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In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]
2013Peter Banks, English guitarist and songwriter (born 1947)[†]
Peter William Brockbanks, known professionally as Peter Banks, was an English guitarist. He was the original guitarist in the rock bands Yes, Flash, and Empire; he was also a guitarist for The Syn. Banks has been described as "the architect of progressive music".
2013Damiano Damiani, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1922)[†]
Damiano Damiani was an Italian screenwriter, film director, actor and writer. Poet and director Pier Paolo Pasolini referred to him as "a bitter moralist hungry for old purity", while film critic Paolo Mereghetti said that his style made him "the most American of Italian directors".
2013Claude King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1923)[†]
Claude King was an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for his 1962 million-selling hit, "Wolverton Mountain".
Facebook plans to announce a substantial redesign of its News Feed — a makeover aimed both at keeping users glued to the social network and luring more advertising dollars.
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation allows its donors to mix with lawmakers and press issues important mainly to the firearms industry.
As Mary Jo White confronts scrutiny over her ties to big Wall Street firms, a leading candidate to be her enforcement chief — Andrew J. Ceresney — has trod a similar path.
As President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela neared death, Vice President Nicolás Maduro’s imitations of him became apparent. Less clear are Mr. Maduro’s intentions toward the United States.
The company has pulled back after its push to open a store in the East New York section of Brooklyn fell through.
John O. Brennan’s first challenge at the agency where he worked for 25 years may be confronting a sweeping indictment of its former interrogation program.
A resolution in response to North Korea’s nuclear test last month, negotiated between the United States and China, won unanimous approval from the United Nations Security Council.
Michel Gondry’s film “The We and the I” captures the chaos, glee and heartache of the last day of school for a group of boisterous South Bronx high school students.
“Oz the Great and Powerful,” starring James Franco and Michelle Williams, is Disney’s prequel to the original story.
In eight federal civil cases, the Federal Trade Commission named 29 individuals, most of whom worked for companies that were hired to send the unsolicited text messages.
Senator Rand Paul’s filibuster won praise from the Tea Party movement and civil-liberties-minded liberals, but two prominent fellow Republicans accused him of scaremongering.
Thanks to 3-D printers and online sources of financing, the South by Southwest conference features an unusual number of new devices this year.