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Newly under Republican control, the National Labor Relations Board changed the standard for holding a company responsible for a franchiseeâs practices.
Fiasco Theaterâs agreeable production of a much-performed play finds the clarity in a comedy of confusion.
An Italian nonprofit organizes soccer matches inside the countryâs prisons in an effort to foster healthy relationships between inmates and their children.
Unbeaten in the league, and winners of 15 in a row, Manchester City will look to keep its stellar record intact when it hosts Tottenham on Saturday.
Amid worries about hazing, sexual assault and a spate of deaths, universities are imposing campuswide restrictions on fraternities and sororities.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 13, 2017, covering December 15, 2017.
Taylor Swift
Pentatonix
Sam Smith
Garth Brooks
Ed Sheeran
2017Heinz Wolff, scientist and TV presenter (born 1928)[â ]
Heinz Siegfried Wolff, was a German-born British scientist as well as a television and radio presenter. He was best known for the BBC television series The Great Egg Race.
2017Calestous Juma, academic (born 1953)[â ]
Calestous Juma was a Kenyan scientist and academic, specializing in sustainable development. He was named one of the most influential 100 Africans in 2012, 2013 and 2014 by the New African magazine. He was Professor of the Practice of International Development and Faculty Chair of the Innovation for Economic Development Executive Program at Harvard Kennedy School. Juma was Director of the School's Science, Technology and Globalization Project at Harvard Kennedy School as well as the Agricultural Innovation in Africa Project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
2017A 6.5MwâŻearthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Java in the city of Tasikmalaya, resulting in four deaths.[â ]
The 2017 Java earthquake occurred on 15 December 2017 when a moment magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Java, specifically the city of Tasikmalaya on 23:47:58 West Indonesian Time in West Java, Indonesia. The earthquake struck at a depth of 91Â km and was categorized as a strong but deep earthquake. It was initially registered as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake by Indonesian agencies. Widespread damage was reported across Tasikmalaya, the nearest major city to the epicentre. A tsunami warning was immediately issued by the authorities but was subsequently cancelled. Four people have been confirmed dead.
In 2017, the world population was approximately 7,645,617,954 people[â ]