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In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[â ]
2013William Allain, American soldier and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (born 1928)[â ]
William A. Allain was an American politician and lawyer who held office as the 59th governor of Mississippi as a Democrat from 1984 to 1988. Born in Adams County, Mississippi, he attended the University of Notre Dame and received a law degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1948.
2013Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (born 1925)[â ]
Jean-Claude Beton was a French businessman, agricultural engineer and entrepreneur. Born in Colonial Algeria, Beton was a key figure in the rise of the French soft drink maker Orangina, being credited with transforming the drink from a little-known citrus soda first manufactured by his father, LĂ©on Beton, into a major global brand. Beton launched Orangina's iconic, signature 8-ounce bottle in 1951, which became a symbol of the brand. The bottle is shaped like an orange, with a glass texture designed to mimic the fruit. In 2009, Beton called Orangina the "champagne of soft drinks," saying that "It doesn't contain added colorants. It was and still is slightly sparkling. It had a little bulby bottle."
2013Marcelo DĂ©da, Brazilian lawyer and politician (born 1960)[â ]
Marcelo DĂ©da Chagas was a Brazilian politician. He was the mayor of Aracaju from 2000 to 2006, and was elected in 2006 and 2010 as Governor of Sergipe.
2013Junior Murvin, Jamaican singer-songwriter (born 1946)[â ]
Junior Murvin was a Jamaican reggae musician. He is best known for the single "Police and Thieves", produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry in 1976.
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Some features of physical books may be getting a second life online, but efforts to completely reimagine the core experience of the book have yet to catch on.
In an era of chastened Wall Street egos, Michael L. Corbat, the chief of Citigroup, has cultivated a workmanlike demeanor out of the spotlight.
The site appears easier to use for most people, but problems in the systems that deliver consumer information to insurers still have not been fixed.
Over the course of the weekend, consumers spent about $1.7 billion less on holiday shopping than they did the year before, according to the National Retail Federation.
A beetle invasion of New Jerseyâs Pinelands, said to be caused by global warming, has drawn little attention, and scientists say the state has been too slow in its response.
Dan Duquette of the Baltimore Orioles, Neal Huntington of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Ben Cherington of the Boston Red Sox credit their former coach at Amherst College, Bill Thurston, for their success.
For two young suspects in a 1991 case, errors by detectives were just the start of a series of missteps and questionable decisions by players at every level of the system.
Next year, New York magazine will be printed every other week as it shifts resources to support its growing website.
Trailing by 14-0 and later by 17-14, the Giants fought back to beat the Washington Redskins, but their playoff hopes remained tenuous.
The Metro-North train that derailed in the Bronx on Sunday, killing four people, was traveling nearly three times the allowable speed through a curving stretch of track, investigators said.
Nonsurgical sterilization treatments for dogs and cats are emerging that could reduce or even eliminate the need for traditional neutering.
The long search for a gene mutation has led to a chance of stopping Marfan syndrome and reducing the risk of a fatal burst before it happens.