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In 2021, the world population was approximately 7,954,448,391 people[†]
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Ariarne Titmus of Australia has been faster lately, even in one of Ledecky’s best races. How will the defending Olympic champion respond to the threat?
Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time, who has used her influence to speak out against injustices, arrives at her second Olympics prepared to soar above the sport’s devastating recent history.
The U.S. vaccine rollout has plateaued and the course of the coronavirus pandemic in this country may depend on how many people are ultimately swayed to get vaccinated.
Researchers and regulators say Joseph Mercola, an osteopathic physician, creates and profits from misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines.
The president has stacked his administration with crusaders who have spent their careers challenging corporate consolidation.
Summer camps have reopened into a tight labor market without the international seasonal workers they often depend on.
Since 2012, FIBA has organized six World Cup tournaments in three-on-three basketball. Dusan Bulut and his Serbian teammates have won four of them.
You know you have a good job when it lets you try a jetpack. But after 21 years of thrills at The Times, it’s time for my next adventure: the classroom.
New York City’s fire code is clear on the subject of hallway safety, even if it’s not what many parents want to hear.
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The workers at a Frito-Lay plant in Topeka went on strike this month to protest forced overtime and so-called suicide shifts, which they said left little time to sleep or see family members.
The artsy and quieter hamlet of the Hamptons has seen an influx of Manhattanites, buzzy restaurants and even celebrities.