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Reacting to a series of highly publicized rapes, the White House is increasing the pressure on universities to more aggressively combat sexual assaults on campus.
Like many Chinese businesses with names and products closely resembling well-known international brands, hotels have come to see the value in borrowing the prestige of Western names.
The Fed’s policy wing is expected to cut another $10 billion from its monthly bond purchases, to $45 billion, ending the purchases this fall.
When regulators decided to end the independent foreclosure review last year, most banks had not completed the examinations of their foreclosure practices.
Pfizer proposed a $99 billion acquisition of its British rival AstraZeneca that would allow it to reincorporate in Britain.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 23, 2014, covering April 29, 2014.
Soundtrack
Pharrell Williams
5 Seconds of Summer
MercyMe
Black Label Society
2014Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (born 1966)[†]
Iveta Bartošová was a Czech singer, actress and celebrity, three-time best female vocalist in the music poll Zlatý slavík. She was also known for her turbulent lifestyle attracting the attention of the Czech tabloid media.
2014Al Feldstein, American author and illustrator (born 1925)[†]
Albert Bernard Feldstein was an American writer, editor, and artist, best known for his work at EC Comics and, from 1956 to 1985, as the editor of the satirical magazine Mad. After retiring from Mad, Feldstein concentrated on American paintings of Western wildlife.
2014Bob Hoskins, English actor (born 1942)[†]
Robert William Hoskins was an English actor and film director. Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters, he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 BBC Television serial Pennies from Heaven. He subsequently played acclaimed lead roles in the films The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990) and The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2002).
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]