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In 2021, the world population was approximately 7,954,448,391 people[†]
All three leaders seemed to recognize, though, that their first virtual encounter was a moment to celebrate the end of the “America First” era.
The pandemic is terrible. It can also be tedious. And that tedium is shaping what people buy and how productive they are.
No one will have a megaphone like his again. But podcasters, “26-year-old conservatives on Instagram” and Sean Hannity all fill the void.
Affordable birth control has disappeared, pushing many women into unplanned pregnancies at a time when they can barely feed the children they already have.
Continent-spanning storms triggered blackouts in Oklahoma and Mississippi, halted one-third of U.S. oil production and disrupted vaccinations in 20 states.
The fallout from the Capitol attack and the shadow of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing are likely to take center stage at the confirmation hearings for President Biden’s pick for attorney general.
In densely packed Tokyo, flora is abundant in unassuming places. Hunting for it, as I learned, can lighten life’s loads.
A game of fantasy offers a way out of isolation.
When NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on the red planet on Thursday, it was the end of a bustling cycle of activity.
The heirs have argued that the work by Wassily Kandinsky was sold under duress by its Jewish owners after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands.
Quotation of the Day for Saturday, February 20, 2021.
Speaking ill of the dead needn’t mean cackling over their demise.