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The 1920s movie theater, soon to reopen as a performing arts center, is already stimulating development in its neighborhood.
Though oil and gas provide a quarter of Norway’s G.D.P., concern over climate change is fracturing the country’s bond with its flagship company.
Michael Froman, the United States trade representative, is confident he can persuade Congress to approve a long-pending agreement that encompasses 12 countries.
Interviews suggest that Sony — slow to realize the depths of its peril — let its troubles deepen by mounting a public defense only after enormous damage had been done.
College football has become so awash in money that some observers believe it increasingly resembles professional football more than higher education.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 31, 2014, covering December 31, 2014.
Taylor Swift
Nicki Minaj
Pentatonix
J. Cole
D'Angelo And The Vanguard
2014Edward Herrmann, American actor (born 1943)[†]
Edward Kirk Herrmann was an American actor, director, and writer. He was known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the miniseries Eleanor and Franklin (1976) and 1982 film musical Annie, Richard Gilmore in Amy Sherman-Palladino's comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007), and a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on The History Channel and in such PBS productions as Nova. He was also known as a spokesman for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s.
2014Abdullah Hussain, Malaysian author (born 1920)[†]
Datuk Abdullah Hussain PJN, DSDK was a Malaysian novelist and writer. He received the Malaysian National Laureate in 1996 which made him the 8th recipient of the award.
2014Norm Phelps, American author and activist (born 1939)[†]
Norm Phelps was an American animal rights activist, vegetarian and writer. He was a founding member of the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians (SERV), and a former outreach director of the Fund for Animals. He authored four books on animal rights: The Dominion of Love: Animal Rights According to the Bible (2002), The Great Compassion: Buddhism and Animal Rights (2004), The Longest Struggle: Animal Advocacy from Pythagoras to PETA (2007), and Changing the Game: Animal Liberation in the Twenty-first Century (2015).
2014S. Arthur Spiegel, American captain, lawyer, and judge (born 1920)[†]
S. Arthur Spiegel was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
2014Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, British soldier and politician (born 1915)[†]
Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, styled Marquess of Douro between 1943 and 1972, was a senior British peer and a brigadier in the British Army. His main residence was Stratfield Saye House in Hampshire.
2014A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others.[†]
On 31 December 2014, a deadly crush occurred in Shanghai, near Chen Yi Square on the Bund, where around 300,000 people had gathered for the new year celebration. Thirty-six people were killed and another 49 were injured, and in those 49 injured, 13 were injured seriously.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]