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In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[â ]
2014Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (born 1922)[â ]
Daniel Boulanger was a French novelist, playwright, poet and screenwriter. He has also played secondary roles in films and was a member of the AcadÊmie Goncourt from 1983 until his death. He was born in Compiègne, Oise.
2014Shin Hae-chul, South Korean singer-songwriter and producer (born 1968)[â ]
Shin Hae-chul was a South Korean singer-songwriter and the frontman, vocalist of rock band N.EX.T. He was a record producer known for being a pioneer of Korean experimental rock music. He was referred to by fans as the "Demon Lord" or "The Devil" for his charismatic stage presence.
2014Starke Taylor, American soldier and politician, mayor of Dallas (born 1922)[â ]
Austin Starke Taylor Jr. was mayor of Dallas, Texas, from 1983 to 1987, and a cotton investor.
2014Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days.[â ]
Operation Herrick was the codename under which all British operations in the War in Afghanistan were conducted from 2002 to the end of combat operations in 2014. It consisted of the British contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and support to the American-led Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), within the country.
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The company has suggested that publishers could simply send pages to Facebook that would live inside the social networkâs mobile app.
Law enforcement and intelligence leaders believed the ex-Nazisâ intelligence value against the Russians outweighed what one official called âmoral lapsesâ in their service to the Third Reich, according to newly disclosed records.
The Chinese government is investing billions in domestic chip makers as well as using legal action against multinationals and, experts say, espionage.
Facebook uses mathematical formulas to predict what its users might want to read on the site, from which, a study says, about 30 percent of adults in America get their news.
As Major League Soccer begins its postseason, it is also readying for labor talks in which a key topic will be player salaries, which lag far behind those in the major professional sports leagues.
There is strong evidence that Islamic State fighters in Iraq are using advanced surface-to-air missile systems that pose a serious threat to aircraft.
As Jeb Bush nears a decision to become the third member of his storied family to seek the presidency, the extended Bush clan and its attendant network are largely rallying behind the prospect and pulling the old machine out of the closet.
âThe Last Ship,â a bleak musical with a score by the rock star Sting, is about an English shipbuilding town in decline.
The quarantine by New Jersey of medical workers returning from Ebola-afflicted areas of West Africa is virtually without precedent in the modern history of the United States, experts said on Sunday.
Madison Bumgarner threw a complete-game shutout as San Francisco defeated Kansas City to take a three-games-to-two lead.
The federal government announced guidelines that stopped short of tough measures in New York and New Jersey, while the Pentagon appeared to be setting its own course.
Some economists point to Denmark, where fast-food workers make more than twice what they would in the United States, in discussions about American wages.