2014 _ Jul.-Dec. CURRENT EVENTS

( 138 ) __total citations__ Jan.-Dec.2014


___ 06-30-2014 ___
ISIS declares itself as a sovereign caliphate ; hence the authority over all Islamic people
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# al Qaeda splinter group ; Suni militants - Iraq


___ 06-28-2014 ___
100 Yr anniversary of the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand that sparked the start of WWI
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___ 06-28-2014 ___
Speaker of the House J. Boener announces intent- ion to sue the President Obama for abuse of power and executive overreach regarding the executive order to delay the employer mandate provided in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
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# Obamacare ; congressional gridlock - party politics - partisanship


___ 06-25-2014 ___
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rules that police must obtain a search warrant to search cell phones
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# 4th amendment ; technology ; criminal investigation


___ 06-25-2014 ___ **
A second downward revision of first quarter GDP indicates that the economy fell 2.9% due the harsh winter
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# economic output - jobs ; economic recovery the Great Recession


___ 06-23-2014 ___
Three more cities fall to ISIS in Iraq - Sec. of State J. Kerry is in Iraq as a precursor to action by the president
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# sectarian war ; Suni militants ; al Qaeda splinter group


___ 06-23-2014 ___ **
The last of Syria's declared chemical weapons have been shipped out
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# civil war ; proxy war ; sectarian war


___ 06-23-2014 ___ ***
The EPA wins one and loses one in the U.S. Supreme Court for regulating greenhouse gases from point sources
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# coal-fired powerplants


___ 06-23-2014 ___ ****
Israel launches an airstrike in retaliation for a killing in the Golan Heights - Syria
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# Arab-Israeli conflict ; Middle East - cross-border killing


___ 06-23-2014 ___ *****
Thousands of unaccompanied minors from Central America are flooding the border
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# immigration reform ; illegal immigration


___ 06-20-2014 ___
The U.S. sends 300 military advisers to Iraq to aide government forces counter the growing threat from ISIS militants
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# Suni militants - sectarian war ; al Qaeda splinter group


___ 06-16-2014 ___
U.S. sends a naval group to the Persian Gulf to support possible airstrikes to help Iraq defend attacks by ISIS militants
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# Suni militants - sectarian war ; Islamic extremists


___ 06-15-2014 ___
The Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) mili- tants execute hundreds of Iraqi soldiers while taking territory in Northern Iraq
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# Islamic extremists ; sectarian war


___ 06-14-2014 ___
Runoff election in Afghanistan
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# presidential election ; leadership ; bilateral security agreement ; Afghanistan war


___ 06-11-2014 ___
Major attack in northern Iraq by a Al Qaeda splinter group called ISIS - the Islamic State in Iraq & Syria - this follows months of car bomb attacks primarily in Baghdad
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# Islamic extremist ;sectarian war ; civil war


___ 06-11-2014 ___ **
Eric Cantor the House Majority Leader and second in line for the Speaker of the House lost a primary election in a major upset to his Tea Party challenger
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# presidential hopeful ; Republican leadership ; conservative talk radio


___ 06-10-2014 ___
U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills several Taliban militants thought to be behind the Karachi airport attack and takeover
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___ 06-10-2014 ___ **
5 Americans killed in friendly fire incident - a faulty GPS unit sent improper coordinates for a close air support bomb run
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# Afghanistan War ; joint U.S. / Afghan security mission ; presidential election


___ 06-04-2014 ___
25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China
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___ 06-04-2014 ___ **
G8 .. now G7 meet in Brussels, Belgium - Russia has been excluded due to the crisis in Ukraine
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___ 06-02-2014 ___
EPA announces new guidelines to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030 by coal fired power plants
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# global warming ; climate change


___ 05-31-2014 ___
A prisoner exchange with the Taliban secures the release of the last U.S. soldier held in Afghanistan - 5 Taliban militants held at Guantanamo will be released to Qatar before their repatriation to Afghanistan
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# U.S. troop pullout - Afghanistan war


