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September 20, 2014

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A Soaring Debut for Alibaba

By Michael J. de la Merced

The Chinese Internet giant, which raised $21.8 billion in its stock sale, instantly became one of the biggest publicly traded technology companies in the world.

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Democrats Pin Senate Hopes on a Kansan

By Jonathan Martin

The Senate race in Kansas has become the most scrutinized contest in the country, with Republicans scrambling to protect the incumbent and Democrats putting their hopes on an independent.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 17, 2014, covering September 20, 2014.

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    Album cover for V by Maroon 5

    V

    Maroon 5

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    1
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    1
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    Album cover for Seen It All: The Autobiography by Jeezy

    Seen It All: The Autobiography

    Jeezy

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    Peak
    2
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    1
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    Album cover for Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 by Soundtrack

    Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
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    Album cover for My Everything by Ariana Grande

    My Everything

    Ariana Grande

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    Peak
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    2
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    Album cover for Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers by Bob Marley And The Wailers

    Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers

    Bob Marley And The Wailers

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    100
    Peak
    5
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    329

Notable Deaths

Anatoly Berezovoy

2014Anatoly Berezovoy, Russian colonel, pilot, and cosmonaut (born 1942)[†]

Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy was a Soviet and later Russian cosmonaut.

Polly Bergen

2014Polly Bergen, American actress and singer (born 1930)[†]

Polly Bergen was an American actress, singer, television host, writer, and entrepreneur.

Takako Doi

2014Takako Doi, Japanese scholar and politician (born 1928)[†]

Takako Doi was a prominent Japanese politician from 1980 until her retirement in 2005. She was the first female Lower House Speaker in Japan, the highest position a female politician has ever held in the country's modern history, as well as the country's first female Opposition Leader.

George Sluizer

2014George Sluizer, French-Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1932)[†]

George Sluizer was a French-born Dutch filmmaker whose credits included features as well as documentary films.

Historical Context for September 20, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]