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In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[â ]
2014John Cacavas, American composer and conductor (born 1930)[â ]
John Harry Cacavas was an American composer and conductor probably best known for his television scores, such as Kojak, and The Time Machine, for which he was the chief composer. He also composed Kojak's second main title theme for its 5th and final season in 1977-1978.
2014Harry Gamble, American football player, coach, and manager (born 1930)[â ]
Harry T. Gamble was an American football coach and executive. He was the head coach at the Lafayette College and University of Pennsylvania and general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles.
2014Dwight Gustafson, American composer and conductor (born 1930)[â ]
Dwight Leonard Gustafson was an American composer, conductor, and dean of the School of Fine Arts at Bob Jones University.
2014Nigel Jenkins, Welsh poet, journalist, and geographer (born 1949)[â ]
Nigel Jenkins was an Anglo-Welsh poet. He was an editor, journalist, psychogeographer, broadcaster and writer of creative non-fiction, as well as being a lecturer at Swansea University and director of the creative writing programme there.
2014Jorge Obeid, Argentinian engineer and politician, Governor of Santa Fe (born 1947)[â ]
Jorge Alberto Obeid was an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician who was twice governor of Santa Fe Province and thrice a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies.
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The only American-owned uranium-enrichment company is struggling to raise billions to construct a modern centrifuge facility, while a European-owned rival thrives in New Mexico.
Experts are skeptical that any federal initiative can combat the upheaval of lost coal jobs or the economic woes caused by remoteness, poor infrastructure and undereducated workers.
Scientists, looking for new weapons against insect pests in farming, have developed gene-silencing agents. But skeptics are concerned about potential threats to nontarget insects and even humans.
A major topic of discussion at the World Economic Forum was the ties of two Asian neighbors with a long history of strained interactions.
Restaurant managers are often frustrated by elderly people who buy a cup of coffee and stay in their seats all day.
âStop Hitting Yourself,â created by the Texas ensemble Rude Mechs, brings lots of tacky glitter to Lincoln Center along with ethical questions.
In a sign of how wearable devices are entering the mainstream, a major optical insurance provider will subsidize frames and prescription lenses for customers buying Google Glass.
House leadersâ ideas include a path to legal status â but not citizenship â for many of the 11 million adult immigrants who are in the country illegally.
After five years of political combat, President Obama declared independence from Congress in his address, outlining a list of economic actions he will take without legislative approval.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia arrived in Brussels absent the customary ceremony, a small sign that unrest in Ukraine has chilled Russian relations with Europe.
In the middle of political unrest, Ukraineâs opposition appears closer to forcing the rejection of agreements with Russia and turning to the West.
The Internet portal and web publisher said its fourth-quarter revenue was $1.27 billion, down 6 percent from the same quarter a year ago.