___ 05-29-2014 ___
The French bank PNB Paribas fined $10 billion for doing business in Iran in defiance of international sanctions
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___ 05-28-2014 ___
Former general el-Sissi wins election in Egypt
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# president ; leadership


___ 05-27-2014 ___
President Obama announces plans to leave 10,000 troops in Afghanistan beyond the December pullout date contingent on the signing a bilateral security agreement. Earlier in the year Afghan President H. Karzai refused to sign the agreement, but both candidates in the upcoming election has vowed to sign
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___ 05-21-2014 ___
V. Putin visits China to secure a $500 billion oil & gas deal
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# Russia - sanctions ; Ukraine


___ 05-20-2014 ___
A U.S. court for cyber crime indicts 5 Chinese generals for cyber espionage - this is the first time a government to government accusation of spying has been made
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# computer hackers


___ 05-20-2014 ___ **
Credit Suisse Bank pleads guilty for aiding U.S. citizens to avoid paying tax
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# tax haven


___ 04-30-2014 ___
Elections in Iraq
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___ 04-30-2014 ___ **
Negotiated time table on peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority has ended without an agreement
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# Mideast peace ; 2-state solution


___ 04-30-2014 ___ ***
Fed continues to taper its bond buying program now at $45 billion per month
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# fiscal stimulus


___ 04-30-2014 ___ ****
Another train carrying crude oil has derailed
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# oil spill ; environmental disaster


___ 04-30-2014 ___ *****
Computer glitch halts air traffic in western states
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# air travel - transportation


___ 04-30-2014 ___ ******
Botched execution of a criminal in Oklahoma
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# capital punishment ; drug supplier disclosure


___ 04-30-2014 ___ *******
Record 1 day rain in Pensacola, FL - 20"
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# severe weather


___ 04-24-2014 ___
After 7 years of separated governance Fatah and Hamas decide to unify - Israel threatens to pull out of peace negotiations since Hamas is still designated a terrorist organization and dedicated to the destruction of Israel
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# Gaza ; West Bank ; Mideast peace - 2-state solution


___ 04-14-2014 ___
Numerous protest in East Ukraine linked to Russia
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# see.also... Crimea invasion / annexation


___ 04-06-2014 ___
Sophisticated sonar detection ship hear pings from flight data recorder & cockpit voice recorder off Australia in the Indian Ocean (more pings heard days later)
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# Boeing 777 - Flight 370 ; hijack


___ 04-05-2014 ___
Despite Talaban opposition the vote proceeds in Afghanistan
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# outgoing President H . Karzi


___ 04-04-2014 ___
U.S. Employment data indicates full recovery of private sector jobs lost during the Great Recession
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# economic recovery ; public sector job loss


___ 04-02-2014 ___
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the "aggregate limit" on political campaign contributions by individuals in a 5-to-4 vote
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# McCutchin decision ; campaign finance law ; see.also.. Citizens United decision


___ 04-01-2014 ___
Government sources announce 7 million sign up under the new exchanges set up by the Affordable Care Act
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# ACA - Obamacare ; health insurance ; healthcare.gov


___ 03-25-2014 ___
The Malaysian government announced yesterday that Flight 370 crashed in the Indian Ocean based on satellite data - still no trace of debris - families of the victims protest over the conflicting information
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# Boeing 777 airline hijack


___ 03-24-2014 ___
25 Yrs. Ago -- Exxon Valdez runs aground in Prince William Sound spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil
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# Alaska ; environmental disaster - oil spill ; habitat recovery


___ 03-21-2014 ___
V. Putin signs treaty for Russia to annex Crimea, Ukraine
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___ 03-21-2014 ___ **
EU takes steps toward admitting Ukraine
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___ 03-17-2014 ___
Erratic flight path for Maylasian Flight 370 missing since last Saturday points towards hijack rather than mechanical troubles
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# Boeing 777 ; Indian Ocean


___ 03-02-2014 ___
Russian troops enter Crimea, Ukraine - troops mass on border under the guise of a military exercise raises tension and international condemnation
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# incursion ; invasion


