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Expecting a less friendly Congress after the election, aides are mapping out possible compromises with Republicans to expand trade, overhaul taxes and build roads and bridges.
Macy’s flagship has long tried to be everything to everyone. But in a $400 million renovation, it’s taking sharper aim at millennials and free-spending tourists.
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan announced the names of 55 parishes that will merge with neighboring parishes from Staten Island to the Catskills.
The latest Norton anthology takes on major world religions, in 4,000-plus pages.
In Richard Ford’s fourth Frank Bascombe book, “Let Me Be Frank With You,” his Everyman hero is 68, retired and living in Default Mode.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 29, 2014, covering November 2, 2014.
Florida Georgia Line
Jason Aldean
Bob Seger
You+Me
Barbra Streisand
2014Acker Bilk, English singer and clarinet player (born 1929)[†]
Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk, was an English clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat.
2014Michael Coleman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1956)[†]
Michael Coleman was a Chicago blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was voted one of the top 50 bluesmen in the world by Guitar World magazine. He released five solo albums and worked with James Cotton, Aron Burton, Junior Wells, John Primer and Malik Yusef.
2014Veljko Kadijević, Croatian general and politician, 5th Federal Secretary of People's Defence (born 1925)[†]
Veljko Kadijević was a Serbian general of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). He was the Minister of Defence in the Yugoslav government from 1988 until his resignation in 1992, which made him de facto commander-in-chief of the JNA during the Ten-Day War in Slovenia and the initial stages of the Croatian War of Independence.
2014Herman Sarkowsky, German-American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Seattle Seahawks (born 1925)[†]
Herman Sarkowsky was a Seattle, Washington, United States businessman, philanthropist, thoroughbred breeder, and former sports executive. He was a co-founder of two Pacific Northwest sports franchises, the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle Seahawks.
2014Shabtai Teveth, Israeli historian and author (born 1925)[†]
Shabtai Teveth was an Israeli historian and author.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]