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Philippe, Édouard Charles

(Encyclopedia) Philippe, Édouard Charles, 1970–, French lawyer and political leader, b. Rouen, grad. Paris Institute of Political Studies, 1992, National School of Administration, 1997. He worked as…

Crowley

(Encyclopedia) Crowley Crowley krouˈlē [key]. <1> City (2020 pop. 11,710), seat of Acadia parish…

Alameda

(Encyclopedia) Alameda Alameda ăləmēˈdə, –māˈdə [key], city (2020 pop. 78,280), Alameda co., W central Calif., on an island just off the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay…

Farmington

(Encyclopedia) Farmington. 1 Town (2020 pop. 26,712), Hartford co., central Conn., on the Farmington River; inc. 1645. It is mainly residential with…

Carbondale

(Encyclopedia) Carbondale. 1 City (2020 pop. 21,857), Jackson co., S Ill.; inc. 1869. It is a railroad division point and the retail center of a coal-…

Antifa

(Encyclopedia) Antifa, American political movement, is a loose coalition of progressive voices opposing the rise of homophobic, authoritarian, xenophobic, and racist movements worldwide.…

Auburn

(Encyclopedia) Auburn Auburn ôˈbərn [key]. 1 City (2020 pop. 76,143), Lee co., E Ala.; inc. 1839. The city's economy centers around Auburn Univ.; there is some…

Henderson

(Encyclopedia) Henderson. 1 City (2020 pop. 27,801), seat of Henderson co., NW Ky., on the Ohio River, in an oil, coal, tobacco, corn, and livestock…

Collingdale

(Encyclopedia) Collingdale, borough (2020 pop. 8,820), Delaware co., SE Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia; inc. 1891.

Qaboos bin Said Al-Said

(Encyclopedia) Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, 1940–2020, sultan of Oman (1970–2020). The only son of Sultan Said bin Taimur Al-Said, he served a year in the British army after graduating from Sandhurst.…