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Comcast suffered a setback as it canceled its offer for Time Warner Cable, but the executive at the companyâs helm will likely continue in his fatherâs footsteps as a daring deal maker.
Congress has no direct power to approve or disapprove any merger, but endorsements can send a subtle but important message to regulators that the deal is in the public interest and should be cleared.
The cityâs history helps explain the long-simmering anger that boiled over this week with the death of Freddie Gray, who suffered a severe spinal cord injury in police custody.
Williams, a former Yankee, formally retired before the beginning of a Subway Series that seemed to serve as a reminder that New York fans is a two-team town.
Marc-Andre Fleury played his best game of the series until Carl Hagelin scored in overtime to lift the Rangers to another 2-1 win to clinch their series in five games.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 22, 2015, covering April 25, 2015.
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All Time Low
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Maroon 5
Taylor Swift
2015Jim Fanning, American-Canadian baseball player and manager (born 1927)[â ]
William James Fanning was an American-Canadian catcher, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Often called "Gentleman Jim", Fanning was the first general manager of the Montreal Expos of the National League, and served the Expos in a number of capacities for almost 25Â years. As their field manager in 1981, he guided Montreal into the playoffs for the only time in the 36-year history of the franchise.
2015Matthias Kuhle, German geographer and academic (born 1948)[â ]
Matthias Kuhle was a German geographer and professor at the University of Göttingen. He edited the book series Geography International published by Shaker Verlag.
2015Don Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and novelist (born 1922)[â ]
Don Martin Mankiewicz was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his novel Trial.
2015Mike Phillips, American basketball player (born 1956)[â ]
Michael Charles Phillips was an American professional basketball player. At a height of 6Â feet 10Â inches (2.08Â m), he played at the center position. He played professionally for eleven years in Spain, including six years in Spain's top-tier level league, the Liga ACB.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[â ]