Quotation of the Day for Thursday, May 16, 2013
Date: 16 May 2013
O dia 15 de maio de 2013 foi um quarta-feira sob o signo de ♉. Foi o dia 134 do ano. O presidente dos Estados Unidos foi Barack Obama.
Se você nasceu neste dia, você tem 13 anos de idade. Seu último aniversário foi no dia sexta-feira, 15 de maio de 2026, 17 dias atrás. Seu próximo aniversário é no dia sábado, 15 de maio de 2027, em 347 dias. Você viveu 4.765 dias, ou cerca de 114.382 horas, ou cerca de 6.862.926 minutos, ou cerca de 411.775.560 segundos.
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.