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James Burdette Thayer (March 10, 1922 – September 16, 2018) was an American brigadier general. He was born in Portland, Oregon. He was on active duty during World War II.

His son, Tommy Thayer, is a member of Kiss.

After the war he worked at a business supply company in Beaverton, Oregon.  He was later appointed Oregon's civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army and then re-activated as commander of the Oregon State Defense Force.

Thayer died on September 16, 2018 in Lake Oswego, Oregon at the age of 96.

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Khabib Abdulmanapovich Nurmagomedov (; ; born 20 September 1988) is a Russian mixed martial artist. He started his career in 2008. He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the UFC Lightweight Champion at the moment. He holds the longest streak in MMA history without losing, with 29 wins. He defended his title, beating Conor McGregor by submission at UFC 229 in October 2018. He is the first Russian to win a UFC title. He is also a two-time Combat Sambo World Champion. He formerly fought as a welterweight.

Nurmagomedov was born in the village of Sildi, Tsumadinsky District in Dagestan. He is an Avar. He married in June 2013. He has a daughter and a son. He lives in Makhachkala, Dagestan. He is a Sunni Muslim.

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Makhachkala (; Lak: Гьанжи; Avar: МахӀачхъала; Lezgian: Магьачкъала; Rutul: МахаӀчкала) is the capital city of the Republic of Dagestan, southwestern Russia. As of the 2010 census, the city had 572,076 people living there.

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Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister,  (5 April 182710 February 1912) was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery.

He promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Lister successfully introduced carbolic acid (phenol) to sterilise surgical instruments and to clean wounds.

Applying Louis Pasteur's advances in microbiology, Lister championed the use of carbolic acid as an antiseptic, so that it became the first widely used antiseptic in surgery. 

He knew it was used to ease the stench from fields irrigated with sewage waste.  He thought it was safe because fields treated with carbolic acid had no ill-effects on the livestock that grazed on them.

By 1890, Lister stopped using carbolic acid, due to the dangerous side effects for both patient and surgeon. Rather, he began to use a mask and surgical gloves to prevent infection.
Lister's work led to a reduction in post-operative infections (infections after an operation). This made surgery safer for patients. So he became known as the "father of modern surgery".

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William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin,  (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a Scots-Irish mathematical physicist and engineer. He was born in Belfast in 1824. At the University of Glasgow he did important work in the mathematical analysis of electricity and formed the first and second laws of thermodynamics.

Works
Kelvin did much to unify physics in its modern form. He also had a career as an electric telegraph engineer and inventor, which propelled him into the public eye and gave him wealth, fame and honour.

For his work on the transatlantic telegraph project he was knighted in 1866 by Queen Victoria, becoming Sir William Thomson. He was noted for his work on the mariner's compass. This had been rather unreliable owing to the iron in ships' hulls.
Absolute temperatures are stated in units of kelvin in his honour. The existence of a lower limit to temperature (absolute zero) was known before his work, but Lord Kelvin found its correct value as approximately −273.15 degree Celsius or −459.67 degree Fahrenheit.

He was made Lord Kelvin in 1892 in recognition of his achievements in thermodynamics, and of his opposition to Irish Home Rule. He became Baron Kelvin, of Largs in the County of Ayr.

He was the first British scientist to be elevated to the House of Lords. His title refers to the River Kelvin, which flows close by his laboratory at the University of Glasgow.   Despite offers from several world-renowned universities, Lord Kelvin refused to leave Glasgow, remaining Professor of Natural Philosophy for over 50 years, until his eventual retirement.  The Hunterian Museum at the University of Glasgow has a permanent exhibition on the work of Lord Kelvin.
Always active in industrial research and development, he was recruited around 1899 by George Eastman to serve as vice-chairman of the board of the British company Kodak Limited, affiliated with Eastman Kodak.

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San Joaquin County () is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 779,233. The county seat and largest city is Stockton. It was founded in 1850.

