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　　On January 28, 1985, more than 45 of the era’s most popular singers and songwriters gathered to record a song to raise funds for the charity USA for Africa. The song, “We Are the World,” released on March 7 that year, was an immediate media sensation. It sold an astonishing 800,000 copies in three days and ultimately raised more than...

　　In full: George Roger Waters (Show more) Born: September 6, 1943, Great Bookham, Surrey, England (age 81) (Show more) Roger Waters (born September 6, 1943, Great Bookham, Surrey, England) is a British musician and songwriter, best known as the former songwriter and bassist of the rock band Pink Floyd. Waters was one of the founding members of Pink Floyd and...

　　Born: April 23, 1990, London, England (Show more) Dev Patel (born April 23, 1990, London, England) is a multifaceted English actor of Indian descent who rose to international fame after starring in Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and has continued to enjoy an award-winning film career. Patel was born and raised in Harrow, an outer borough of London. His parents, of Gujarati...

　　In full: George Edward Clinton (Show more) Born: July 22, 1941, Kannapolis, North Carolina, U.S. (age 82) (Show more) George Clinton (born July 22, 1941, Kannapolis, North Carolina, U.S.) is a highly influential funk music singer, songwriter, and musician who organized and produced Parliament-Funkadelic, a genre-bending theatrical collective of performers who defined funk music in the 1970s. Clinton grew up...

　　The Book of Mormon, comedic and deliberately offensive stage musical by Robert Lopez, Trey Parker, and Matt Stone that satirizes religious belief in general and the doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in particular. The show premiered on Broadway at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on March 24, 2011, and won nine Tony Awards, including for...

Nearly half of China's major cities are sinking due to groundwater extraction and the sheer weight of urban buildings and infrastructure, a new study finds. The affected cities, which include Beijing and Tianjin, are concentrated in the eastern part of the country and along the coast. Combined with sea level rise, falling cities could expose around 10% of China's coastal...

　　 　　Blended families, in which spouses have remarried and bring children from previous marriages into the new family, face unique challenges in estate planning. Remarried spouses may have different assumptions about allocating expenses, managing individual debt, and how children from prior marriages should be treated financially. 　　With multiple sets of beneficiaries, and sometimes complicated family dynamics, the need for an...

　　Also known as: MK Party (Show more) uMkhonto weSizwe Party, South African political party formed in 2023. It is commonly referred to as the MK Party. The party takes its name from Umkhonto we Sizwe (“Spear of the Nation”), the apartheid-era military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) liberation movement and, later, political party. Former South African president and...

　　 　　Are you wondering about the ethical implications of artificial intelligence? You’re not alone. AI is an innovative, powerful tool that many fear could produce significant consequences—some positive, some negative, and some downright dangerous. 　　Ethical concerns about an emerging technology aren’t new, but with the rise of generative AI and rapidly increasing user adoption, the conversation is taking on new...

　　 　　Artificial intelligence may be transforming industries by changing how people do their jobs. Generative AI is creating the most buzz because it’s the most user-friendly—and perhaps you’re already exploring how you can use AI at work. 　　Tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini can boost your productivity and provide you with valuable insights—but proceed with caution. You’re the professional,...

　　Born: June 22, 2001, Santa Cruz, California, U.S. (Show more) Natalia Grossman (born June 22, 2001, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.) is a multidiscipline sport climber who is considered one of the leading competitors in bouldering. A standout from an early age, Grossman won her first world championship in 2021 at age 20. She also has excelled in lead climbing and...