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In 2021, the world population was approximately 7,954,448,391 people[†]
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The vote was a breakthrough after weeks of wrangling among White House officials and senators in both parties, clearing the way for action on a top priority for President Biden.
Strippers share the hazards and joys of their work on social media.
Large businesses are revising their rules about employee vaccinations and wearing masks as the Delta variant drives up infections.
After years writing nonfiction, he is now the author of a made-up tale about ghost-hunting that will only be sold as an audiobook.
Gross domestic product grew 1.6 percent in the second quarter, the latest gauge of a rebound that could be challenged by the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
A full album has emerged from Prince’s vault that balances hard insights with visceral joys.
Applications seemingly from Black candidates got fewer replies than those evidently from white candidates. The method could point to specific companies.
The stock opened at $38, the same as its I.P.O. price. The price’s drop was a sign of investor hesitancy over a company that has attracted regulatory scrutiny.
“The Green Knight” offered the actor a movie-star moment unlike anything he’s done before. Could he conquer his insecurities and take the lead?
More than 1,500 employees for the video game giant, which is facing an explosive state lawsuit, have called for executives to take sexual harassment seriously.
A video installation by Wu Tsang with Beverly Glenn-Copeland is part of a series of shows with a shared political charge, a taste of what can be.
Theodore McCarrick, 91, is the highest-ranking U.S. official in the Roman Catholic Church to be charged with sexual abuse. He is accused of assaulting a 16-year-old boy in 1974.