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San Luis Obispo County, officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county located in California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 282,424. The county seat is San Luis Obispo. It is located along the Pacific Ocean in Central California, between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Santa Cruz County is a county on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 270,861. The county seat is Santa Cruz. It was created in 1850.

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Secretin is a peptide hormone that regulates water balance throughout the body. It is produced in secretory glands of the duodenum. In humans, the secretin peptide is encoded by the SCT gene, which sits on chromosome 11.  

In 2007, secretin was discovered to play a role in osmoregulation by acting on the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and kidney.

Secretin was the first hormone to be identified.
The crucial experiments were done at University College London in 1902. The term 'hormone' was invented in 1905.

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Sierra County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,236, making it California's second-least populous county. The county seat is Downieville, and the only incorporated city is Loyalton. The county is in the Sierra Nevada, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. Sierra County was founded in 1852. The county derives its name from the Sierra Nevada.

Geography 
The county has a total area of .

Bordering counties 
 Nevada County, California - south
 Yuba County, California - west
 Plumas County, California - north
 Lassen County, California - northeast
 Washoe County, Nevada - east

Communities

City 
Loyalton

Census-designated places

Alleghany
Calpine
Downieville
Goodyears Bar
Pike
Sattley
Sierra Brooks
Sierra City
Sierraville
Verdi

Unincorporated communities 
Forest
Gibsonville
Bassetts

Ghost towns 

Eureka City
Howland Flat
Pine Grove
Poker Flat
Potosi
Shady Flat

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Stanislaus County ( or ) is a county in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 552,878. The county seat is Modesto.

Stanislaus County was founded in 1854.

Communities

Cities 

 Ceres
 Hughson
 Modesto
 Newman
 Oakdale
 Patterson
 Riverbank
 Turlock
 Waterford

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Sutter County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 99,633. The county seat is Yuba City. The county is located along the Sacramento River in the Sacramento Valley.

Sutter County was founded in 1850.

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Trinity County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,112, making it the fifth least-populous county in California. The county seat and largest community is Weaverville. Trinity County was founded in 1850. The county takes its name from the Trinity River.

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Tuolumne County (), officially the County of Tuolumne, is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,620. The county seat and only incorporated city is Sonora. The county is in the Sierra Nevada region.

The northern half of Yosemite National Park is in the eastern part of this county.

Tuolumne County was founded in 1850.

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Yolo County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 216,403. The county seat is Woodland. It is in the Sacramento Valley.

Yolo County was founded in 1850.

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Yuba County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 81,575. The county seat is Marysville. The county is in the Central Valley, along the Feather River.

Yuba County was founded in 1850.

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Adams County is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,737. Its county seat is Quincy. Its name is in honor of the sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams.

Adams County was founded in 1825.

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Alexander County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 5,240 people lived there. The county seat is Cairo.

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Bond County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 16,725 people lived there. The county seat is Greenville.

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Cambridge is a village in Illinois in the United States. It is the county seat of Henry County.

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Elizabethtown is a village in Illinois in the United States. It is the county seat of Hardin County.

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Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 53,448 people lived there. The county seat is Belvidere.

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Joseph William Calzaghe  (born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer. His boxing nicknames include "The Pride of Wales" and "The Italian Dragon".

Calzaghe competed from 1993 to 2008. He was trained by his father Enzo. The younger Calzaghe was a champion in two weight classes. He was the unified WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO and Ring magazine super-middleweight champion. He was also the Ring light-heavyweight champion. BoxRec.com ranks him as the best British super-middleweight boxer of all time. He went undefeated in his professional career, having a record 46–0. He had famous wins against boxers such as Mikkel Kessler, Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. (in his final fight). He retired on 5 February 2009. In 2007, Calzaghe won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
Calzaghe was born in Hammersmith, London, England. His father, musician-turned-trainer Enzo (1949–2018), was from the island of Sardinia, Italy. His mother is Welsh. He grew up in Newbridge, Wales. He has two sons with his former wife Mandy Davies.

