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The tobacco and vaping industries and conservative allies intensively lobbied against a ban on popular flavored e-cigarettes.
Sales doubled in 2019, but the industry’s tipping point — severing ties to the gas pump — still lies ahead. These cars will help make that happen.
Iran’s ability to deploy militias to attack the American Embassy, with Iraqi support, made clear how much power it wields in Iraq.
From smart homes to ultrafast wireless speeds, here’s what to watch.
There are signs her campaign is seeking to calm fears about her health care proposal, including having small meetings with rural Iowa voters to explain her financing and transition plans.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 1, 2020, covering January 1, 2020.
Harry Styles
Michael Buble
Roddy Ricch
Mariah Carey
Billie Eilish
2020Lexii Alijai, American rapper (born 1998)[†]
Alexis Alijai Lynch, better known by her stage name Lexii Alijai, was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Alijai was part of the Twin Cities hip-hop scene. She released Growing Pains—her only full-length, studio album—in 2017. Alijai was a rising star in the local music scene when she died in Minneapolis in 2020.
2020Alexander Frater, British travel writer and journalist (born 1937)[†]
Alexander Russell Frater was a British travel writer and journalist. Described by Miles Kington as 'the funniest man who wrote for Punch since the war', Frater is best known for his various books and for documentaries he wrote and produced for the BBC and ABC.
2020Don Larsen, American baseball player (born 1929)[†]
Don James Larsen was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams: the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees (1955–1959), Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961), Chicago White Sox (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962–1964), Houston Colt .45's / Astros (1964–65), and Chicago Cubs (1967).
2020Barry McDonald, Australian rugby union player (born 1940)[†]
Barry Stuart McDonald was a Papua New Guinea-born Australian rugby union player who represented Australia.
2020David Stern, American lawyer and businessman (born 1942)[†]
David Joel Stern was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014. Stern oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of the world's most popular sports during the 1990s and 2000s. He is credited with developing and broadening the NBA's audience, especially internationally by setting up training camps, playing exhibition games, and recruiting more international players. In addition, with Stern's guidance the NBA opened 12 offices in cities outside the United States, and broadcast to over 200 territories in over 40 languages. Stern also helped found the Women's National Basketball Association and the NBA G League, the NBA's development league. Under Stern, the NBA launched their digital presence with NBA.com, NBA TV, and NBA League Pass. He also established the NBA's social responsibility program, NBA Cares.
In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[†]