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In 2021, the world population was approximately 7,954,448,391 people[†]
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The president made clear that he intends to approach crime prevention by investing in, rather than defunding, the police as he waded into an urgent national debate over policing.
People lived in these places once. What mysteries did they leave behind?
A proposal advanced by the International Monetary Fund aims to supply the developing world with extra money to buy vaccines, pay down debt and expand relief programs.
An ultra-Orthodox mother navigated strict cultural norms to become one of the few Hasidic female doctors in the country.
The world’s largest asset manager was central to the pandemic crisis response. Emails and calendar records underscore that critical role.
Asheville, N.C., has been among the hardest hit by police departures in the wake of last year’s George Floyd protests. About a third of the force quit or retired.
When the Judiciary Committee began approving a suite of bills on Wednesday, fault lines were exposed that could make final passage difficult.
New research by two leading scientists says some dire warnings of environmental damage from technology are overstated.
The former mayor of New York, once the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, is temporarily barred from practicing law in the state and faces possible disbarment.
The sweep of Italian history and art history in dazzling portraits from the dynasty’s final hurrah, on view in a sumptuous exhibition at the Met.
Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, Mavis Staples and others shine in a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival from Questlove.