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In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]
2011Roger Abbott, English-Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1946)[†]
Roger Abbott was an English-born Canadian sketch comedian who was a founding member of the long-lived Canadian comedy troupe Royal Canadian Air Farce, and remained one of its stars and writers until his death.
2011Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (born 1935)[†]
Geraldine Anne Ferraro was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1985, and was the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in the 1984 presidential election, running alongside Walter Mondale; this made her the first female vice-presidential nominee representing a major American political party. She was also a journalist, author, and businesswoman.
2011Diana Wynne Jones, English author (born 1934)[†]
Diana Wynne Jones was a British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer. She principally wrote fantasy and speculative fiction novels for children and young adults. Although usually described as fantasy, some of her work also incorporates science fiction themes and elements of realism. Jones's work often explores themes of time travel and parallel or multiple universes. Some of her better-known works are the Chrestomanci series, the Dalemark series, the three Moving Castle novels, Dark Lord of Derkholm, and The Tough Guide to Fantasyland.
Congressional leaders are growing increasingly pessimistic about reaching a bipartisan deal that would avert a government shutdown in early April.
The relationship between Coach Jim Calhoun and the family of the Huskies’ star freshman Jeremy Lamb goes back 27 years, and it wasn’t always very happy for Calhoun.
Japan’s busiest ports in Tokyo and Yokohama are being avoided by global shipping lines fearful of radiation contamination.
Companies, particularly start-ups, are offering an array of perks — including lessons in entrepreneurship — to lure whiz kid engineers.
The retailer is pursuing its long-elusive goal of opening a New York City store with the intensity, sophistication and checkbook of a full-fledged political campaign.
The Knicks lost their fifth straight game thanks to yet another inept performance in the fourth quarter.
A German politician was surprised to learn he was being tracked by his cellphone carrier.
A jump shot by the Wildcats’ Brandon Knight with 5.4 seconds to play sent Kentucky to the East Regional final and sent the third No. 1 seed of the tournament home for the season.
As night fell, rebel forces had driven almost uncontested to the town of Brega, erasing weeks of losses as airstrikes opened the way.
Attempts in Washington to return to the good old days for banks don’t look so good for taxpayers.
Three coaches from Manager Mike Scioscia’s original Angels staff — Joe Maddon, Bud Black and Ron Roenicke — now manage other teams.
A merger would put AT&T into the No. 1 position among wireless providers, and its veteran lobbyist is on the case.