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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[â ]
2012Louisiana Red, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1932)[â ]
Iverson Minter, known professionally as Louisiana Red, was an American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, who recorded more than 50 albums. A master of slide guitar, he played both traditional acoustic and urban electric styles, with lyrics both honest and often remarkably personal. His career includes collaborations with artists as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Eric Burdon, and others.
Restricted-use lanes, once reserved for car pools and alternative-fuel vehicles, are being transformed into revenue-producing toll lanes for drivers willing to pay for a quicker trip.
Kamron Doyle, a 5-foot-5, 105-pound 14-year-old, has already become the youngest bowler to reach the prize-money level in a Professional Bowlers Association national tour event.
With few rental buildings erected over the last few years, available units are going fast, with the nationwide vacancy rate at its lowest level in more than a decade.
Jeremy Lin may appear to have developed his skills overnight, but he has put in plenty of hard work, particularly over the last two years.
Movie attendance hit a 16-year low in 2011. Star wattage continues to dim. DVD sales keep plunging. But Hollywood has a noticeable spring in its step.
A day after he successfully challenged a suspension for a positive drug test, Ryan Braun suggested that his urine sample had been tampered with.
At the center of the debate is the question of Iranâs ultimate ambitions, and despite a new report claiming that Iran has accelerated its uranium enrichment program, American analysts said there is no hard evidence of plans to build a nuclear bomb.
The case of Capt. Susan Carlson has raised questions about whether the Pentagon uses a psychiatric diagnosis to eject troops it considers troublesome or to deny them benefits.
Allowing companies and individuals to settle federal regulatory charges without admitting that they actually did anything wrong is an entrenched practice, one that is increasingly criticized.
The ratings of roughly 18,000 New York City teachers showed that those who were most and least successful in improving their studentsâ test scores could be found all over.
Residents of 69th Street near Lexington Avenue are mobilizing against a plan to add subway entrances there, saying their blocks are just too pretty for such a thing.
Not often figures of compassion in New York, property owners have emerged as another victim of the cityâs homeless policy.