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In 2009, the world population was approximately 6,932,766,416 people[†]
2009Midnight, American singer-songwriter (born 1962)[†]
Midnight was an American musician best known for being the vocalist of Crimson Glory. The band became known for Midnight's "ear-shattering screams", which drew comparisons to Geoff Tate, and "painfully strident delivery."
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The fundamental problem with America’s medical system is the mix of soaring costs and mediocre results.
The smartphone is beginning to displace the GPS receiver as a convenient way for drivers to get directions to unknown destinations.
On Nantucket, businesses are struggling and home sales are slow as the recession creeps into an exclusive enclave.
Pizza worship has swept New York, with several new artisanal pizzerias opening in the city in the past few years.
There is a new kind of star on the food scene: young butchers, who are working in boutique shops in cities like New York, New Orleans and San Francisco.
Frugality may be a virtue, but there is no denying that when it comes to leftovers, people get a little nutty.
As the White House trumpets big agreements, what the industry groups will be getting in return is rarely discussed.
Google announced it is developing an operating system for personal computers, a direct challenge to Microsoft.
The lack of consensus on cuts in heat-trapping gases at the Group of 8 talks underscored the divisions between developed and developing nations.
Toyo Ito designs buildings that suggest the world beyond, and the one he envisions.
Microsoft’s rechristened search engine, Bing, makes a concerted effort to organize search results in more helpful ways than Google, and often succeeds.
Court challenges are predicted over the selection of Richard Ravitch to be New York’s lieutenant governor.