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Behind the scenes, Volkswagenâs main complaint involved the diesel engines it is accused of rigging, according to a former official at the Environmental Protection Agency.
If the reorganization of the Central States Pension Fund ultimately proves successful, it could serve as a model for other retirement plans with seemingly intractable financial problems.
When support for Representative Kevin McCarthy began to crack, Mr. Chaffetz ran a familiar play: Talk about love of country and prepare for the live shot.
Viacomâs stock is off 37 percent this year, and it faces lower TV ratings, weak ad sales and a lackluster film slate. The shift has been dramatic.
This Harold Pinter revival is not an âOld Timesâ for purists, but it has its pleasures.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 7, 2015, covering October 7, 2015.
Drake & Future
Lana Del Rey
The Weeknd
Mac Miller
David Gilmour
2015Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (born 1927)[â ]
Harry Junior "The Horse" Gallatin was an American professional basketball player and coach. Gallatin played nine seasons for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1948 to 1957, as well as one season with the Detroit Pistons in the 1957â58 season. Gallatin led the NBA in rebounding and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 1954. The following year, he was named to the All-NBA Second Team. For his career, Gallatin played in seven NBA All-Star Games. A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, he is also a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, the SIU Edwardsville Athletics Hall of Fame, the Truman State University Athletics Hall of Fame, the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, two Illinois Basketball Halls of Fame, the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Hall of Fame, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame, and the SIU Salukis Hall of Fame.
2015Hossein Hamadani, Iranian general (born 1951)[â ]
Hossein Hamadani, also spelled Hamedani, was an Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander. He was posthumously promoted to a Major General.
2015Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands (born 1950)[â ]
Iroijlaplap Jurelang Zedkaia was a Marshallese politician and Iroijlaplap. He served as the President of the Marshall Islands from 2009 to 2012. He was elected as the country's 5th head of state on October 26, 2009, following the ouster of his predecessor, Litokwa Tomeing, in the country's first successful vote of no confidence.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[â ]