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Enzo Calzaghe  (1 January 1949 – 17 September 2018) was an Italian-born British boxing trainer. He was best known for training his son Joe in an undefeated career. He ran a boxing training centre in Newbridge, Wales. He was also a musician.

Early life 
He was born in Sassari on the Italian island of Sardinia. He also had two other children with his wife, Jackie.

Death 
Calzaghe died after an illness on 17 September 2018, at the age of 69.

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Hardin is a village in Illinois in the United States. It is the county seat of Calhoun County.

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Taylorville is a city in Illinois in the United States. It is the county seat of Christian County.

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Louisville is a village in Illinois in the United States. It is the county seat of Clay County.

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Toledo is a village in Illinois in the United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County.

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Tuscola is a city in Illinois in the United States.

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Oquawka is a village in Illinois in the United States. It is the county seat of Henderson County.

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Hennepin is a village in Illinois in the United States. It is the county seat of Putnam County.

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Toulon is a city in Illinois in the United States.

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Jonesboro is a city in Illinois in the United States.

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Bureau County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 33,244 people lived there. The county seat is Princeton.

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Carroll County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 15,702 people lived there. The county seat is Mount Carroll.

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Cass County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 13,042 people lived there. The county seat is Virginia.

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Champaign County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 205,865, making it the 10th-most populous county in Illinois. The county seat is Urbana.

Champaign County was founded in 1833.

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Christian County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,032. The county seat is Taylorville. It was founded in 1839 and named for Christian County, Kentucky.

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Lord Maximus Farquaad is the main antagonist of the 2001 animated feature movie Shrek, as well as Shrek 4-D and the musical. He is voiced by John Lithgow. He does not appear in William Steig's original picture book of the same name.

Biography
Lord Farquaad is the ruler of the kingdom of Duloc. He was given a choice by the Magic Mirror to pick either Cinderella, Snow White or Princess Fiona for his future wife. He picked Fiona and wanted to give one of his knights the assignment to rescue her from the Dragon's Keep.

Fictional characters introduced in 2001
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Clark County is a county in the southeastern part of U.S. state of Illinois, along the Indiana state line. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,455. The county seat is Marshall. The county was founded in 1819 and named for George Rogers Clark, an officer who served in the American Revolutionary War.

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Clinton County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 36,899 people lived there. The county seat is Carlyle.

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Coles County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 46,863 people lived there. The county seat is Charleston.

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Crawford County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 18,679 people lived there. The county seat is Robinson.

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Cumberland County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 10,450 people lived there. The county seat is Toledo.

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DeWitt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,516. Its county seat is Clinton. The county was founded on March 1, 1839 from Macon and McLean counties and named in honor of the seventh Governor of New York State, DeWitt Clinton.

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DeWitt County is the name of two counties in the United States:
 DeWitt County, Illinois
 DeWitt County, Texas
Harper County is the name of two counties in the United States:
 Harper County, Kansas
 Harper County, Oklahoma
Douglas County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 19,740 people lived there. The county seat is Tuscola.

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Douglas County is the name of twelve counties in the United States:
 Douglas County, Colorado
 Douglas County, Georgia
 Douglas County, Illinois
 Douglas County, Kansas
 Douglas County, Minnesota
 Douglas County, Missouri
 Douglas County, Nebraska
 Douglas County, Nevada
 Douglas County, Oregon
 Douglas County, South Dakota
 Douglas County, Washington
 Douglas County, Wisconsin
Edgar County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 16,866 people lived there. The county seat is Paris.

