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In a departure from Iranâs usual tactics of hiding behind proxies, the countryâs supreme leader wants any retaliation for the killing of a top military commander to be carried out openly by Iranian forces.
The defense secretary acknowledged that âthe laws of armed conflictâ prohibited attacking antiquities and said the military had no plans to do so, even though the president declared them targets.
After a year of revelations about racism and sexism, the professionâs annual meeting reflected signs of progress, but also work to be done.
The state of chaos that followed the 2017 storm robbed Puerto Ricans of any belief that their leaders could manage another natural disaster.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 1, 2020, covering January 7, 2020.
Harry Styles
Michael Buble
Roddy Ricch
Mariah Carey
Billie Eilish
2020Neil Peart, Canadian drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1952)[â ]
Neil Ellwood Peart was a Canadian and American musician and author, known as the drummer, percussionist, and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush. He was known to fans by the nickname "the Professor", derived from the Gilligan's Island character of the same name. His drumming was renowned for its technical proficiency and his live performances for their exacting nature and stamina. Peart earned numerous awards for his musical performances, including an induction into the Modern Drummer Readers Poll Hall of Fame in 1983 at the age of thirty, making him the youngest person ever so honoured.
2020Silvio Horta, American screenwriter and television producer (born 1974)[â ]
Silvio Horta was an American screenwriter and television producer widely noted for adapting the hit Colombian telenovela Yo soy Betty, la fea into the ABC series Ugly Betty. Horta served as head writer and executive producer on the series.
2020Elizabeth Wurtzel, author and feminist (born 1967)[â ]
Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel was an American writer, journalist, and lawyer known for the confessional memoir Prozac Nation, which she published at the age of 27. Her work often focused on chronicling her personal struggles with depression, addiction, career, and relationships. Wurtzel's work drove a boom in confessional writing and the personal memoir genre during the 1990s, and she was viewed as a voice of Generation X. In her later life, Wurtzel worked briefly as an attorney before her death from breast cancer.
2020The 6.4Mw⯠2019â20 Puerto Rico earthquakes kill four and injure nine in southern Puerto Rico.[â ]
Starting on December 28, 2019, and progressing into 2020, the southwestern part of the island of Puerto Rico was struck by an earthquake swarm, including 11 that were of magnitude 5 or greater. The largest and most damaging of this sequence was a magnitude 6.4 Mw, which occurred on January 7 at 04:24 AST (08:24 UTC), with a maximum felt intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. At least one person was killed, and several others were injured. A 5.8 MwâŻearthquake the previous day caused the destruction of a natural arch, a tourist attraction at Punta Ventana in Guayanilla. A 5.9 MwâŻaftershock on Saturday, January 11, damaged many structures, including several historical buildings as well as modern high-rises in the city of Ponce.
In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[â ]