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In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]
2013Diogenes Allen, American philosopher and theologian (born 1932)[†]
Diogenes Allen was an American philosopher and theologian who served as the Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Princeton Theological Seminary. He was an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church, which he served from 1958. He died in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
2013Rodney Mims Cook, Sr., American lieutenant and politician (born 1924)[†]
Rodney Mims Cook was an American politician who served for over twenty years as Atlanta alderman and member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
2013Chia-Chiao Lin, Chinese-American mathematician and academic (born 1916)[†]
Chia-Chiao Lin was a Chinese-born American applied mathematician and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Because of inconsistencies in state laws, some buyers will have no inkling that the vehicles they are purchasing were damaged by floodwater from Hurricane Sandy.
Jackie Finken and her daughters have gone through different phases of mourning for their lost husband and father. But they are all determined to remember, without letting memory become a millstone.
The campaign now being waged against Senator Chuck Hagel’s nomination as secretary of defense echoes his dispute with fellow Republicans over the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
President Obama and Senate Democrats will try to carve a legislative path to citizenship for illegal immigrants with one comprehensive bill, resisting Republican proposals to tackle the issue piecemeal.
Peyton Manning’s interception in overtime set up the winning 47-yard field goal by the Ravens’ rookie kicker Justin Tucker, sending Baltimore to the A.F.C. championship game for the second year in a row.
Colin Kaepernick justified Coach Jim Harbaugh’s decision to make him San Francisco’s starting quarterback as the 49ers pulled away from the Packers to advance to the N.F.C. championship game.
While a court threw out Hosni Mubarak’s conviction for failing to prevent the deaths of protesters, the former Egyptian president is being held for investigation on other charges.
After a sharp economic slowdown through much of last year, China’s economy is reviving, but with signs that inflation might become a problem again.
Television executives are coming under increasing pressure over the content of their programming in the wake of recent mass killings.
“Going Clear,” by Lawrence Wright, examines Scientology, its history and its appeal.
Matt Bryant’s 49-yard field goal with eight seconds left proved the difference as the Falcons rallied past the Seahawks after they had blown a 20-point lead.
The celebrated shift to smartphones, once welcomed with an outpouring of investments, is now making some investors nervous as monetization proves harder for mobile devices.