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The first season of Homicide: Life on the Street, an American police procedural drama television series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between January 31 and March 31, 1993. Created by Paul Attanasio and adapted from the 1991 non-fiction book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon (pictured), Homicide: Life on the Street followed the fictional detectives of the Baltimore Police Department homicide unit and the murder cases they investigate. The first season was broadcast Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EST, with the exception of the series premiere, which aired immediately after Super Bowl XXVII. The season introduced regular cast members Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Wendy Hughes, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Melissa Leo, Jon Polito and Kyle Secor. Most of the primary characters were based on real-life Baltimore detectives from Simon's book, including Gary D'Addario, Terrence McLarney, Harry Edgerton, Donald Worden and Jay Landsman. Many of the season story arcs were also adapted from the book, most notably the 1988 Baltimore slaying of 11-year-old Latonya Kim Wallace, which was the basis for the murder case of Adena Watson in Homicide. The first season received consistently positive reviews, with several commentators declaring it one of the best shows on television at the time. However, the Nielsen ratings declined throughout the season, which Homicide producers attributed to a poor time-slot and heavy competition from the ABC comedies Home Improvement and Coach. The ratings led NBC executives to demand changes to the show before renewing Homicide for a second season. (more...) Recently featured: Francis Walsingham – Nansen's Fram expedition – Petrified Forest National Park Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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From Wikipedia's newest content: ... that rats treated with methylazoxymethanol acetate (molecular model pictured) during gestation are an animal model of schizophrenia? ... that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge live in a rented Anglesey farmhouse on the Bodorgan Hall estate? ... that Malaysian born Renuga Veeran and South Australian born Leanne Choo will represent Australia in the women's doubles badminton competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics? ... that the mineral sonolite is named for the mine in Japan where it was discovered? ... that in June 2012, Paralympic swimmer Brad Snyder became the world record holder for the 100-meter and 400-meter freestyles among fully blind athletes? ... that Nicolaus Ricii de Nucella Campli was a late-medieval papal singer whose only known manuscript was destroyed by fire in 1870? ... that Canadian artist Jubal Brown deliberately vomited primary colors on paintings in the Museum of Modern Art and the Art Gallery of Ontario? Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

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The last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni (pictured), a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise, dies. Mohamed Morsi is elected President of Egypt. Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials. Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco. In basketball, the Miami Heat defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the NBA championship. About 90 people are missing after a boat carrying more than 200 people capsizes in the Indian Ocean between Java and Christmas Island. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan following the disqualification of Yousaf Raza Gillani. The 7th G-20 summit is held in Los Cabos, Mexico. The Socialist Party gains a majority in the French legislative election. Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events...
On this day...
June 25: Independence Day in Mozambique (1975) 1910 – The Firebird, the first major work by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (pictured), was premiered in Paris. 1940 – Second World War – The evacuation of nearly 200,000 Allied soldiers from French ports was completed. 1950 – The Korean War began with North Korean forces launching a pre-dawn raid over the 38th parallel into South Korea. 1960 – Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union. 1967 – More than 400 million people viewed Our World, the first live, international satellite television production. 2006 – Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was kidnapped in a cross-border raid from the Gaza Strip on the crossing Kerem Shalom, and was held hostage by Hamas until 2011. 2009 – Singer Michael Jackson died after suffering cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home, which authorities later declared a homicide caused by the combination of drugs in his body. More anniversaries: June 24 – June 25 – June 26 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now June 25, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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The accolades received by WALL-E, the 2008 American animation film, include Best Picture from the Boston Society of Film Critics, the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, where WALL-E became the first animated feature to win that award. The film was nominated for seven Annie Awards, six Academy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (pictured) at the 81st Academy Awards. Walt Disney Pictures pushed for an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination, but it was not nominated, provoking controversy about the Academy deliberately restricting WALL-E to the Best Animated Feature category. The character of WALL-E was listed at number 63 on Empire's 2008 online poll of the 100 greatest movie characters. Time listed WALL-E number one in its top 10 movies of 2008 and, in early 2010, number one in "Best Movies of the Decade." (more...)

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A whole purple mangosteen fruit (Garcinia mangostana) and the cross-section of another. The fruit is sweet and tangy, juicy, and somewhat fibrous, with an inedible, deep reddish-purple colored rind (exocarp) when ripe. The evergreen mangosteen tree is believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas of Indonesia.

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