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Kendall County is the name of two counties in the United States:
 Kendall County, Illinois
 Kendall County, Texas
Johnston County is the name of two counties in the United States:
 Johnston County, North Carolina
 Johnston County, Oklahoma

Other 
 Johnson County
Johnson County is the name of several counties in the United States:
 Johnson County, Arkansas
 Johnson County, Georgia
 Johnson County, Illinois
 Johnson County, Indiana
 Johnson County, Iowa
 Johnson County, Kansas, the most populous county on the list
 Johnson County, Kentucky
 Johnson County, Missouri
 Johnson County, Nebraska
 Johnson County, Tennessee
 Johnson County, Texas
 Johnson County, Wyoming

Other 
 Johnston County
Dallas County is the name of five counties in the United States:
 Dallas County, Alabama, founded in 1818, the first county in the United States by that name
 Dallas County, Arkansas
 Dallas County, Iowa
 Dallas County, Missouri
 Dallas County, Texas, the ninth most populous county in the United States
Elmore County is the name of two counties in the United States:
 Elmore County, Alabama
 Elmore County, Idaho
Duval County is the name of two counties in the United States:
 Duval County, Florida
 Duval County, Texas
Macon County is the name of six counties in the United States:
 Macon County, Alabama
 Macon County, Georgia
 Macon County, Illinois
 Macon County, Missouri
 Macon County, North Carolina
 Macon County, Tennessee
Garfield County is the name of six counties in the United States:
 Garfield County, Colorado
 Garfield County, Montana
 Garfield County, Nebraska
 Garfield County, Oklahoma
 Garfield County, Utah
 Garfield County, Washington
Edwards County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. At the 2020 census, 6,245 people lived there. The county seat is Albion.

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The Busy World of Richard Scarry is an Canadian and French children's animated TV show. It was produced by CINAR Animation (now known as DHX Media, previously Cookie Jar Entertainment) and France Animation In Association with Paramount Television. And With the Participation of Family Channel ICI Radio-Canada Tele, and The Cable Production Fund In Co-produced With France 3 and Canal J It The show was based on the books drawn and written by Richard Scarry.

Other websites 
 The Busy World of Richard Scarry at Cookie Jar Entertainment
 
 

1990s American animated television series
1990s American children's television series
Canadian animated television series
1990s French television series
1990s Canadian television series debuts
1993 American television series debuts
1997 American television series endings
Animated adventure television series
American fantasy television series
Nickelodeon television series
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Martin Olson (born April 2, 1956) is an American comedy writer, television producer, author and composer. He is known as an original member of the Boston Comedy Scene. He is the father of actress Olivia Olson. He is also known for his voice role as Hunson Abadeer, father of Marceline the Vampire Queen, on Adventure Time.

Olson was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In his early years, he worked as a comedy writer for Rodney Dangerfield.

Olson has received five Emmy Award nominations, three for television writing and two for song writing. Olson also received an Ace Award for television writing.

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Maartin Allcock (born Martin Allcock; 5 January 1957  – 16 September 2018) was an English multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer. He was born in Middleton, England. He was known for his works with Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, and Robert Plant.

Allcock died September 16, 2018 from liver cancer at the age of 61.

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Cecil James McNeely (April 29, 1927 – September 16, 2018), better known as Big Jay McNeely, was an American rhythm and blues saxophonist. He was born in Los Angeles, California. McNeely's first hit was "The Deacon's Hop,"  an instrumental which was at the top of the Billboard R&B chart in early 1949. He was added into The Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame.

McNeely died on September 16, 2018 from prostate cancer in Moreno Valley, California at the age of 91.

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Official Website Big Jay McNeely 
Big Jay McNeely MySpace page
Big Jay McNeely  page at This is Vintage Now
 Dozens of vintage photos and album covers
McNeely stage performance photograph at Soulpatrol.com
Big Jay McNeely and "Detroit" Gary Wiggins - Saxomania Tour Europe
NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Oral History Interview with Big Jay McNeely May 23, 2013
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Moreno Valley is a city located in Riverside County, California. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 208,634. Moreno Valley is also part of the Greater Los Angeles area.

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 Moreno Valley School District

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Hope Charlotte Hicks (born October 21, 1988) is an American public relations consultant and model. She was the White House Communications Director for U.S. President Donald Trump from August 2017 until March 29, 2018.

