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In 2018, the world population was approximately 7,729,902,781 people[†]
2018Richard DeVos, American billionaire businessman (born 1926)[†]
Richard Marvin DeVos Sr. was an American billionaire businessman, co-founder of Amway with Jay Van Andel, and owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team. In 2012, Forbes magazine listed him as the 60th wealthiest person in the United States, and the 205th richest in the world, with an estimated net worth of $5.1 billion.
2018Liz Fraser, English actress (born 1930)[†]
Elizabeth Joan Winch, known professionally as Liz Fraser, was a British film actress, best known for being cast in provocative comedy roles.
2018Burt Reynolds, American actor, director and producer (born 1936)[†]
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was an American actor most famous during the 1970s and 1980s. He became well known in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966) and Dan August (1970–1971). He had leading roles in films such as Navajo Joe (1966) and 100 Rifles (1969), and his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972).
2018Supreme Court of India decriminalised all consensual sex among adults in private, making homosexuality legal on the Indian lands.[†]
The Supreme Court of India is the supreme judicial authority and the highest court of the Republic of India. It is the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India. It also has the power of judicial review. The Supreme Court, which consists of the Chief Justice of India and a maximum of fellow 33 judges, has extensive powers in the form of original, appellate and advisory jurisdictions.
The poisoning of a former Russian spy led to a landmark test of an investigative technique Britain has pioneered: accumulating mounds of visual data and sifting through it.
There are new measures to safeguard young women from predatory behavior, but a wholesale change in the industry remains elusive.
Haunted by mass killings, schools are hiring Twitter and Facebook services to keep a constant watch on students. The companies say their success can’t be measured.
The ruling is a landmark victory for rights advocates, including dozens of gay petitioners who joined the case despite the threat of prosecution.
The streaming service has been making deals with independent artists. Could it change the music industry as we know it?
Mr. Carrey, the beloved funnyman of “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” and “Dumb and Dumber” fame, is back in his first ongoing TV role since “In Living Color.” But he’s not in a laughing mood.
Wednesday’s hearings in Washington with social media executives did not devolve into ham-handed apologies. Instead, they showed a political system wrestling with issues that have no easy answers.
A new rule designed to make the game safer by minimizing using the helmet as a weapon during tackles has left everybody scratching their … head.
The White House spent the day condemning the unnamed official and The Times for publishing the essay.
Two tech start-ups recently introduced sleek wall-mounted fitness systems that stream workouts into customers’ homes — and cost thousands.
As the pre-eminent media coach in the music business, Ms. Williams has worked with Rihanna, Justin Bieber, T.I. and a constant flow of young rappers.
Only one North Korean was named in a complaint, but it described a team of hackers for the North’s main intelligence agency who caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to the global economy.