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Newsom, Gavin Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Newsom, Gavin Christopher, 1967– American businessman and politician, b. San Francisco. He was a cofounder (1991) of the PlumpJack Group, whose businesses grew from a wine store to…Borden, Lizzie Andrew
(Encyclopedia) Borden, Lizzie Andrew, 1860–1927, American woman accused of killing her father and her step-mother, b. Fall River, Mass. The elder Bordens were hacked to death with an ax on Aug. 4,…Buttigieg, Pete
(Encyclopedia) Buttigieg, Pete (Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg) Buttigieg, Pete b&oomacr;tˈəjĕj…Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park
(Encyclopedia) Uluru–Kata Tjuta National Park, 327,647 acres (132,566 hectares), SW Northern Territory, central Australia. This Anangu-owned park, leased to the Australian government by the…Stafford, Jean
(Encyclopedia) Stafford, Jean, 1915–79, American writer, b. Covina, Calif., grad. Univ. of Colorado, 1936. Her literary reputation rests primarily on her exquisitely wrought short stories. Both these…Netanyahu, Benjamin
(Encyclopedia) Netanyahu, Benjamin or Binyamin Netanyahu, Benjamin or Binyamin bēnˈyəmēnˌ nĕtənyäˈh&oomacr…Coe, Sebastian Newbold, Baron Coe of Ranmore
(Encyclopedia) Coe, Sebastian Newbold, Baron Coe of Ranmore, 1956–, British runner, politician, and athletic official. He set several world records as a middle-distance runner, including one in the…Gambia, river, Africa
(Encyclopedia) Gambia, river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, rising on the Fouta Djallon, N Guinea, W Africa, and flowing generally northwest through SE Senegal then west, bisecting The Gambia, to the…Guaidó, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Guaidó, Juan (Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez), 1983–, Venezuelan political leader. An industrial engineer by training, he helped establish the Popular Will party in 2009 and was a protégé…Jeenbekov, Sooronbai Sharipovich
(Encyclopedia) Jeenbekov, Sooronbai Sharipovich, 1958–, Kyrgyz political leader. A zoological engineer and accountant by training, he was first elected to the legislature in 1995 and served as…Trending
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