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February 6, 2015

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Headlines from February 6, 2015

A Political Animal

By Ginia Bellafante

In January, the de Blasio administration named a point person to handle issues of animal well-being in New York City.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 4, 2015, covering February 6, 2015.

  1. 1
    Album cover for American Beauty / American Psycho by Fall Out Boy

    American Beauty / American Psycho

    Fall Out Boy

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Title by Meghan Trainor

    Title

    Meghan Trainor

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    Peak
    1
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    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for x by Ed Sheeran

    x

    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
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    31
  5. 5
    Album cover for B4.Da.$$ by Joey Bada$$

    B4.Da.$$

    Joey Bada$$

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    1

Notable Deaths

André Brink

2015André Brink, South African author and playwright (born 1935)[†]

André Philippus Brink was a South African novelist, essayist and poet. He wrote in both Afrikaans and English and taught English at the University of Cape Town.

Alan Nunnelee

2015Alan Nunnelee, American lawyer and politician (born 1958)[†]

Patrick Alan Nunnelee was an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 1st congressional district from 2011 until his death in 2015. Previously he served in the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 6th district, from 1995 to 2011. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Pedro León Zapata

2015Pedro León Zapata, Venezuelan cartoonist (born 1929)[†]

Pedro León Zapata was a prominent Venezuelan artist, humorist and cartoonist.

Historical Context for February 6, 2015

In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]