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If an objective is to help poor children and young people achieve better lives, it may be time to stop trying to reshape families into a platonic ideal.
Multinational corporations that crowed for years about their presence in booming emerging markets are now blaming turmoil in those regions for dents in their bottom lines.
In his first public remarks on the political upheaval in Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin sought to defend Russia from the fury of global criticism while rallying support at home.
White House officials are weighing their options, knowing that reversing the occupation of Crimea would be difficult, if not impossible, in the short run.
A new document regarding Bernard L. Madoff’s relationship with JPMorgan Chase reveals that the bank and federal regulators fought over access to bank employee interviews, eventually pitting the Justice Department against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, in trying to determine the bank’s role in the fraud.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 5, 2014, covering March 5, 2014.
Soundtrack
Eric Church
Cole Swindell
Various Artists
Beyonce
2014Geoff Edwards, American actor and game show host (born 1931)[†]
Geoffrey Bruce Owen Edwards was an American television actor, game show host, and radio personality. Starting in the early 2000s, he was also a writer and broadcaster on the subject of travel.
2014Ailsa McKay, Scottish economist and academic (born 1963)[†]
Ailsa McKay was a Scottish economist, government policy adviser, a leading feminist economist and Professor of Economics at Glasgow Caledonian University.
2014Leopoldo María Panero, Spanish poet and translator (born 1948)[†]
Leopoldo María Panero was a Spanish poet and member of the Novísimos group. His work is included in many works of literary history, anthologies, and academic programs across Spain. Much of his work is considered autobiographical.
2014Ola L. Mize, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1931)[†]
Ola Lee Mize was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Korean War.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]