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In 2021, the world population was approximately 7,954,448,391 people[†]
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Whether or not related to the absence of former President Donald J. Trump, a bipartisan lightness seemed to prevail across the inaugural stage.
A decline in funding and changes in the workplace — and how long people are out of work — have left a program unequal to the 21st-century economy.
President Biden has a 200-page strategy to bolster production of vaccines, treatments and medical-grade protective gear while reaching out to communities of color.
The white supremacist rally in 2017 prefigured the rise of right-wing violence in President Trump’s name. Now, as President Biden calls for national unity, residents say it requires accountability first.
Relentless unemployment claims show the pandemic’s grip on the labor market. Help from the recent stimulus bill may lapse before an upturn arrives.
Ramin Bahrani directs a barbed rags-to-riches tale of modern India.
Pandemic-weary visitors are finding uplift in the new station, with its soaring expanses of glass and light. “Perfect quarantine activity,” one says.
He’s offering nearly $1 million if you help him figure it out.
Two shows introduce a forgotten innovator who fused modernism, folk art and documentary to portray his beloved New York scene.
Gorman’s reading of her poem “The Hill We Climb” on Wednesday combined the personal and political.
After years of study and debate, there is finally a proposal to rebuild the Midtown Manhattan eyesore from the ground up.
In a showdown with New York State, the National Rifle Association is trying an unusual strategy. Legal experts doubt it will work.