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August 16, 2014

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Iraq’s Last Chance

By Ali Khedery

Iraq has devolved into a combination of Lebanon and Nigeria — a toxic brew of sectarian politics and oil-fueled kleptocracy.

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Scrutiny Circles Track at Del Mar

By Billy Witz

The California racetrack will host the 2017 Breeders’ Cup, but its summer meet has been troubled by a series of calamities, including the deaths of five horses on the newly installed turf course.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 13, 2014, covering August 16, 2014.

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    Album cover for Hypnotic Eye by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

    Hypnotic Eye

    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

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    Album cover for The Breeze - An Appreciation Of JJ Cale by Eric Clapton & Friends

    The Breeze - An Appreciation Of JJ Cale

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    Album cover for Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 by Soundtrack

    Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1

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    Album cover for 5 Seconds Of Summer by 5 Seconds of Summer

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    Album cover for The Shawn Mendes EP by Shawn Mendes

    The Shawn Mendes EP

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Notable Deaths

2014Patrick Aziza, Nigerian general and politician, Governor of Kebbi State (born 1947)[†]

Patrick Aziza was the first military Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria after it was split off from Sokoto State on 27 August 1991 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.

2014Vsevolod Nestayko, Ukrainian author (born 1930)[†]

Vsevolod Zinoviiovych Nestaiko or Nestayko was a modern Ukrainian children's writer. In Ukraine he is considered the country's best-known and best loved Ukrainian children’s literature writer.

2014Mario Oriani-Ambrosini, Italian-South African lawyer and politician (born 1960)[†]

Mario Gaspare R. Oriani-Ambrosini was an Italian constitutional lawyer and politician who was a Member of Parliament in South Africa with the Inkatha Freedom Party.

Peter Scholl-Latour

2014Peter Scholl-Latour, German journalist, author, and academic (born 1924)[†]

Peter Roman Scholl-Latour was a French-German journalist, author and reporter. Scholl-Latour was regarded as one of Europe's most important journalists, akin to what Walter Cronkite was in the US. For over six decades, he was one of the continent's most influential voices. During the Vietnam War, he was captured by the Viet Cong and managed to secure unique film footage during his captivity.

Historical Context for August 16, 2014

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