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November 7, 2015

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Headlines from November 7, 2015

A Kenyan Runner Maps His Way Home

By Dan Barry

Kelvin Serem comes from a family of subsistence farmers in Kenya, but he won a scholarship to a private school in New Jersey in 2011 and now attends Lafayette College as a student-athlete, all while supporting a school he helped have built in his home village.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 4, 2015, covering November 7, 2015.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Pentatonix by Pentatonix

    Pentatonix

    Pentatonix

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    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Confident by Demi Lovato

    Confident

    Demi Lovato

    Last week
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    2
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    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Beauty Behind The Madness by The Weeknd

    Beauty Behind The Madness

    The Weeknd

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for General Admission by Machine Gun Kelly

    General Admission

    Machine Gun Kelly

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    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Fetty Wap by Fetty Wap

    Fetty Wap

    Fetty Wap

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    Peak
    1
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    4

Notable Deaths

Bappaditya Bandopadhyay

2015Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, Indian director and poet (born 1970)[†]

Bappaditya Bandopadhyay was an Indian film director and poet.

Ri Ul-sol

2015Ri Ul-sol, North Korean marshal and politician (born 1921)[†]

Ri Ul-sol was a North Korean politician and military official. He played an important role in the administrations of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, achieving the rank of marshal of the Korean People's Army. He was responsible for the safety of top North Korean leaders and their families as Commander of the Guard.

Historical Context for November 7, 2015

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