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In 2017, the world population was approximately 7,645,617,954 people[†]
2017Slobodan Praljak, Croatian general (born 1945)[†]
Slobodan Praljak was a Bosnian Croat general found guilty by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) of committing violations of the laws of war, crimes against humanity, and breaches of the Geneva Conventions during the 1992–1994 Croat–Bosniak War.
In less than two weeks, much of the government will run out of money, but a negotiating session at the White House on Tuesday blew up after President Trump attacked Democrats.
Republicans took a significant step forward on Tuesday when a key panel passed the $1.5 trillion tax cut, clearing the way for a full Senate vote later in the week.
The president’s changing story, which has stunned advisers, is part of a lifelong habit of attempting to create his own version of reality.
Over the last decade, a few giant corporations became an inescapable part of online life. Gutting net neutrality would cement their power.
Tommy Wiseau has made his peace with the cult status of his drama, er, comedy “The Room,” the subject of James Franco’s new film, “The Disaster Artist.”
Within hours of firing the show’s co-anchor, the network was said to have received more complaints, including one involving a 2001 encounter in his office.
President Trump shared video posts from a British ultranationalist, Jayda Fransen, including “Muslim Destroys a Statue of Virgin Mary!”
Previously reluctant to show the autonomous vehicles it is developing, General Motors now wants to signal its progress in getting them to market.
The man behind the music for Jay-Z’s “4:44” received five nominations, including producer of the year.
By acknowledging women who have survived sexual harassment and worse, the academy could address the questions swirling around the ceremony.
A memo from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau says the firm’s commercial products may be sending sensitive information about U.S. infrastructure back to China, raising security concerns.