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One thing has become apparent to both the president’s allies as well as his opponents: When it comes to governing, speed does not always guarantee success.
Tech companies say the H-1B program is needed to find highly skilled employees. But it has also been used to lower labor costs and cut jobs.
The internet, with the help of dogged reporting, acted quickly to shut down a Trump adviser’s false claim about a terrorist attack in Bowling Green, Ky., our media columnist writes.
Many brands chose whimsy, but a few that bucked the trend with social commentary were rewarded.
Opponents on the left are making plans to show up in force when members of Congress hold town forums during this month’s recess.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 1, 2017, covering February 6, 2017.
The Weeknd
The xx
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Bruno Mars
2017Irwin Corey, American comedian and actor (born 1914)[†]
Irwin Corey was an American stand-up comic, film actor and activist, often billed as "The World's Foremost Authority". He introduced his unscripted, improvisational style of stand-up comedy at the San Francisco club the hungry i. Lenny Bruce described Corey as "one of the most brilliant comedians of all time."
2017Inge Keller, German actress (born 1923)[†]
Inge Keller was a German stage and film actress whose career on stage and screen spanned seventy years. She was one of the most prominent performers in the former German Democratic Republic. Thomas Langhoff described her as "perhaps the most famous actress of the German Democratic Republic—a star." Deutschlandradio Kultur reporter Dieter Kranz called her "a theater legend".
2017Alec McCowen, English actor (born 1925)[†]
Alexander Duncan McCowen, was an English actor. He was known for his work in numerous film and stage productions.
2017Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby union footballer (born 1971)[†]
Joost van der Westhuizen was a South African professional rugby union player who made 89 appearances in test matches for the national team, scoring 38 tries. He mostly played as a scrum-half and participated in three Rugby World Cups, most notably in the 1995 tournament, which was won by South Africa. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest scrumhalves in the history of this sport.
In 2017, the world population was approximately 7,645,617,954 people[†]