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In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[â ]
2013Dedication of statue of Rachel Carson, a sculpture named for the environmentalist, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.[â ]
An outdoor sculpture depicting the biologist, conservationist, and author of the same name by David Lewis was installed in Waterfront Park in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States, on July 14, 2013.
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The New York City mayor has been hindered from accomplishing many of his local goals, but has been successful in improving overseas transportation safety in places like India, Egypt and Brazil.
A six-woman jury accepted self-defense as justification for the death of Trayvon Martin, 17, by George Zimmerman in a Florida shooting that ignited a national debate on racial profiling and civil rights.
A six-woman jury accepted self-defense as justification for the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, 17, by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Fla., last year.
Reviewers deemed âThe Cuckooâs Calling,â published in April, too sophisticated for a first book. They were right.
Lawmakers, clergy members and demonstrators described the decision not to convict George Zimmerman on any counts in the death of Trayvon Martin as evidence of endemic racism.
Three of the biggest sprinters in track and field, including the American Tyson Gay, on Sunday revealed that they had tested positive for banned substances.
Even before Edward J. Snowden arrived in a Moscow airport, Russia had been pressing for greater access to social networking and e-mail data.
After taking a leave from Goldman Sachs, Fabrice Tourre worked as a volunteer creating business plans for farmers in Rwanda, where he was known as âBreezy.â
Mariah Carey joined the New York Philharmonic for a charity concert on the Great Lawn in Central Park.
In Game of War: Fire Age, playersâ chat is translated into many languages, in theory at least, making it a global mobile game.
Women from Mexico reigned at the 14th annual Latin Alternative Music Conference.
Michael Dell wants to take his company private and retool it without quarterly earnings pressure. After Dell missed the shift to mobile, he has his work cut out for him.