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Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 15, 2014, covering January 15, 2014.
Soundtrack
Beyonce
Eminem
Katy Perry
Lorde
One Direction
Luke Bryan
OneRepublic
Various Artists
Imagine Dragons
2014Curtis Bray, American football player and coach (born 1970)[†]
Curtis Sidney Bray was an American football coach. He was a coach for Duquesne University, Western Kentucky University, Villanova University, the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University and Iowa State University.
2014John Dobson, Chinese-American astronomer and author (born 1915)[†]
John Lowry Dobson was an American amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. He was also known for his efforts to promote awareness of astronomy through public lectures including his performances of "sidewalk astronomy". Dobson was also the co-founder of the amateur astronomical group, the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers.
2014Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (born 1944)[†]
Roger Anthony Lloyd-Pack was a British actor. He is best known for playing Trigger in Only Fools and Horses from 1981 to 2003, and Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley from 1994 to 2007. He later starred as Tom in The Old Guys with Clive Swift. He is also well known for the role of Barty Crouch Sr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and for his appearances in Doctor Who as John Lumic in the episodes "Rise of the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel".
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The agency has put software in thousands of computers that allows for surveillance and can also create a path for launching cyberattacks, according to documents, experts and officials.
A drug being developed for weight loss has been tested in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome, a condition marked by incessant, uncontrollable hunger, and other studies are in the wings.
Younger firms like FireEye and Palo Alto Networks are competing with Symantec and McAfee in a market that is expected to swell to $87 billion by 2016.
Many potential borrowers are shut out of the mortgage market, despite evidence in earnings reports that banks are strong enough to provide them with credit.
Tunisia and Egypt, whose revolts ignited the Arab Spring, provide a dual lesson in the pitfalls and potentials for democracy in the region as they move toward new charters.
As a teacher and principal, Carmen Fariña became known for her hands-on approach, which propelled her rise in the Education Department of New York City and ultimately contributed to her departure.
A group financed in part by the Koch brothers is spending millions on ads aimed at vulnerable Democrats who supported the Affordable Care Act.
In many states under single-party control, lawmakers are steering away from the divisive battles on abortion, gun control, collective bargaining and large tax cuts that have marked recent sessions in state capitols.
Companies have started to introduce some intriguing sports devices that analyze movement using sensors.
A stinging report by the Senate Intelligence Committee blames both American diplomats and spies for poor communication and lax security before the deadly 2012 episode in Libya.
Small businesses can use tools on Facebook to track customers from ad to website, and target audiences more precisely.
Robert Redford’s lifetime achievement award was “a little early,” Abigail Breslin came prepared, and Leonardo DiCaprio was “uncomfortable” in a suit.