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  2. 2010 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    NewsTilt – A news website for independent professional journalists is launched. April 15 – President Barack Obama delivers a major speech on the future of NASA's human spaceflight program. He commits to increasing NASA funding by $6 billion over five years and completing the design of a new heavy-lift launch vehicle by 2015 and to begin ...

  3. Portal:Current events/July 2010 - Wikipedia

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    Business and economy China China's Xinhua launches a global 24-hour English TV news channel. (AP via Yahoo!) (Channel News Asia) The Shanghai–Nanjing High-Speed Railway goes into operation; the journey takes 73 minutes with a top-speed of 350km/h (217 mph). (Shanghai Daily) (Xinhua) Disasters and accidents Hurricane Alex, the first hurricane of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, makes ...

  4. Portal:Current events/January 2010 - Wikipedia

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    Business and economy China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) launch a Free Trade Area. (New York Times) (Xinhua) Disasters and accidents At least 19 people are dead and five are injured as mudslide hits an island resort near Angra dos Reis, Ilha Grande. Large numbers also killed elsewhere in Brazil. (BBC) (The Washington Post) Health A study suggests that teenagers who go ...

  5. Portal:Current events/May 2010 - Wikipedia

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    In the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final, Inter Milan defeats Bayern Munich 2–0, for their first major European title since 1965. More than 74,000 South African football fans attend the first match at Soccer City—venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final—less than three weeks before the tournament begins.

  6. 2010 - Wikipedia

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    2010 by topic. 2010 ( MMX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2010th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 10th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2010s decade. The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 ...

  7. 2010s in United States history - Wikipedia

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    2010s in United States history is the compiled history of major historical events and issues in the United States from January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2019. Overview [ edit ] During this time period the United States experienced a wave of unprecedented political polarization and ongoing political debates such as climate change, voting ...

  8. Portal:Current events/2010 July 9 - Wikipedia

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    Current events/2010 July 9. A suicide bomb in Pakistan 's tribal areas near the Afghanistan border kills at least 50. (AP via Google News) (Al Jazeera) Floribert Chebeya 's autopsy returns an "inconclusive" result. (BBC)

  9. Portal:Current events/August 2010 - Wikipedia

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    Uruguay striker and 2010 FIFA World Cup player of the tournament Diego Forlán is a popular attraction among the inhabitants of Kolkata as he participates in a talent search. (BBC News) In United States baseball, a group led by Nolan Ryan buys the Texas Rangers at a bankruptcy auction. (MSNBC) August 6, 2010.