News of the Wired
Date: 14 January 2012
By Susan Schulten
Susan Schulten
How the telegraph — and an innovative mapmaker in Boston — changed the way Americans followed the Civil War.
Replaying Friday, January 13, 2012
The January 13, 2012 was a Friday under the star sign of ♑. It was the 12 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 14 years old. Your last birthday was on the Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 140 days ago. Your next birthday is on Wednesday, January 13, 2027, in 224 days. You have lived for 5,254 days, or about 126,113 hours, or about 7,566,797 minutes, or about 454,007,820 seconds.
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13th of January 2012 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on January 13, 2012
The Week’s Business News in Pictures
Date: 14 January 2012
A credit downgrade for several European nations, unexpectedly strong jobs numbers for December and the suspension of iPhone sales in Apple stores in China were among the top business news stories of the week.
Some Good Economic News, but Will It Last?
Date: 13 January 2012
By Laura D'Andrea Tyson
Laura Tyson
With demand likely to remain weak in 2012 and gridlock in Congress likely to continue, the current year is unlikely to bring a strong economic recovery, an economist writes.
Another Weekly Roundup, as News Picks Up in F1’s Off-Season
Date: 13 January 2012
By Brad Spurgeon
Brad Spurgeon
With the Ferrari event in Italy and a sponsorship deal between an Olympic track star’s company and the Williams team, the week in F1 began to pick up as the new season draws near.
Another Weekly Roundup, as News Picks Up in F1’s Off-Season
Date: 13 January 2012
By Brad Spurgeon
Brad Spurgeon
With the Ferrari event in Italy and a sponsorship deal between an Olympic track star’s company and the Williams team, the week in F1 began to pick up as the new season draws near.
Richard Threlkeld, Award-Winning Journalist, Dies at 74
Date: 14 January 2012
By Dennis Hevesi
Dennis Hevesi
In his 33 years as a correspondent for CBS and ABC News, Mr. Threlkeld reported on wars, presidential campaigns, assassinations and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Current TV Finds a Good Number Within Its Tiny Ratings
Date: 13 January 2012
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
On the night of the Iowa caucuses, the average viewer of Current TV was 36 years old. Yes, there were only 47,000 of them at any given time that evening — but they were youthful, which gives executives hope.
During Address, Murdoch Goes After Cuomo on Twitter
Date: 13 January 2012
By Michael M. Grynbaum
Michael
On his Twitter account, now only two weeks old, Rupert Murdoch of News Corporation referred to the governor as “chicken Cuomo” while praising Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ideas.
Unit of Chinese Daily Plans I.P.O.
Date: 14 January 2012
By David Barboza
David Barboza
The online division of the People’s Daily will sell as much as $85 million in stock to compete with private media in China, as well as emulate global giants like CNN and News Corporation.
Mississippi: Barbour Defends Pardons
Date: 14 January 2012
By Campbell Robertson
Campbell Robertson
As the uproar over his last-minute grants of clemency continued, former Gov. Haley Barbour showed no sign of backing down on Friday.