The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., the U.S. of A, the States, and America, is a country in North America. A federal republic, the United States shares land borders with Canada and Mexico, and extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Washington, D.C.

The present-day continental United States has been inhabited for at least 15,000 years by Native Americans. After 16th-century European exploration and settlement, the English established new colonies, and gained control of others, in the eastern portion of the continent in the 17th and early 18th centuries. On 4 July 1776, at war with Britain over fair governance, thirteen of these colonies declared their independence; in 1783, the war ended in British acceptance of the new nation. Since then, the country has more than quadrupled in size: it now consists of 50 states, one federal district, and a number of overseas territories.

At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.1 million km²), the U.S. is the third largest country by area. It is also the world's third most populous nation, with nearly 300 million people.

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Shaking Up ‘Woyzeck’ With Earthy Rock and Flying Trapeze
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:50:51 -0000
The title character of “Woyzeck,” a credulous Everyman driven to insanity by authority figures and jealousy, wouldn’t be out of place in one of Nick Cave’s songs.
Manhattan School of Music Faculty Moves to Organize
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:55:27 -0000
A group of Manhattan School teachers has begun an organization effort, which has run into strong opposition by the administration.
Music Review: Recognizing a Supporter of Difficult New Works
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:11:29 -0000
A performance of Schubert’s C major Quintet last week at the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival’s 25th-anniversary concert was a reminder that the cellist Fred Sherry is no slouch in the standard canon.
Music Review: Webern’s Solitary Staccatos, Wafting Through the Frick
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:03:28 -0000
On Sunday the Hugo Wolf Quartet offered a striking performance of Webern’s adventurous and detailed miniatures.
Music Review: Westchester Newlyweds Celebrate Alliance
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:10:13 -0000
The recent marriage of the violinist Itzhak Perlman and the Westchester Philharmonic, of which he is now artistic director, may seem incongruous, but it is opportune for each.
U.S. Refuge for Singer Fleeing the Taliban
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:40:05 -0000
A hostile cultural climate forced Haroon Bacha, a Pashtun musician, to leave his homeland and come to New York.

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Alicia Keys leads AMA nominations
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:00:25 -0500
Music News: Coldplay nabs four nods -- Alicia Keys and Coldplay lead the nominees for the 2008 American Music Awards. Keys has five nominations and Coldplay has four.
ASCAP honors Jackson, McEntire
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:23:33 -0500
Music News: Berg named songwriter of the year -- Alan Jackson won songwriter/artist of the year honors for his hits "A Woman's Love" and "Small Town Southern Man" during the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers country awards Monday.
Rolling Stone shrinks format
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:21:06 -0500
Music News: Magazine switches to standard size -- Rolling Stone magazine is shrinking with the times. After more than four decades of standing out with a larger format than other magazines, it will step back and look like everyone else starting with the Oct. 30 issue, due out this week.
Actor, singer Benny Thomas dies
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:58:03 -0500
Music News: Worked with Newton-John on 'Toomorrow' -- Actor and singer Benny Thomas died Sept. 18 in New York City after a long battle with cancer. He was 62.
Bush signs intellectual property bill
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:28:39 -0500
Music News: Act toughens both civil and criminal IP laws -- President Bush inked into law a major intellectual property protection bill that the entertainment industry has strongly supported.
Rap entrepreneurs rake in Cash Money
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:53:35 -0500
Music News: Money-making takes on new meaning in biz -- Over the last 30 years, the business models of rap labels, specifically the ones that tap into an indie ethic associated with music labels of the 1940s and '50s, have at times been more interesting than the music produced.

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