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• One year ago: Rupert Murdoch's media empire unexpectedly jettisoned News of the World, Britain's best-selling Sunday newspaper, after a public backlash over claims it had used phone hacking and other illegal tactics to expose the rich and famous, royals and ordinary citizens. A Texas Rangers fan, 39-year-old Shannon Stone, died from a fatal fall when reaching out to grab a baseball tossed his way by All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton during a Rangers game. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the final movie based on the wizard fantasy books, debuted in London on its way to becoming the year's top-grossing movie.
• • Today's Birthdays: Musician-conductor Doc Severinsen is 85. Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough is 79. Rock star Ringo Starr is 72. Singer-musician Warren Entner (The Grass Roots) is 69. Rock musician Jim Rodford is 67. Actor Joe Spano is 66. Pop singer David Hodo (The Village People) is 65. Country singer Linda Williams is 65. Actress Shelley Duvall is 63. Actress Roz Ryan is 61.

Actor Billy Campbell is 53. Rock musician Mark White (Spin Doctors) is 50. Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard is 49. Actor-comedian Jim Gaffigan is 46. Rhythm-and-blues musician Ricky Kinchen (Mint Condition) is 46. Actress Amy Carlson is 44. Actress Jorja Fox is 44. Actress Cree Summer is 43. Actress Kirsten Vangsness is 40. Actor Troy Garity is 39. Actress Berenice Bejo (BEH'-ruh-nees BAY'-hoh)(Film: "The Artist") is 36. Actor Hamish Linklater is 36. Olympic silver and bronze medal figure skater Michelle Kwan is 32. Rapper Cassidy is 30. Country singer Gabbie Nolen is 30. Actor Ross Malinger is 28.
• • Thought for Today: "Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work." -- Booker T. Washington, American educator and author (1856-1915).
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