]
Niall Donohue was an Irish hurler who played at senior level for the Galway senior team.
2013Gypie Mayo, English guitarist and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood and The Yardbirds) (born 1951)[†]
John "Gypie" Mayo was a British guitarist and songwriter, playing in Dr. Feelgood from 1977 to 1981, and from 1996 to 2004 in the reborn Yardbirds with Alan Glen.
2013Bill Mazer, Ukrainian-American journalist and sportscaster (born 1920)[†]
Bill Mazer was an American television and radio personality. He won numerous awards and citations, including three National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association's Sportscaster of the Year awards for New York from 1964 to 1966. Considered a New York institution in sports reporting, Mazer was inducted into the hall of fame for the Buffalo Broadcasters Association (1999), Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame (2000) and the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (1997). He is also recognized as the host of the first sports talk radio show in history that launched in March 1964 on WNBC (AM).
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]