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In 2019, the world population was approximately 7,811,293,698 people[â ]
2019Gordon Banks, English footballer (born 1937)[â ]
Gordon Banks was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional career, and won 73 caps for England, highlighted by starting every game of the nation's 1966 World Cup victory.
2019Lyndon LaRouche, American political activist (born 1922)[â ]
Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche Jr. was an American political activist who founded the LaRouche movement and its main organization, the National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC). He was a prominent conspiracy theorist and perennial presidential candidate. He began in far-left politics in the 1940s and later supported the civil rights movement; however, in the 1970s, he moved to the far-right. His movement is sometimes described as, or likened to, a cult. Convicted of fraud, he served five years in prison from 1989 to 1994.
2019Pedro Morales, Puerto Rican professional wrestler and commentator (born 1942)[â ]
Pedro Antonio Morales was a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the United States with Worldwide Wrestling Associates (WWA) and the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF).
2019The country known as the Republic of Macedonia renames itself the Republic of North Macedonia in accordance with the Prespa agreement, settling a long-standing naming dispute with Greece.[â ]
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the north. It constitutes approximately the northern third of the larger geographical region of Macedonia. Skopje, the capital and largest city, is home to a quarter of the country's population of over 1.83Â million. The majority of the residents are ethnic Macedonians, a South Slavic people. Albanians form a significant minority at around 25%, followed by Turks, Roma, Serbs, Bosniaks, Aromanians and a few other minorities.
Lawmakers said they had reached the agreement after an impasse over the number of ICE detention beds had threatened to derail negotiations.
The paper, which has flourished under Mr. Bezosâ ownership, is now reporting on his dispute with another publisher, American Media Inc.
Wall Street analysts expect profits for S&P 500 companies to decline 1.7 percent this quarter, a reversal from a forecast of a 3.3 percent increase.
A new report suggests the city enact sweeping measures to address entrenched segregation in education.
David Bernhardt, the agencyâs acting chief, wants to roll back endangered-species protections on a tiny fish, a change that benefits few outside a California group he once represented as a lobbyist.
Mete out love and discipline. Set ambitious goals. Endure a teenagerâs first dates. Fans say the game Chinese Parents is a surprisingly poignant exercise in role reversal.
Despite reforms, the territory is a linchpin in the global traffic in illegal animal parts.
While the sweeping verdicts are welcomed by the government and its supporters, critics say they are deeply flawed and represent collective punishment.
As her Milk Bar chain enters the big leagues, the pastry chefâs challenge is holding on to its small-shop charms.
The president, who said he would have to study the deal, all but ruled out another government shutdown and emphasized that he would find âother methodsâ to finance a border wall.
American negotiators, worried that Beijing will drag its feet on sticking to the provisions of a deal, want a way to punish failures to comply. Their Chinese counterparts may not go along.
An appreciation of the classics that define the city and set the bar for comforting food, skilled service and community.