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As the HBO drama closes its first season, Mr. Strong discusses getting in the ring with Brian Cox and how Kendall is like Michael Corleone.
An Ohio congressional special election has revealed the strategy Republicans will use to keep power in the House — or to ensure that Democrats win only a small majority.
The new United States Civil Rights Trail is a rewarding starting point but a history tour is even more meaningful when you don’t follow the map.
Over 12 years in charge, Ms. Nooyi worked to diversify the company’s products away from decreasingly profitable sugary soft drinks.
The Trump administration is betting that the sanctions, which had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear accord that the president abandoned, will force Iran to curb its weapons program.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 1, 2018, covering August 6, 2018.
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2018Joël Robuchon, French Chef (born 1945)[†]
Joël Robuchon was a French chef and restaurateur. He was named "Chef of the Century" by the guide Gault Millau in 1989, and awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France in cuisine in 1976. He published several cookbooks, two of which have been translated into English, chaired the committee for the Larousse Gastronomique, and hosted culinary television shows in France. He operated more than a dozen restaurants across Bangkok, Bordeaux, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, London, Macau, Madrid, Monaco, Montreal, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, and New York City. His restaurants have been acclaimed, and in 2018 he held 31 Michelin Guide stars among them, the most any restaurateur has ever held. He is considered to be one of the greatest chefs of all time.
2018Margaret Heckler, American politician (born 1931)[†]
Margaret Mary Heckler was an American politician and diplomat who represented Massachusetts's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 until 1983. A member of the Republican Party, she also served as the 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1983 to 1985, as well as United States ambassador to Ireland from 1986 to 1989.
2018Anya Krugovoy Silver, American poet (born 1968)[†]
Anya Krugovoy Silver was an American poet. She won a Guggenheim fellowship, and a Georgia Author of the Year Award.
In 2018, the world population was approximately 7,729,902,781 people[†]