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Four leading tech companies are pushing to settle a class-action suit with several noteworthy angles, including questions over employee rights and the death of a programmer who helped set the case in motion.
The Cardinals’ Yadier Molina is considered not only a master of pitch selection but also of improvisation, based on the clues he reads from his pitchers and opposing hitters.
A portrait of chaos is emerging from crew members, survivors and a transcript of the vessel’s final 40 minutes of communications with emergency dispatchers.
A lot of people will be watching to see how the Supreme Court rules over the legality of Aereo because of what it could mean for the broader media ecosystem.
Nav Bhatia, who says he has never missed a regular-season home game since the Toronto franchise’s inception, has developed a reputation for mocking and admonishing opponents from his courtside seat.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 16, 2014, covering April 21, 2014.
Soundtrack
5 Seconds of Summer
Chevelle
Christina Perri
Shakira
2014George H. Heilmeier, American engineer (born 1936)[†]
George Harry Heilmeier was an American engineer, manager, and a pioneering contributor to liquid crystal displays (LCDs), for which he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Heilmeier's work is an IEEE Milestone.
2014Win Tin, Burmese journalist and politician, co-founded the National League for Democracy (born 1930)[†]
Win Tin was a Burmese journalist, politician and political prisoner. He co-founded the National League for Democracy (NLD). He was imprisoned by the military government for 19 years (1989–2008) for his writings and his leadership position in the NLD.
2014The American city of Flint, Michigan switches its water source to the Flint River, beginning the ongoing Flint water crisis which has caused lead poisoning in up to 12,000 people, and at least 12 deaths from Legionnaires' disease, ultimately leading to criminal indictments against 15 people, five of whom have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.[†]
Flint is the largest city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. Located along the Flint River 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the Mid Michigan region. Flint had a population of 81,252 at the 2020 census, making it the 12th-most populous city in Michigan. The Flint metropolitan area is located entirely within Genesee County and is the third-largest metro area in Michigan, with a population of 406,892 in 2020. The city was incorporated in 1855.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]