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After years of looking for genetic mutations that cause diseases, investigators are now searching for those that prevent them.
Mixi was a once-dominant social network that Facebook had driven to the edge of collapse — and then it created the mobile game Monster Strike.
In the dark hours of the morning, some of television’s biggest celebrities are already rolling out into the streets of the city that never sleeps.
As states legalize marijuana, cooking with cannabis is emerging as a legitimate and very lucrative culinary pursuit.
Officials acknowledge they have barely made a dent in the larger, longer-term campaign to kill the ideology that animates the terrorist movement.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 24, 2014, covering December 29, 2014.
J. Cole
Taylor Swift
Pentatonix
Carrie Underwood
AC/DC
2014Syed Hamid, Indian academic and diplomat (born 1920)[†]
Syed Hamid was an Indian educationist and diplomat. He was a member of Indian Administrative Service and also served as the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. He had also served in several important committees, including the Sachar Committee set up by the UPA government to probe the social and economic conditions of the Indian Muslim community.
2014Hari Harilela, Indian-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist (born 1922)[†]
Hari Naroomal Harilela, was a Hong Kong Indian businessman, hotelier and philanthropist and the founder and chairman of the Harilela Group. The group runs businesses ranging from hotel and real estate investment to import and export trading. He was often dubbed the richest Indian in Hong Kong.
2014Odd Iversen, Norwegian footballer (born 1945)[†]
Odd "Ivers" Iversen was a Norwegian footballer who played as a striker; he is notable for his former record of 158 goals in Norwegian top tier football, as well as his still-standing record of 30 goals in a single season.
2014Juanito Remulla, Sr., Filipino lawyer and politician, Governor of Cavite (born 1933)[†]
Juanito "Johnny" Reyes Remulla Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the longest sitting governor of Cavite.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]