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In 2016, the world population was approximately 7,558,554,526 people[†]
2016Patricia Robins, British writer and WAAF officer (born 1921)[†]
Patricia Robins was a British writer of short stories and over 80 novels mainly romances from 1934 to 2016, she also signed under the pseudonym Claire Lorrimer, she had sold more than ten million copies. She served as Women's Auxiliary Air Force officer during World War II tracking Nazi bombers.
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The president-elect’s three eldest children have always interwoven family and business ties. Can their empire ever be separate from the White House?
Voters defeated proposed changes to Italy’s Constitution, handing a win to anti-establishment forces on the Continent.
Economists from both ends of the political spectrum say the president-elect’s approach of berating and rewarding companies may be good political theater but ultimately ineffective.
Officials said that the search of the rubble of a makeshift nightclub in the building would take days, and that they expected the number of victims to rise.
China’s internet filters block many of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies but have done little to stanch a Chinese obsession with its culture.
Bobsled and skeleton racers appear to have the support of the U.S. Olympic Committee as they consider skipping the world championships in Sochi, Russia, the site of Olympic cheating in 2014.
The Army said it would look for other routes for the pipeline, a victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in a battle that has become a global flash point.
Disinformation and disputed facts are old problems. What’s new is the erosion of any authority that defines what’s true.
Edward McClelland’s book offers a sweeping consideration of forces that shaped the speech of Yinzers, Baja Minnesotans, Michiganders and their neighbors.
Mr. Brown, a country singer whose self-titled debut album was recently released, performed at Irving Plaza on Saturday night.
A New York Times investigation of thousands of parole decisions in the state found that minorities faced marked disadvantages, underscoring a host of problems in the parole process.
There’s nothing standard about these rooms — hotels are offering stays in cabins, huts and villas that are often a scenic hike away.