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April 13, 2015

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Headlines from April 13, 2015

Working, but Needing Public Assistance Anyway

By Patricia Cohen

A University of California study finds that taxpayer money is effectively subsidizing employers who pay at or around the minimum wage.

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Wall Street Banks’ Mutual Funds Can Lag on Returns

By Nathaniel Popper

Most funds run by the four largest Wall Street banks in the business have underperformed their basic benchmarks over the last 10 years, according to a Morningstar analysis.

Business1341 words

Coachella Festival Fends Off Rivals With Fresh Acts and Eye on Style

By Ben Sisario

Now in its 16th year, Coachella has firmly settled into the formula that has made it the nation’s premier pop festival.

Business1238 words

Terrorism Case Renews Debate Over Drone Hits

By Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt

An American once considered a possible target to be killed in Pakistan is in custody in the United States, bolstering an argument that it is feasible to capture terrorism suspects, even in remote parts of the world.

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At the Head of the Pack, HBO Shows the Way Forward

By John Koblin and Emily Steel

HBO has restocked its content cupboard with hits; launched HBO Now, its stand-alone streaming service; and appears to be taking a victory lap.

Business1770 words

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 8, 2015, covering April 13, 2015.

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To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
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Peak
1
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Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1
Soundtrack
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Peak
1
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Fifty Shades Of Grey
Soundtrack
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Peak
2
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7
4
In The Lonely Hour
Sam Smith
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9
Peak
2
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41
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1989
Taylor Swift
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Peak
1
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22

Notable Deaths

2015Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (born 1940)^[†]

Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano was a Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist considered, among other things, "a literary giant of the Latin American left" and "global soccer's pre-eminent man of letters".

2015Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, and illustrator, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)^[†]

Günter Wilhelm Grass was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.

2015Herb Trimpe, American author and illustrator (born 1939)^[†]

Herbert William Trimpe was an American comics artist and occasional writer, best known as the seminal 1970s artist on The Incredible Hulk and as the first artist to draw for publication the character Wolverine, who later became a breakout star of the X-Men.

Historical Context for April 13, 2015

In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people^[†]

Headlines from April 13, 2015

Working, but Needing Public Assistance Anyway

Wall Street Banks’ Mutual Funds Can Lag on Returns

Coachella Festival Fends Off Rivals With Fresh Acts and Eye on Style

Terrorism Case Renews Debate Over Drone Hits

At the Head of the Pack, HBO Shows the Way Forward

To Pimp A Butterfly

Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1

Fifty Shades Of Grey

In The Lonely Hour

1989

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for April 13, 2015