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As Democrats take control of the House, they will push an anti-corruption agenda while President Trump tries to keep the focus on immigration controls.
Thousands of low-wage workers in “censorship factories” trawl the online world for forbidden content, where even a photo of an empty chair could cause big trouble.
During the contentious meeting, the president made his case for a border wall and rejected Democrats’ proposals for reopening the government while the two sides ironed out their differences.
Naturalistic pet performers, in movies like “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” and “Widows,” are making Toto look like a hack.
The automaker said sales of the Model 3 sedan increased 13 percent over the previous quarter, but the price cut could signal softening demand.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 2, 2019, covering January 2, 2019.
21 Savage
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
Michael Buble
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Soundtrack
2019Daryl Dragon, American musician (born 1942)[†]
Daryl Frank Dragon was an American musician known as Captain from the pop musical duo Captain & Tennille with his wife, Toni Tennille.
2019Julia Grant, British transgender activist (born 1954)[†]
Julia Grant was the first transgender person to have her transition chronicled on a mainstream UK television documentary in A Change of Sex.
2019Bob Einstein, American actor and comedian (born 1942)[†]
Stewart Robert Einstein was an American actor, comedy writer, and producer. He created and performed the satirical stuntman character Super Dave Osborne, and was also known for his roles as Marty Funkhouser in Curb Your Enthusiasm and Larry Middleman on Arrested Development.
2019Gene Okerlund, American wrestling announcer (born 1942)[†]
Eugene Arthur Okerlund was an American professional wrestling interviewer, announcer and television host. He was best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Okerlund was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 by Hulk Hogan. He was signed to a lifetime contract with WWE and later worked for promotional programs. He has been described by some journalists as the greatest interviewer in the history of professional wrestling.
In 2019, the world population was approximately 7,811,293,698 people[†]