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Regulators have begun testing all makes and models of diesel vehicles, at random and in real-world conditions, to try to increase the odds of catching automakers seeking to evade emissions standards.
Jeb Bush, Chris Christie and John R. Kasich are trying to climb their way back in the presidential race by winning over voters with personal encounters in small towns, schools and senior centers.
Dozens of players have joined demonstrations over the university’s handling of racial tensions on campus, vowing to skip team activities until the president resigns or is removed.
TXU Energy promotes a plan with free electricity overnight, in part a result of the ample wind power in Texas.
An archaeologist’s quest to track illicit digs at ancient sites, part of a global effort to stop such activity, has received a $1 million TED prize.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 4, 2015, covering November 8, 2015.
Pentatonix
Demi Lovato
The Weeknd
Machine Gun Kelly
Fetty Wap
2015Rhea Chiles, American philanthropist, founded the Polk Museum of Art (born 1930)[†]
Rhea May Chiles was First Lady of Florida from 1991 to 1998 during the tenure of her husband, Governor Lawton Chiles. In 2009, she was designated a Distinguished Floridian by the Florida Economics Club at an event hosted by former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Major B. Harding and keynoted by former United States Senator Sam Nunn.
2015Joseph Cure, American ice hockey player and actor (born 1984)[†]
Joseph O'Connell Cure was an American ice hockey player and actor. Cure made his film debut in Walt Disney Pictures' Miracle in 2004. Cure was cast as Mike Ramsey, the youngest member of the "Miracle on Ice" U.S. ice hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
2015Rod Davies, Australian-English astronomer and academic (born 1930)[†]
Rodney Deane Davies CBE FRS was a Professor of Radio Astronomy at the University of Manchester. He was the President of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1987–1989, and the Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory in 1988–97. He is best known for his research on the Cosmic microwave background and the 21cm line.
2015Om Prakash Mehra, Indian air marshal and politician (born 1919)[†]
Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM was a former air officer in the Indian Air Force. He served as the Chief of the Air Staff from 1973 to 1976. He received Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM), the highest military award for peace-time service, in 1968. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, in 1977. He later became Governor of Maharashtra from 1980 to 1982, and Governor of Rajasthan from 1985 to 1987. He married Satya Mehra and has four children with her Sunil, Parveen, Rahul, and Amitava and numerous grand children.
2015Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero, Sri Lankan monk and activist (born 1942)[†]
Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero was a Buddhist monk known for his role in Sri Lankan politics and advocacy for social justice and political reform. He was the chief incumbent of the Kotte Naga Vihara.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]