___ 03-02-2014 ___
ACADEMY AWARDS
best picture _ "12 Years a Slave"
best actor _ Matthew McConaughey _ "Dallas Buyers Club"
best actress _ Cate Blanchett _ "Blue Jasmine"
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___ 02-24-2014 ___
The president of Ukraine flees the country
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# anti-government protest ; corruption


___ 02-24-2014 ___ **
barge collision on the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La. causes major oil spill
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# environmental disaster


___ 02-23-2014 ___
Winter Olympics end in Sochi, Russia
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___ 02-20-2014 ___
Deadly crackdown on protestors in Ukraine - it has been a week of violence
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___ 02-17-2014 ___
UN panel on Human Rights releases a scathing report on abuses in North Korea
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# crimes against humanity


___ 02-15-2014 ___
UAW loses close vote at a Volkwagon plant in Tennessee
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# auto workers - labor union


___ 02-13-2014 ___
Comcast buys Time-Warner for $45.2 billion
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# cable TV / inter provider ; anti-trust


___ 02-13-2014 ___ **
A Virgina Federal court strikes down a ban in same sex marriage
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___ 02-11-2014 ___
Winter Storm PAX - the Weather Channel has been naming winter storms for a year
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# severe weather ; snow- ice


___ 02-10-2014 ___
Historic flooding in London, England
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# severe weather ; EU - finance center


___ 02-08-2014 ___
Winter Olympics open in Sochi, Russia
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# sports ; global terrorism - security ; human rights abuse


___ 01-28-2014 ___
President Obama deliver the State of the Union address
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# U.S. politics ; government ; policy


___ 01-27-2014 ___
Another polar vortex descends on the South
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# severe weather ; snow - ice ; Atlanta


___ 01-22-2014 ___
Peace talks begin in Switzerland over civil war in Syria
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___ 01-22-2014 ___ **
World Economic Forum begins in Davos, Switzerland
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___ 01-22-2014 ___ ***
California in the grips of the worse drought on record
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# severe weather ; forest fire


___ 01-21-2014 ___
More than a week of protests turns violent in Ukraine after government troops fire on crowd
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# government corruption ; EU membership


___ 01-20-2014 ___
More suicide bombs in Afghanistan by the Taliban attempting to disrupt the upcoming election
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# U.S. war ; military pullout ; status of forces agreement ; government - president


___ 01-20-2014 ___ **
Iran stops enriching uranium to 20% - the first confidence building measure to release sanctions and allow petro dollars to enter the country
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# nuclear program dismantling ; six party talks ; nuclear bomb


___ 01-15-2014 ___
The Vatican appears before an international body to answer questions for the first time in history ; The UN requested the Vatican to appear to address sexual abuse by Catholic priests
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# scandal - cover-up ; legal action - justice - policy


___ 01-15-2014 ___ **
Deadly car bomb in Iraq - several similar attacks in the past weeks
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# sectarian violence


___ 01-13-2014 ___
Major chemical spill into the Elk River, the main water supply for the capitol of West Virginia - Charleston ; 7500 gallons of a coal cleaning solution leaked out of storage tanks situated adjacent to the river and near the water intake for the city ; lax regulations and inspection by the Republican lead state have been cited as major factors in this spill
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# environmental disaster ; safe drinking water ; urban center coal mining


___ 01-13-2014 ___ **
Governor Chris Christie under fire over the use of Hurricane Sandy relief money to make a pointedly political ad - this follows on the heals of the larger Bridge-gate scandal that threatens to bring down the presidential hopeful
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# New Jersey ; Republican governor ; 2016 presidential election


___ 01-06-2014 ___
A Polar Vortex decends on the U.S. with temps as low as -20F ; teens in Texas and single digits in Alabama
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# severe weather ; snow - ice


___ 01-06-2014 ___ **
Al Qaeda attacks in Anbar Province, Iraq
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# sectarian war ; anti-goverment


___ 01-02-2014 ___
Saudi Arabia pledges $3 billion in military aide to the government forces in Lebanon
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# Syria - civil war ; sectarian war - proxy war - Iran


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