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In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]
2012Rhodes Boyson, English educator and politician (born 1925)[†]
Sir Rhodes Boyson was an English educator, author and Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Brent North. He was knighted and made a member of the Privy Council in 1987.
2012Shulamith Firestone, Canadian-American activist and author (born 1945)[†]
Shulamith Bath Shmuel Ben Ari Firestone was a Canadian-American radical feminist writer and activist. She was a prominent figure in the early development of radical feminism and second-wave feminism and a founding member of three radical feminist organizations: New York Radical Women, Redstockings, and New York Radical Feminists. Within these movements, she was referred to by some as "the firebrand" and "the fireball" due to the intensity with which she advocated for feminist causes.
2012Dick McBride, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1928)[†]
Richard William McBride was an American beat poet, playwright and novelist. He worked at City Lights Booksellers & Publishers from 1954 to 1969.
2012Saul Merin, Polish-Israeli ophthalmologist and academic (born 1933)[†]
Saul Merin was an Israeli ophthalmologist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of retinal and genetic eye diseases.
2012Ramón Sota, Spanish golfer (born 1938)[†]
Ramón Sota Ocejo was a Spanish professional golfer.
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The acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp sheds light on M&T Bank’s effort to bring its capital levels closer to the standards favored by regulators.
A truce between two notoriously violent street gangs endures in El Salvador after five months, but some wonder whether the government has made a deal with the devil.
By making its own hardware, Google could end up more squarely in Apple’s sights. The jury’s findings in the case could potentially force Google to adjust its software, too.
Amazon is quietly upending the world of business computing through its cloud operations, a vast resource that gives companies heavy computing power without the baseline costs.
As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney supported a greater government role in the economy, but as a presidential candidate, he has moved closer to the Republican mainstream.
The cost of biofuels in Defense Department trials has made them a flash point in the debate over government financing for new energy technologies.
The performances of some N.F.L. replacement officials so far have not eased the concerns of players, coaches, fans, owners, oddmakers and anyone else who has a stake in the game.
In Sam Shepard’s murky new play, “Heartless,” a male academic with an unsettled life finds himself in a house full of unsettling women, most notably one played by Lois Smith.
Executives said the company’s new line of mainframe computers can tackle any trend in corporate computing, from the cloud to so-called green computing.
The storm hit southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday night as a Category 1 hurricane, with sustained winds of 80 miles per hour.
John Hillcoat’s “Lawless,” with Shia LaBeouf, is set in Virginia’s moonshine country during the Prohibition era.
The latest housing data showed a year-over-year increase in prices nationally, with a recovery apparent even in places like Miami, Atlanta and Detroit.