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In 2016, the world population was approximately 7,558,554,526 people[†]
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The election of Donald J. Trump joins Brexit as part of a middle-class and blue-collar insurrection against global free trade that could ultimately backfire.
The Trump administration is likely to seek vast cuts in regulations across the banking, health care and energy industries.
After projecting a relatively easy victory for Hillary Clinton with all the certainty of a calculus solution, major outlets scrambled to provide candid answers.
Many of his closest supporters have long cautioned that his most headline-grabbing proposals should not be taken literally — they are guideposts, not plans.
Millions of people who had once flocked to President Obama’s promise of hope and change saw in Mr. Trump their best chance to be heard and protected.
Predictive analytics, and election forecasting in particular, remains a young science. Experts say some of the models could be off 15 to 20 percent.
The election of Donald J. Trump presents an unexpected gift to leaders — political, spiritual and ideological — who resent the encroachment of the West.
Mr. Giuliani’s critics said the former mayor of New York was crazy for vehemently supporting Donald Trump. Yes, his allies said. Like a fox.
A city of 70,000 produces an outsize share of top players, and an outsize share of dreams for the area’s youth.
President Obama met with President-elect Donald J. Trump, saying about the Trumps: “We want to make sure that they feel welcome.”
President-elect Trump has vowed to cancel the Paris climate accord, jeopardizing what scientists say is a critical 3.6-degree irreversible temperature target.
As two girls grow up, and apart, in Zadie Smith’s “Swing Time,” subtle distinctions in family structure and class magnify over time.