On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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As the authorities work to understand the spate of vaping-related lung illnesses, a small-town drug bust offers a closer look at the vast black market for vaping supplies.
A spate of horse deaths. An upended Kentucky Derby. And now questions about a Triple Crown winner and performance-enhancing drugs.
Companies like Uber are hitting the turbulence of government regulation, worker resistance and labor market reality.
Overwhelmed by desperate migrants and criticized for mistreating the people in their care, many agents have grown defensive, insular and bitter.
Benjamin Moser’s “Sontag” explores the life and work of the vaunted writer and public intellectual, including her long-term relationship with the photographer Annie Leibovitz.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 11, 2019, covering September 15, 2019.
Tool
Taylor Swift
Lana Del Rey
Lil Tecca
Young Thug
2019Ric Ocasek, American musician (born 1944)[†]
Richard Theodore Otcasek, known as Ric Ocasek, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the primary vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the American new wave band the Cars. In addition to his work with the Cars, Ocasek recorded seven solo albums, and his song "Emotion in Motion" was a top 20 hit in the United States in 1986.
In 2019, the world population was approximately 7,811,293,698 people[†]