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The Internet giant has been short on details about how its reconfiguration as the entity Alphabet will work. But a look at Nest Labs may provide some clues.
After China devalued its currency, the price of oil plunged and stock markets fell, reflecting worry that the country’s leaders would be unable to bolster the economy.
In a blistering attack, Mr. Bush said the early withdrawal of American troops set the stage for the chaos now sweeping the region.
If there is a war between Donald Trump and Fox News, it is an unconventional one. It is not mutually assured destruction; it is mutually beneficial combat.
Universal Pictures has been taking the stars of “Straight Outta Compton” into urban neighborhoods to discuss the movie in the days before its opening.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 12, 2015, covering August 12, 2015.
Jill Scott
Future
Lamb of God
Taylor Swift
Soundtrack
2015Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and academic (born 1929)[†]
Kaarlo Jaakko Juhani Hintikka was a Finnish philosopher and logician. Hintikka is regarded as the founder of formal epistemic logic and of game semantics for logic.
2015Stephen Lewis, English actor and screenwriter (born 1926)[†]
Stephen Lewis, credited early in his career as Stephen Cato, was an English actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and playwright. He is best known for his roles as Inspector Cyril "Blakey" Blake in On the Buses, Clem "Smiler" Hemmingway in Last of the Summer Wine and Harry Lambert in Oh, Doctor Beeching!, although he also appeared in numerous stage and film roles.
2015Meshulim Feish Lowy, Hungarian-Canadian rabbi and author (born 1921)[†]
Meshilem Feish Segal Lowy II was the fourth Grand Rebbe of the Tosh Hasidic dynasty.
2015John Scott, English organist and conductor (born 1956)[†]
John Gavin Scott was an English organist and choirmaster who reached the highest levels of his profession on both sides of the Atlantic. He directed the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral in London from 1990 to 2004. He then directed the Choir of Men and Boys of Saint Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue in New York City until his death at age 59. Whilst training countless young musicians, he maintained an active career as an international concert performer and recording artist, and was acclaimed as "the premier English organist of his generation".
2015At least two massive explosions kill 173 people and injure nearly 800 more in Tianjin, China.[†]
On 12 August 2015, a series of explosions at the Port of Tianjin in Tianjin, Northern China, killed 173 people, according to official reports, and injured hundreds of others. The explosions occurred at a container storage station in the Binhai New Area of Tianjin, China. The first two explosions occurred 33 seconds apart. The second explosion was much larger and involved the detonation of about 800 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. Fires caused by the initial explosions continued to burn uncontrolled throughout the weekend, resulting in eight additional explosions on 15 August.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]