Quotation of the Day for Thursday, May 16, 2013
Date: 16 May 2013
15 май 2013 г. беше сряда под звездния знак на ♉. Беше 134 ден от годината. Президент на Съединените щати беше Barack Obama.
Ако сте родени на този ден, вие сте на 13 години. Последният ви рожден ден беше на петък, 15 май 2026 г., преди 17 дни. Следващият ви рожден ден е на събота, 15 май 2027 г., след 347 дни. Живял си за 4 765 дни, или около 114 368 часа, или около 6 862 104 минути, или около 411 726 240 секунди.
Date: 16 May 2013
By KEITH BRADSHER
Ceiling collapses at small shoe factory on outskirts of Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, killing at least two workers and underlining global worries about factory safety in poor countries.
Date: 16 May 2013
By JAMES DAO and ANDREW W. LEHREN
Analysis of Pentagon data shows that Defense Dept uses information that may underestimate rate of suicide in military, and that different methodology may yield military rate comparable to or higher than that of general public; government officials have commonly asserted that military suicide rate is lower than that of general public.
Date: 16 May 2013
By CAROL VOGEL
Record prices for 12 contemporary works by artists, including Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat, make history at sale of postwar and contemporary art at Christie's; sales total $495 million, highest sales figure ever at any art auction.
Date: 16 May 2013
By ANDREW KEH
St Louis Cardinals defeat New York Mets, 4-2.
Date: 16 May 2013
By PETER BAKER
Obama administration controversies of recent days reinforce fears of overreaching government and call into question Pres Obama's ability to control his own presidency; hope that departure of IRS leader and forceful response to crisis will help bring things back in focus so other agendas can move forward.
Date: 16 May 2013
By STEVEN YACCINO
Lawyer for Ariel Castro, Cleveland man accused of imprisoning and raping three women in his home for decade, says his client plans to plead not guilty to criminal charges.
Date: 16 May 2013
By ERIK ECKHOLM
North Dakota's sole abortion provider is suing state to block new law that it says could force it to shut down; law, which requires doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospital, may impinge on clinic's reliance on out of state doctors.