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June 8, 2016

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Headlines from June 8, 2016

By Quentin Hardy

Tim Berners-Lee and other computer scientists are pondering newer technologies to create a web with more privacy and less government control.

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By Sarah Lyall

J.K. Rowling’s play picks up at the end of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” fast forwards and then shoots off into unexpected directions.

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By Michael J. de la Merced

The 2014 deal with Herman Miller was badly botched, plaintiffs claim, and shareholders have been deprived of a lot of value.

Business1287 words

By Patrick Healy and Jonathan Martin

Mrs. Clinton’s victory in four states extended her lead, but Senator Bernie Sanders would not concede.

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By Ben Brantley

This play depicts the scabrous wit of a woman and a man who get to know each other when their cancer-afflicted mothers share a hospital room.

Culture1026 words

Music on My Birthday

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 8, 2016, covering June 8, 2016.

In 2016, the world population was approximately 7,558,554,526 people^[†]