Charlamagne Tha God: Keeping a Hot Seat Warm
By Jacob Bernstein
The radio host puts celebrities like Kanye West on the spot — and gets away with it.
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On this day
December 12, 2013
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Accused of Harming Bees, Bayer Researches a Different Culprit
By Danny Hakim
The maker of a pesticide linked to the die-off of honey bees sees a different threat — varroa mites — and is working to find a remedy.
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Pepsi Deal Underscores an Emphasis on Snacks
By Stephanie Strom
PepsiCo has won the business of Buffalo Wild Wings. The two plan new menu items combining products from both companies.
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U.S. Colleges Finding Ideals Tested Abroad
By Tamar Lewin
Universities with programs in countries with autocratic governments are wrestling with how to respond to actions that fly in the face of democratic principles.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 11, 2013, covering December 12, 2013.
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Midnight Memories
One Direction
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The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Eminem
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Blame It All On My Roots: Five Decades Of Influences
Garth Brooks
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Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas
The Robertsons
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PRISM
Katy Perry
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Notable Deaths
2013Tom Laughlin, American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist (born 1931)[†]
Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. was an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist.
2013Abdul Quader Molla, Bangladeshi journalist and politician (born 1948)[†]
Abdul Quader Mollah was a Bangladeshi Islamist leader, writer, and politician of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, who was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal, Bangladesh (ICT) set up by the government of Bangladesh and hanged. The United Nations raised objections to the trial's fairness, while the general public in Bangladesh widely supported the execution.
2013Audrey Totter, American actress (born 1917)[†]
Audrey Mary Totter was an American radio, film, and television actress and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s.
Historical Context for December 12, 2013
In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]