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Day, who was felled by vertigo just a day before, sank a birdie putt on No. 18 that tied him with Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson and Branden Grace at four-under par headed into the final day of the U.S. Open.
The Clinton Correctional Facility had in recent years left some security posts unfilled and seen lapses in routine security procedures, current and former officials say.
A diverse gathering of mourners crowded beneath Emanuel A.M.E. Churchâs vaulted barrel roof days after nine black churchgoers were killed in an attack.
The challenge for Republicans has been great as they seek to broaden their partyâs appeal while also energizing white conservatives.
Ms. Swift had framed a letter posted to her Tumblr page as an explanation for why she was withholding her latest album, â1989,â from Appleâs new music streaming service.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 17, 2015, covering June 21, 2015.
Florence + the Machine
Taylor Swift
A$AP Rocky
Jason Derulo
Ed Sheeran
2015Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1964)[â ]
Darryl Quinn Hamilton was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1988 and 2001 for the Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, and New York Mets. Hamilton prepped at Louisiana State University Laboratory School in Baton Rouge and then attended Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
2015Veijo Meri, Finnish author and poet (born 1928)[â ]
Veijo VÀinö Valvo Meri was a Finnish writer. Much of his work focuses on war and its absurdity. The work is anti-war and has dark humor.
2015Remo Remotti, Italian actor, playwright, and poet (born 1924)[â ]
Remo Remotti was an Italian actor, playwright, artist and poet.
2015Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski, German soldier and politician (born 1932)[â ]
Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski was a politician and trader in the German Democratic Republic. He was director of a main department ('Hauptverwaltungsleiter') in the Ministry for Foreign Trade and German Domestic Trade (1956â62), the Deputy Minister for External Trade (1967â75), and head of the GDR's Kommerzielle Koordinierung.
2015Gunther Schuller, American horn player, composer, and conductor (born 1925)[â ]
Gunther Alexander Schuller was an American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, educator, publisher, and jazz musician.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[â ]