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In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]
2014Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (born 1921)[†]
Baselios Marthoma Didymus I born C. T. Thomas was the primate of the Malankara Orthodox Church from 2005 to 2010. He was the 7th Catholicos of the Malankara since the Catholicate of the East was established India and the 20th Malankara Metropolitan. He was the 7th Catholicos of East.
2014Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American academic and neuropharmacologist (born 1933)[†]
Miodrag (Misha) Radulovacki, was a Serbian American scientist and inventor. He was professor of pharmacology in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Radulovacki's research accomplishments include: (1) the Adenosine Sleep Theory, and (2) pioneering pharmacological studies for the treatment of sleep apnea, together with research collaborator, David W. Carley,. Radulovacki and Carley invented several drug therapies for the treatment of sleep apnea which have been patented by the UIC. The UIC recognized them as the 2010 "Inventors of the Year." Radulovacki published more than 170 scientific papers. Radulovacki was also a Foreign Member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
2014William R. Roy, American physician, journalist, and politician (born 1926)[†]
William Robert Roy, also known as Bill Roy, was a United States representative from Kansas, a physician, and a columnist for The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the Democratic nominee for U.S Senator from Kansas in the 1974 and 1978 senate elections, but lost both races.
2014Hooshang Seyhoun, Iranian-Canadian architect, sculptor, and painter (born 1920)[†]
Houshang Seyhoun, was an Iranian architect, sculptor, painter, scholar and professor.
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Sticker-based apps like Line and WeChat have transformed mobile messaging in Asia, but they have been slow to catch on in North America.
Some systems have started scaling back financial assistance for lower- and middle-income people without health insurance, hoping to push them to sign up for coverage through online marketplaces.
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Kurt Busch’s attempt to drive 1,100 miles in a day, in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca Cola 600, was a feat of both stamina and logistics.
As the electoral season heats up, the abilities of Mark Putnam are in hot demand in the Democratic Party, especially among candidates running in red states.
After Elliot O. Rodger declared his plans for “retribution,” his parents made one last, frantic effort to thwart him.
Several carriers that have been sitting on the sidelines say they will join the exchanges or expand their offerings to more states.
After four N.B.A. titles and three Coach of the Year awards, the Spurs’ Gregg Popovich maintains a bond with a tiny college conference.
BuzzFeed, Huffington Post and Atlantic Media are among the companies with plans to build major online news operations in India, both on their own and with local partners.
College presidents are balking at President Obama’s call for a rating system that would compare schools to aid prospective students and determine federal funding.
Martin St. Louis scored in overtime to give the Rangers a 3-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals, and a chance to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in 20 years.
In France, Britain and elsewhere, voters turned against traditional parties to support anti-immigrant groups opposed to the European Union.