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Exactly which payments the island will have to skip remained unclear, but the United States Treasury secretary said the island was already effectively in default.
Donald J. Trump once defended Bill Clinton against allegations of scandal and sexism. But in the past week, any semblance of friendship ended.
Three years ago, Beiqi Foton Motor, a truck manufacturer, secured 250 acres of farmland in an Indian village, causing a ripple effect with religious, political and socioeconomic repercussions.
The mosquito-borne Zika virus, suspected of fueling a spike in microcephaly, is at the core of one of the most alarming Brazilian health crises in decades.
The state’s large bloc of undeclared voters can participate in either primary. Donald J. Trump and Bernie Sanders, in particular, are counting on them.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 30, 2015, covering December 30, 2015.
Adele
Justin Bieber
Pentatonix
One Direction
The Weeknd
2015Doug Atkins, American football player (born 1930)[†]
Douglas Leon Atkins was an American professional football defensive end who played for the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, and New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers under head coach Robert Neyland. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Atkins was also drafted to the NBA in the 17th round by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1953 NBA draft.
2015Howard Davis, Jr., American boxer and trainer (born 1956)[†]
Howard Edward Davis Jr. was an American professional boxer. Growing up on Long Island as the eldest of 10 children, Davis first learned boxing from his father. After being inspired by a movie about Muhammad Ali, Davis embarked on his amateur career. He won the 1976 Olympic gold medal one week after his mother died. He was also awarded the Val Barker Trophy at the Olympics, beating out such boxers as Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks and Leon Spinks.
2015Mangesh Padgaonkar, Indian poet, playwright, and translator (born 1929)[†]
Mangesh Keshav Padgaoankar was a legendary Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India.
2015Howard Pawley, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Premier of Manitoba (born 1934)[†]
Howard Russell Pawley was a Canadian politician and professor who was the 18th premier of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988. Prior to his premiership, Pawley served in various ministerial positions after his tenure in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]