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October 6, 2015

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Headlines from October 6, 2015

Russian Soldiers Join Syria Fight

By Andrew E. Kramer and Anne Barnard

Russia said on Monday that its “volunteer” ground forces would be deployed, a move that could fundamentally alter the Syrian war.

Foreign1402 words

Review: ‘Cloud Nine,’ a Comedy of Fluid and Complicated Couplings

By Ben Brantley

This Atlantic Theater Company revival of Caryl Churchill’s play is set in the Victorian age (for its first act) and in 1979 (for its second).

Culture1055 words

Data Transfer Pact Between U.S. and Europe Is Ruled Invalid

By Mark Scott

The decision by the European Court of Justice throws into doubt how tech giants like Facebook and Google can use digital data from millions of users.

Business1362 words

Review: ‘Brief Candle in the Dark,’ by Richard Dawkins, Puts Intellect Over Intimacy

By Dwight Garner

This sequel to Mr. Dawkins’s first memoir, “An Appetite for Wonder,” presents a public life more than a private one.

Culture1078 words

Twitter’s ‘Moments’ Will Try to Tame the Chaos

By Farhad Manjoo

Jack Dorsey’s tenure as chief executive may ride on how well he makes the case that Twitter is useful for everyday people.

Business1319 words

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 30, 2015, covering October 6, 2015.

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Beauty Behind The Madness
The Weeknd
Last week
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Peak
1
Weeks
3
2
That's The Spirit
Bring Me the Horizon
Last week
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Peak
2
Weeks
1
3
Illinois
Brett Eldredge
Last week
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Peak
3
Weeks
1
4
Repentless
Slayer
Last week
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Peak
4
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1
5
1989
Taylor Swift
Last week
7
Peak
1
Weeks
47

Notable Deaths

2015Árpád Göncz, Hungarian author, playwright, and politician, 1st President of Hungary (born 1922)^[†]

Árpád Göncz was a Hungarian writer, translator, lawyer and liberal politician who served as President of Hungary from 2 May 1990 to 4 August 2000. Göncz played a role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, for which he was imprisoned for six years. After his release, he worked as a translator of English-language literary works.

2015Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (born 1926)^[†]

Vladimir Emmanuilovich Shlapentokh was a Soviet and American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and university professor, notable for his work on Soviet and Russian society and politics as well as theoretical work in sociology.

2015Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino, Peruvian historian, lawyer, and jurist (born 1923)^[†]

Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino was a Peruvian historian, jurist and lawyer. A judge and noted jurist, Ugarte del Pino was a member of the legal team which represented Peru before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) during a 2008 case over the Chilean–Peruvian maritime dispute.

Historical Context for October 6, 2015

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

Headlines from October 6, 2015

Russian Soldiers Join Syria Fight

Review: ‘Cloud Nine,’ a Comedy of Fluid and Complicated Couplings

Data Transfer Pact Between U.S. and Europe Is Ruled Invalid

Review: ‘Brief Candle in the Dark,’ by Richard Dawkins, Puts Intellect Over Intimacy

Twitter’s ‘Moments’ Will Try to Tame the Chaos

Beauty Behind The Madness

That's The Spirit

Illinois

Repentless

1989

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for October 6, 2015