From January to September 2017, she was White House Director of Strategic Communications. She was an employee of The Trump Organization.

On February 27, 2018, Hicks testified to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf. The next day, Hicks announced her resignation as White House Communications Director. She left the White House a month later.

On October 1, 2020 she tested positive for COVID-19. This raised concerns whether or not Trump, too, had COVID-19, as she had been on Air Force One recently and had travelled with the president to Cleveland, Ohio, for the first presidential debate. 

Aside from working with Trump, Hicks also worked with Fox News.
Personal life 
Hope grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, to a family involved in politics. Both her parents worked for congressmen, her father working for a Connecticut Republican congressman, and her mother a Tennessee Democrat congressman (Ed Jones).  She was also a model and, for a short time, an actress (performing in just one film) before joining the Trump administration. She also worked with Fox News.  Hope met the president through his eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, who Hope knew.

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Mercedes Schlapp (née Viana) (born December 15, 1972) is an American lobbyist and columnist. She was born in Miami, Florida. Schlapp is a Republican. From September 2017 to July 2019, she was the second White House Director of Strategic Communications during the Donald Trump presidency, replacing Hope Hicks. Before being a member of the Trump administration, Schlapp was a critic of Trump.

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Port Washington is an affluent hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the community population was 15,846.

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Lake Oswego  is a city in the State of Oregon in Clackamas County. It is located about  south of Portland. 

The city is named after Oswego Lake. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 36,619.

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Narvik is an Norwegian town and municipality located in Nordland county. It has a population of 18,756 inhabitants in 2017. The area covers 2,023.03 square kilometres.

Related pages
List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027

Other websites 
 Narvik Kommune official website 

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Raju Daniel (27 June 1950 – 17 September 2018), known by his stage name Captain Raju, was an Indian army officer and actor. He was born in Omallur, Kerala. He acted in more than 500 movies. He was best known for his performances in character roles, and as a villain. His best known roles were in Nalla Naal, Rowdy Alludu, and in Cotton Mary.

Raju died of complications from a stroke on 17 September 2018 in Kochi, Kerala at the age of 68.

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Andrew R. Wheeler (born December 23, 1964) is an American lawyer, former lobbyist. He was the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from February 28, 2019 to January 20, 2021. He was the acting head of the agency from July 9, 2018 to February 28, 2019.

Wheeler was an aide to U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe. Wheeler is a critic of limits on greenhouse gas emissions, denies Global Warming and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

In October 2017, Wheeler was nominated by President Donald Trump, renominated in January 2018 and confirmed as Deputy Administrator of the EPA in April 2018.

On July 9, 2018, Wheeler became the Acting Administrator after the resignation of Scott Pruitt. On November 16, 2018, President Trump announced he would nominate Wheeler to serve as the EPA's permanent administrator. His nomination was confirmed by the Senate on February 28, 2019.
In January 2022, Governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin has announced his intention to nominate Wheeler to serve as the Virginia secretary of natural resources. He served as secretary from his nomination announcement until the resigned after not being able to get enough votes in the state senate for confirmation.

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Port Austin is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan.  The population was 664 at the 2010 census.

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Danica Roem ( ; born September 30, 1984) is an American journalist and politician. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In the 2017 Virginia elections she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. 

She is the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Virginia General Assembly, and in January 2018 became the first to both be elected and serve while openly transgender in any U.S. state legislature.

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Rashida Tlaib (born July 24, 1976) is an American politician and attorney. She is a Democratic former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. She represented the 6th District. 

Tlaib became the first Muslim American woman to serve in the Michigan Legislature, and the second Muslim woman in history to be elected to any U.S. state legislature. 

In 2018, Tlaib won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives seat from Michigan's 13th congressional district. She was unopposed in the general election and became the first Muslim woman in Congress and the first Palestinian-American woman in Congress. 

She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

According to Aktualita.co: "(S)he is the first Palestinian-born congressman in the United States legislature" 

Tlaib is a member of "The Squad" along with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley. In 2020, she endorsed Bernie Sanders for President.

