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Political ads fill the airwaves in Alaska, which has become a giant receptacle for money from “super PACs” fighting for control of the United States Senate.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told medical officials he was locked in a metal cage in total darkness for weeks at a time as punishment for trying to escape, according to officials briefed on his condition.
The Kings conjured another unlikely finish to beat the Rangers and gain a 2-0 advantage in the Stanley Cup finals, a series in which Los Angeles has not held a lead before the end of a game.
Ten gunmen infiltrated Karachi international airport, engaging in an extended firefight against security forces, killing 13 people before security forces killed the militants and regained control of the airport.
“The Fault in Our Stars,” a teenage romance starring Shailene Woodley, had a strong opening weekend, forcing the highly publicized Tom Cruise vehicle, “Edge of Tomorrow,” to No. 3.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 4, 2014, covering June 8, 2014.
Coldplay
Brantley Gilbert
Michael Jackson
Soundtrack
The Black Keys
2014Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (born 1903)[†]
Alexander Imich was a Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, zoologist and writer who was the president of the Anomalous Phenomena Research Center in New York City. He was born in 1903 in Częstochowa, Poland to a Jewish family.
2014Yoshihito, Prince Katsura of Japan (born 1948)[†]
Yoshihito, Prince Katsura was a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the second son of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. He was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito. Originally known as Prince Yoshihito of Mikasa, he received the title Prince Katsura (Katsura-no-miya) and authorization to start a new branch of the Imperial Family on 1 January 1988 at age 39. He died of a heart attack on 8 June 2014, aged 66.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]