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In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]
2015Armand, Dutch singer-songwriter (born 1946)[†]
Herman George van Loenhout, better known as Armand, was a Dutch protest singer. His most famous song is "Ben ik te min". Armand came to the forefront during the hippie generation and was well known as an advocate of cannabis.
2015Allen E. Ertel, American lawyer and politician (born 1937)[†]
Allen Edward Ertel was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1977 to 1983.
2015Ron Hynes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950)[†]
Ron Hynes was a folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland and Labrador. He was especially known for his composition "Sonny's Dream", which has been recorded worldwide by many artists and was named the 41st greatest Canadian song of all time on the 2005 CBC Radio One series 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version.
2015Korrie Layun Rampan, Indonesian author, poet, and critic (born 1953)[†]
Korrie Layun Rampan was an Indonesian novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, journalist, and politician.
2015Mal Whitfield, American runner and diplomat (born 1924)[†]
Malvin Greston Whitfield was an American athlete, goodwill ambassador, and airman. Nicknamed "Marvelous Mal", he was the Olympic champion in the 800 meters at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, and a member of the 1948 gold medal team in the 4 × 400 metres relay. Overall, Whitfield was a five-time Olympic medalist. After his competitive career, he worked for 47 years as a coach, goodwill ambassador, as well as an athletic mentor in Africa on behalf of the United States Information Service.
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The price of $9 a share is below the marketed range, a sign that the party for Silicon Valley may be soon coming to an end.
Yahoo, one of the leading sites for sports fans, has found success with its streams of N.F.L. games, but its push into fantasy sports has drawn scrutiny from regulators.
Black Lives Matter has become an Internet-driven civil rights movement. Today, a number of groups under that banner are trying to influence politics nationwide in a variety of ways.
This New Group production, directed by Cynthia Nixon, portrays a group of gay New Yorkers for whom life was once truly a cabaret.
Pioneers in film, journalism, sports and gaming talk about the challenges of building a new art form from the ground up.
Abdelhamid Abaaoud is believed to have organized a string of attacks that made him the most talked-about — and, in jihadist circles, feted — terrorist since Osama bin Laden.
Jennifer Lawrence returns in the savior role in the closing chapter of this blockbuster series based on Suzanne Collins’s books.
The F.D.A. approval clears the way for the first genetically altered animal to enter the American food supply, despite strong opposition.
The United States is under Nazi and Japanese occupation in this 10-episode alternative-history drama on Amazon Prime.
When 7.5 million turkeys had to be killed because of avian flu, prices for the Thanksgiving birds were expected to soar. In fact, they are among the lowest in years.
Citing weak growth in the numbers of new people signing up for coverage, the company said it was reducing its earnings estimates for 2015 and 2016.
Two women fall in love in this new film from Todd Haynes, based on the Patricia Highsmith novel “The Price of Salt.”