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Fox & Friends is a daily morning conservative news/talk program that airs on Fox News Channel. It is hosted by Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade with Pete Hegseth and Griff Jenkins hosting it on the weekends.

It begins at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time with the latest Fox News Live headlines. The show covers interviews, updates of news stories with correspondents, political analysis from the hosts, and entertainment segments.

Current U.S. president Donald Trump is a regular viewer of Fox & Friends, and has openly praised the program.

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Stephen James "Steve" Doocy (; born October 19, 1956) is an American network-television personality. He works on Fox News and is a best selling author. He is known for being a co-host of Fox & Friends.

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Ainsley Earhardt is an American television personality and broadcast journalist. She works for Fox News. She is the co-host of Fox & Friends and also reported for Hannity with her own segment called "Ainsley Across America".

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 FoxNews.com bio
 Ainsley Earhard on Twitter 
 Ainsley Earhardt on Facebook
 

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Spartanburg is a city in and the seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the 12th-largest city by population in the state. The city of Spartanburg has a population of 37,013 as of the 2010 census. The Spartanburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, including Spartanburg and Union counties, had a population of 317,057 as of the 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

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Brian Kilmeade (born May 7, 1964) is an American television personality. He co-hosts Fox's morning show, Fox & Friends, along with Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt. He has written several fiction and nonfiction books, and hosts the Fox News Radio program Kilmeade and Friends.

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Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American Fox News Channel presenter. He was in the U.S. military with deployments to Cuba and Iraq.

He was considered to be the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the Donald Trump presidency, but major veterans' groups objected, and in January 2017, David Shulkin was selected instead.

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William Griffin "Griff" Jenkins (born December 15, 1970) is an American conservative television and radio personality and producer for Fox News Channel. He hosts Fox & Friends alongside Pete Hegseth on the weekends.

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Abigail Haight Huntsman (born May 1, 1986) is an American television personality. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is currently a co-host of ABC's The View.

Huntsman was a reporter for Fox News Channel and co-host of Fox & Friends. She was a host on MSNBC. She is a daughter of former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr..

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Thomas Hubert "Tommy" Best (23 December 1920 – 16 September 2018) was a Welsh professional footballer. He was born in Milford Haven, Wales.

Best played as a centre forward. He was a veteran of the Second World War, serving in the Royal Navy. He made over 70 appearances in the Football League for Chester, Cardiff City and Queens Park Rangers. 

Best was the first black professional footballer to play at the top level in Ireland and was also the first black player to appear for Chester in the Football League.

Best died on 16 September 2018 in Hereford, Herefordshire from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 97.

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Vanessa Marquez (December 21, 1968 – August 30, 2018) was an American actress and singer. She was known for her recurring role on the first three seasons of ER as nurse Wendy Goldman, as well as her role as Ana Delgado in the 1988 teacher drama Stand and Deliver. She was born in Los Angeles, California.

Marquez, aged 49, was shot and killed by police during an incident at her home in South Pasadena, California on August 30, 2018. Police officials found Marquez having a seizure at her home and after recovering and talking to officers for 90 minutes, Marquez aimed a BB Gun at the officers where they opened fire.

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South Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 26,943.

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Katrina vanden Heuvel (; born October 7, 1959) is an American editor and publisher. She is the editor, publisher, and part-owner of the progressive magazine The Nation. She has been the magazine's editor since 1995.

Vanden Heuvel is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a US nonprofit think tank.

In the 2016 presidential election, vanden Heuvel supported Senator Bernie Sanders and called him "the realist we should elect".

