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In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]
2015Fitzhugh L. Fulton, American colonel and pilot (born 1925)[†]
Fitzhugh L. "Fitz" Fulton, Jr., , was a civilian research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, from August 1, 1966, until July 3, 1986, following 23 years of distinguished service as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force.
2015TransAsia Airways Flight 235, with 58 people on board, en route from the Taiwanese capital Taipei to Kinmen, crashes into the Keelung River just after takeoff, killing 43 people.[†]
TransAsia Airways Flight 235 was a domestic flight from Taipei to Kinmen, Taiwan. On 4 February 2015, the aircraft serving the flight, a 10-month-old ATR 72-600, crashed into the Keelung River around 5 km from Taipei Songshan Airport, where the aircraft had just departed from. On board were 58 people, 15 of whom survived with injuries.
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A crowded train in Westchester County in New York slammed into a sport-utility vehicle at a crossing.
Middle Eastern and developing countries have long kept oil cheap for political reasons, but a new global energy picture presents an opportunity to stop.
In the wake of the financial crisis, when rating agencies were blamed for feeding a subprime mortgage frenzy, Congress used the Dodd-Frank Act to adopt a battery of changes for the rating industry.
Zacarias Moussaoui, a former Qaeda operative, said that members of the royal family were donors in the 1990s, and that he discussed plans to shoot down Air Force One with a staff member at the Saudi Embassy.
A half-percentage-point cut in the reserve requirement for banks has the country’s central bank joining those taking measures to support growth.
Sam Smith’s quick — and shrewd — rise to pop best-seller and Grammy nominee status.
The automaker’s workers will receive profit-sharing payouts of up to $9,000 each, after the company opted not to factor in recall costs.
Two new books about the aftermath of the assassination of the 16th president.
A decision by a granddaughter of Picasso to sell many of his works privately has led to speculation that she could flood the market and depress prices.
The proposal would create legal authority to ensure that no content is blocked and that the Internet is not divided into fast and slow lanes.
Despite the fighting that continues on the city’s outskirts, the opera, the circus and the planetarium remain open for people craving entertainment.
The Federal Aviation Administration is considering new rules for drones, but some say imposing broad limitations could quash the technology, moving innovation overseas.