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December 26, 2013

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Headlines from December 26, 2013

Gifts Sent by U.P.S. Miss a Big Deadline

By Elizabeth A. Harris and David Gelles

Some customers were left without Christmas gifts as the United Parcel Service failed to meet delivery deadlines in the face of bad weather and an unexpectedly large surge in demand.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 25, 2013, covering December 26, 2013.

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    Album cover for Beyonce by Beyonce

    Beyonce

    Beyonce

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    Album cover for Blame It All On My Roots: Five Decades Of Influences by Garth Brooks

    Blame It All On My Roots: Five Decades Of Influences

    Garth Brooks

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    Peak
    1
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    3
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    Album cover for Wrapped In Red by Kelly Clarkson

    Wrapped In Red

    Kelly Clarkson

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    Peak
    3
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    7
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    Album cover for Black Panties by R. Kelly

    Black Panties

    R. Kelly

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    1
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    Album cover for Midnight Memories by One Direction

    Midnight Memories

    One Direction

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    Peak
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    3

Notable Deaths

Paul Blair (baseball)

2013Paul Blair, American baseball player and coach (born 1944)[†]

Paul L. D. Blair was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1964 through 1980, most notably as the center fielder for the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won four American League pennants and two World Series championships between 1966 and 1971. He also played for the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds.

Marta Eggerth

2013Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (born 1912)[†]

Marta Eggerth was a Hungarian actress and singer from "The Silver Age of Operetta". Many of the 20th century's most famous operetta composers, including Franz LehĂĄr, Fritz Kreisler, Robert Stolz, Oscar Straus, and Paul Abraham, composed works especially for her.

Historical Context for December 26, 2013

In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]