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February 26, 2014

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Headlines from February 26, 2014

Trust Eroded, Obama Looks Beyond Karzai

By Mark Landler and Helene Cooper

President Obama is apparently resigned to dealing with the next Afghan president on troop withdrawals and training, since President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign a long-term security agreement.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 26, 2014, covering February 26, 2014.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Outsiders by Eric Church

    The Outsiders

    Eric Church

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Frozen by Soundtrack

    Frozen

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for NOW 49 by Various Artists

    NOW 49

    Various Artists

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Beyonce by Beyonce

    Beyonce

    Beyonce

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Unorthodox Jukebox by Bruno Mars

    Unorthodox Jukebox

    Bruno Mars

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    62

Notable Deaths

Sorel Etrog

2014Sorel Etrog, Romanian-Canadian sculptor, painter, and illustrator (born 1933)[†]

Sorel Etrog, was a Romanian-born Israeli-Canadian artist, writer, and primarily, a sculptor. He specialized in modern art works and contemporary sculpture. Etrog's works explore his first-hand experience of the Second World War, the renewal of sculptural traditions in modern art, such as the use of bronze as a medium, and the opposition between the mechanical and the organic. One of Canada's leading artists in the 1960s, Etrog contributed to the country's growing interest in sculpture.

Phyllis Krasilovsky

2014Phyllis Krasilovsky, American author and academic (born 1927)[†]

Phyllis Louise Krasilovsky was an American writer of children's books.

Historical Context for February 26, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]