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In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[â ]
2020Conchata Ferrell, American actress (born 1943)[â ]
Conchata Galen Ferrell was an American actress. She played Berta the housekeeper on the sitcom Two and a Half Men from 2003 to 2015, and she received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the role. Ferrell had previously been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in L.A. Law.
2020Roberta McCain, American socialite and oil heiress (born 1912)[â ]
Roberta Wright McCain was an American socialite and oil heiress. She was the wife of Admiral John S. McCain Jr., with whom she had three children including U.S. Senator John S. McCain III and stage actor and journalist Joe McCain. McCain was active in the Navy Wives Clubs and her Capitol Hill home was a popular salon for lawmakers and politicians. In 2007 and 2008, she actively campaigned in support of her son John during his presidential bid.
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As Judge Barrettâs confirmation hearings are set to begin Monday, her background and rĂ©sumĂ© are a stark departure from those of more traditional nominees to the Supreme Court.
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in six games to take home the franchiseâs 17th championship. It was the fourth title for LeBron James.
A surge in worldwide demand by educators for low-cost laptops has created shipment delays and pitted desperate schools against one another. Districts with deep pockets often win out.
Alex Cruz, 54, will be replaced by Sean Doyle, who runs Aer Lingus, as the airline industry suffers its âworst crisis.â
When corporations try to belatedly address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, they often drop the responsibility on their few Black employees.
Leon Black, whose $9 billion fortune could buy the best counsel in the world, paid at least $50 million to Mr. Epstein for advice and services after most others had deserted him.
Some low-income students have dropped out, and there are growing concerns about hunger and homelessness.
Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson were honored for work that has pushed auctions into new and useful territory.
Home sales in areas most vulnerable to sea-level rise began falling around 2013, researchers found. Now, prices are following a similar downward path.
The star of the Australian police drama âMystery Roadâ harks back to the rugged icons of old westerns. He is also Aboriginal, which makes the role more complicated â and rare.
Twin leaders of Myanmarâs Godâs Army were once thought to have magical powers. Now adults, they are contending with the trauma of exile, alcohol and loss.
In âThe Silence,â two wealthy couples watch the Super Bowl together as power grids mysteriously go down all over the world.