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Conservative donors, including those who once encouraged Gov. Chris Christie to seek the White House, say the governor’s style has driven them to support others.
Less than a year after Snapchat was valued at about $10 billion, the hunt is on for the next proverbial “unicorn,” a nascent business worth $1 billion or more — on paper, at least.
Her standing among Democrats was far weaker eight years ago than it is today, based on polls and on the actions of other potential candidates.
Broadcast to frighten and manipulate, the Islamic State’s flamboyant violence consumes the world’s attention while more familiar threats kill far more people.
In a new type of diversity initiative at elite institutions, students explore privilege and power and are encouraged to think about social justice in a personal way.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 18, 2015, covering February 20, 2015.
Taylor Swift
Various Artists
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Fifth Harmony
2015Govind Pansare, Indian author and activist (born 1933)[†]
Govind Pansare was a left-wing Indian politician of the Communist Party Of India (CPI). He was also the author of the best selling Marathi language biography of 17th century ruler Shivaji, Shivaji Kon Hota. He and his wife were attacked on 16 February 2015 by gun-wielding assailants in Kolhapur district. He died from his wounds on 20 February 2015.
2015Henry Segerstrom, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1923)[†]
Henry Thomas Segerstrom was a widely recognized and esteemed American philanthropist, entrepreneur, cultural leader, and patron of the arts. Managing Partner of C.J. Segerstrom & Sons, he was the founding chairman of the Orange County Performing Arts Center, now known as the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
2015John C. Willke, American physician, author, and activist (born 1925)[†]
John Charles Willke was an American author, physician, and anti-abortion activist. He served as president of National Right to Life and, along with his wife Barbara, authored a number of books on abortion and human sexuality. Willke was a leading promoter of the false claim that women's bodies resist pregnancy from forcible rape, an idea which continues to be promoted by some anti-abortion politicians.
2015Two trains collide in the Swiss town of Rafz resulting in as many as 49 people injured and Swiss Federal Railways cancelling some services.[†]
The Rafz train crash occurred at approximately 6.43 am on 20 February 2015. An S-Bahn and an Interregio express train collided at Rafz railway station in Rafz, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]