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 Katrina vanden Heuvel's campaign contributions
 "Tomdispatch Interview: Katrina vanden Heuvel, the Media on Speed"
 Vanden Heuvel's blog at The Huffington Post
 Katrina vanden Heuvel's blog, "Editor's Cut"
 
 C-SPAN Q&A June 10, 2007 interview with vanden Heuvel
 

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WWE Greatest Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event and WWE Network event promoted by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. The event was held on April 27, 2018 at the King Abdullah Sports City's  King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The event was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. local time. It aired live in the United States at noon EDT, with a pre-show starting at 11 a.m. EDT. At the event, all men's main roster championships were defended, in addition to a 50-man Royal Rumble match.

Event

Preliminary matches

Preliminary Matches
   John Cena vs Triple H
The actual pay-per-view opened with John Cena facing Triple H. During the match, Cena performed an Attitude Adjustment on Triple H for a near-fall. Cena attempted another Attitude Adjustment but Triple H countered into a Pedigree for a near-fall. In the end, Cena performed a second Attitude Adjustment on Triple H, a catapult into the corner, and a third Attitude Adjustment to pick up the victory. Following the match, Cena thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their hospitality, and expressed excitement over the event.

   Cedric Alexander vs Calisto

In the following match, Cedric Alexander defended the Cruiserweight Championship against Kalisto. The match ended when Alexander countered a Salida Del Sol attempt into a Lumbar Check to retain the title.

   Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy vs Cesaro and Sheamus
Next, the vacant Raw Tag Team Championship was contested between the team of Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy and the former champions, Cesaro and Sheamus. In the end, Hardy distracted Sheamus, allowing Wyatt to perform a Sister Abigail on him. Hardy and Wyatt then performed a wheelbarrow Twist of Fate on Sheamus to win the title.

    Jeff Hardy vs Jinder Mahal

Jeff Hardy then defended the United States Championship against Jinder Mahal. Hardy performed a Swanton Bomb on Mahal to retain the title.

   The Bludgeon Brothers vs The Usos'

After that, The Bludgeon Brothers defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Usos. Harper and Rowan retained the title after performing The Reckoning on Jimmy Uso.

   Seth Rollins vs Finn Balor vs Samoa Joe vs The Miz
Next, Seth Rollins defended the Intercontinental Championship against Finn Balor, Samoa Joe and The Miz in a Ladder match. Near the end of the match, Balor attempted to retrieve the title, only for Rollins to springboard onto the ladder and retrieve the title belt, thus retaining the championship.

In a segment between matches, four prospects from the recent Saudi tryouts came out to the ring to introduce themselves. Cruiserweight Ariya Daivari and his brother Shawn Daivari, who had not appeared for WWE in many years, came out to interrupt them. The Saudi prospects attacked and cleared the Daivari brothers from the ring.

   AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura
Later, AJ Styles defended the WWE Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura. During the match, Nakamura resorted to various illegal tactics, such as a low blow, increasingly frustrating Styles. In the end, both Nakamura and Styles fought outside of the ring, only for the match to end in a double countout. After the match, Styles performed a Phenomenal Forearm to the floor on Nakamura.

   The Undertaker vs Rusev

After that, The Undertaker fought Rusev (who was accompanied by Aiden English) in a Casket match. At the end of the match, Undertaker performed a chokeslam on Rusev and rolled him into the casket. Before he could close the lid, English attacked the Undertaker, who retailiated with another chokeslam and a Tombstone Piledriver before putting English into the casket alongside Rusev and closing it for the victory.

  Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns
In the penultimate match, Brock Lesnar (accompanied by Paul Heyman) defended the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a steel cage match. Reigns performed three spears on Lesnar for a near-fall. Reigns tried to escape through the door but Heyman pushed the door into Reigns, allowing Lesnar to execute an F5 on Reigns for a near-fall. In the end, Reigns performed a Spear through the cage wall on Lesnar. Despite Reigns touching the floor first, the referee awarded the win to Lesnar, thereby retaining the Universal Championship.

Main Event 
   50 man Royal Rumble match

Braun Strowman, eliminated Big Cass to win the match. Strowman also achieved the most eliminations of a single Royal Rumble match at 13, beating out a record previously held by Roman Reigns with 12. Post-match, Strowman received a trophy and a green championship belt.

