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A promotion tactic for “A Cure for Wellness,” which set up false news sites that put out articles that were widely shared, fell flat, as did the film’s projected ticket sales.
In a free-for-all news conference, the president took aim at enemies old and new: journalists, judges and secret-sharing Judases.
Photographers capture colorful moments from the five boroughs.
Fear festers, burrows and blooms in Caryl Churchill’s short and wondrous play that plumbs the depths of 21st-century terrors.
British soccer folklore says only F.A. Cup winners can display triangular corner flags at stadiums. But this is not, and has never been, a rule.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 15, 2017, covering February 17, 2017.
Migos
Brantley Gilbert
Kehlani
The Weeknd
Various Artists
2017Robert H. Michel, American politician (born 1923)[†]
Robert Henry Michel was an American Republican Party politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 38 years. He represented central Illinois' 18th congressional district, and was the GOP leader in the House, serving as House Minority Leader during his last 14 years in Congress (1981–1995).
2017Michael Novak, American Roman Catholic theologian (born 1933)[†]
Michael John Novak Jr. was an American Catholic philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat. The author of more than forty books on the philosophy and theology of culture, Novak is most widely known for his book The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism (1982). In 1993 Novak was honored with an honorary doctorate at Universidad Francisco Marroquín due to his commitment to the idea of liberty. In 1994 he was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, which included a million-dollar purse awarded at Buckingham Palace. He wrote books and articles focused on capitalism, religion, and the politics of democratization.
In 2017, the world population was approximately 7,645,617,954 people[†]