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Washingtonâs owner, Daniel Snyder, is working to buy out three minority partners, including one he has accused of running a smear campaign against him.
Companies, unions and industry trade associations are lobbying governments to include their workers in the next round of virus vaccines.
The past week served as a preview of Mr. Trumpâs post-presidency: no leadership on debates within his party, but keen attention to waging personal vendettas and cultivating his supporters.
Officials in Britain and South Africa claim new variants are more easily transmitted. Thereâs a lot more to the story, scientists say.
At churches like St. James in Louisville, Ky., services this Christmas will not have in-person choirs or orchestras. But music directors are finding ways to persevere.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 16, 2020, covering December 20, 2020.
Shawn Mendes
Bad Bunny
Ariana Grande
Michael Buble
Carrie Underwood
2020Fanny Waterman, British pianist (born 1920)[â ]
Dame Fanny Waterman was a British pianist and academic piano teacher, who is particularly known as the founder, chair and artistic director of the Leeds International Piano Competition. She was also president of the Harrogate International Music Festival.
2020Ezra Vogel, American sociologist (born 1930)[â ]
Ezra Feivel Vogel was an American sociologist who wrote on modern Japan, China, and Korea. He was Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University.
In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[â ]