Results

Greatest Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations
 – Raw
 – SmackDown
 – NXT
 – Free agent
 – Winner
By eliminating 13 men, Braun Strowman broke the record of 12, set by Roman Reigns at the 2014 Royal Rumble.
 Daniel Bryan broke the longevity record for lasting 1:16:05, previous record held by Rey Mysterio (lasting 1:02:12) at the 2006 Royal Rumble.

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The Whispers are a Los Angeles-based rhythm and blues band. They have had several hit records since the 1960s. The Whispers were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003. They were winners of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award in 2008. By popular vote, they were inducted into the SoulMusic Hall of Fame in December 2012. They were later inducted into the Official R&B Music Hall of Fame in 2014.

The Whispers formed in 1964 in the Watts, California, a neighborhood of Los Angeles. 

They had many R&B and United States Billboard Hot 100 hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s. The songs included "Rock Steady", "And the Beat Goes On" and several other songs.

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Celia Barquín Arozamena (6 July 1996 – 17 September 2018) was a Spanish amateur golfer. In July 2018, she won the European Ladies Amateur Championship. She finished one stroke ahead of German Esther Henseleit. She was a student at Iowa State University (ISU) in the United States. She was a member of the university's Iowa State Cyclones women's golf team from 2014 until her death. She represented her country at the Youth Olympic Games in 2014. She was born in Puente San Miguel, Reocín, Cantabria.

On 17 September 2018, Barquín was found dead on a golf course in Ames, Iowa. She was 22. Police said she was murdered by stabbing. A man was arrested and taken into custody for her murder.

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Effingham County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,668. Its county seat and largest city is Effingham.
Some other cities in Effingham County, Illinois include Altamont, Teutopolis (T-Town), Beecher City, Montrose, Dieterich, Shumway, Watson, Mason, Edgewood, and Funkhouser.

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Fayette County is the name of eleven counties in the United States, each named for the Marquis de Lafayette, a Frenchman who served in the American Revolution:

Fayette County, Alabama
Fayette County, Georgia
Fayette County, Illinois
Fayette County, Indiana
Fayette County, Iowa
Fayette County, Kentucky (formerly in Virginia)
Fayette County, Ohio
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County, Tennessee
Fayette County, Texas
Fayette County, West Virginia

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Fayette County is a county in Illinois.

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Ford County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2020 census, 13,534 people lived there. The county seat is Paxton.

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Fulton County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 33,609. Its county seat is Lewistown, and the largest city is Canton.

Fulton County was founded in 1823 and named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.

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Gallatin County is the name of three counties in the United States:
 Gallatin County, Illinois
 Gallatin County, Kentucky
 Gallatin County, Montana
Gallatin County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,946, making it the third-least populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Shawneetown. Gallatin County was founded in 1812 and named for Albert Gallatin.

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Hamilton County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,993. Its county seat is McLeansboro. Hamilton County was founded in 1821 and named for Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary War hero and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

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Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,620. Its county seat is Carthage, and largest city is Hamilton. The county is made up of rural towns with many farmers.

Hancock County was founded in 1825 and named in honor of John Hancock, who clearly signed the Declaration of Independence.

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Hardin County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,649, making it the least populous county in Illinois. The county seat is Elizabethtown.

Hardin County was founded in 1839 and named for Hardin County, Kentucky, which was named in honor of Colonel John Hardin, an officer in the American Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War.

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Bentley is a town of Illinois in the United States.

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Burke County is the name of three counties in the United States:
 Burke County, Georgia
 Burke County, North Carolina
 Burke County, North Dakota
William Goldwyn "Bill" Nunn III (October 20, 1953 – September 24, 2016) was an American actor. He was known for his roles as Radio Raheem in Spike Lee's movie Do the Right Thing and Robbie Robertson in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie trilogy. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Nunn died of leukemia at his home in Pittsburgh's Hill District on September 24, 2016, aged 62.

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