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In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]
2014Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American Holocaust survivor and author (born 1921)[†]
Leo Bretholz was a Holocaust survivor who, in 1942, escaped from a train heading for Auschwitz. He has also written a book on his experiences, titled Leap into Darkness.
2014William Guarnere, American sergeant (born 1923)[†]
William J. Guarnere Sr. was a United States Army paratrooper who fought in World War II as a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division.
2014In one of aviation's greatest mysteries, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The fate of the flight remains unknown.[†]
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370) was an international passenger flight operated by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared from radar on 8 March 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia to its planned destination, Beijing Capital International Airport in China. The cause of its disappearance has not been determined. It is widely regarded as the greatest mystery in aviation history, and remains the single deadliest case of aircraft disappearance.
With pitchers facing more stress on their elbows, the need for Tommy John surgery, the procedure pioneered by Frank Jobe, has never been more pronounced.
Facing the recall of 1.6 million cars weeks into her tenure as chief executive, Mary T. Barra has taken the lead role in handling the crisis, starting an internal inquiry and ordering a rare public apology.
The Kremlin’s strategy emerged haphazardly as an emotional President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia acted out of what officials called a deep sense of betrayal and grievance.
A long, cold and snowy winter has brought a flurry of extra expenses for car repairs, higher heating bills and replacement of lost mittens, expenses that have piled up along with the snow.
A dispute over a classified C.I.A. report has led to a bitter fight between the agency and the Senate Intelligence Committee, with each side accusing the other of spying on it.
With speculation that Carmelo Anthony was leaving and Phil Jackson was coming, the Knicks still managed to craft a victory over the lowly Utah Jazz.
At least two passengers used stolen passports to board a Malaysia Airlines jet that disappeared Saturday between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing with 239 people aboard, raising the unsettling possibility of foul play.
A bank loan investigation may yield no reward for the underwriter who sounded the alarm.
Teenage designers of apps and games have many incentives — financial and otherwise — to forget about their schoolwork.
Public hangings still attract hundreds of onlookers, but Iran’s enormous middle class is turning against capital punishment.
Visually impaired downhill skiers and their guides on the slopes at the Paralympics in Russia have worked for years to forge a close bond.
The Ducks have spent $12 million over the last six years on initiatives to grow hockey in southern California.