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In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[â ]
2014Theo Colborn, American zoologist and academic (born 1927)[â ]
Theodora Emily Colborn was Founder and President Emerita of The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX), based in Paonia, Colorado, and Professor Emerita of Zoology at the University of Florida, Gainesville. She was an environmental health analyst, and best known for her studies on the health effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals. She died in 2014.
2014Irene Dalis, American soprano and pianist (born 1925)[â ]
Irene Dalis was an American mezzo-soprano singer, who had a long international career at the highest levels of world opera. In 1946, she received her bachelor's degree from San Jose State College, where she regarded herself not as a singer, but as a pianist.
2014Louis Alphonse Koyagialo, Congolese politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (born 1947)[â ]
Louis Alphonse Daniel Koyagialo Ngbase te Gerengbo was a Congolese politician. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with responsibility for the Ministry of Postal Services, Telephones, and Telecommunications in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito. Following the resignation of Prime Minister Muzito, Koyagialo was Acting Prime Minister from 6 March to 18 April 2012, prior to the appointment of Augustin Matata Ponyo.
2014Bess Myerson, American model, activist, game show panelist and television personality; Miss America 1945 (born 1924)[â ]
Bess Myerson was an American politician, model, and television actress who in 1945 became the first Jewish Miss America. Her achievement, in the aftermath of the Holocaust, was seen as an affirmation of the Jewish place in American life. She was a heroine to parts of the Jewish community, where "she was the most famous pretty girl since Queen Esther".
2014Fred Thurston, American football player (born 1933)[â ]
Frederick Charles "Fuzzy" Thurston was an American professional football player who was an offensive guard for the Baltimore Colts and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Valparaiso.
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After her mother died of Ebola, a young girl in Sierra Leone was left an orphan when nobody in her village, even relatives, wanted to take her, though she showed no symptoms of the virus.
A new bonanza of resources could improve the nationâs ties with Egypt, Jordan and even the Palestinian Authority. The linchpin of this diplomatic push: an oil company in Texas.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney mounted a spirited rebuttal to the Senate committeeâs torture report, saying there was no comparison between the C.I.A.âs tactics and terroristsâ actions.
A letter sent to news media outlets warned against using the information revealed by hackers who attacked the studioâs computer systems.
PetSmart announced on Sunday that it would sell itself to an investor group led by the private equity firm BC Partners, in the biggest leveraged buyout of a company this year.
Admirers of Jane Freilicher, who died last Tuesday, attended âPresenting Jane,â a celebration of her life and career.
Jean-Luc Martinez, the president of the Louvre, is overseeing a nearly $67 million makeover to help newcomers crack the code of the labyrinthine museum.
American Ballet Theaterâs âThe Nutcracker,â by Alexei Ratmansky, has its last season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music before shifting to California next year.
The agreement reached in Lima, Peru, would be a breakthrough in 20 years of efforts to create a global warming accord, but it falls short of what scientists say is needed.
Corrections appearing in print on Sunday, December 14, 2014.
In its opening weekend, the expensive âExodus: Gods and Kingsâ brought in only $24.5 million, and will face stronger competition next week.
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Centerâs annual holiday âBrandenburgâ concert benefited from new participants this year.