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*[[2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting]]: A gunman opens fire at [[Los Angeles International Airport]], killing a US [[Transportation Security Administration]] employee, and wounding several other people. It prompts a terminal evacuation. [http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Los-Angeles-Airport-LAX-Shooting-230220201.html (NBC Los Angeles)] [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/01/passengers-evacuated-from-terminal-at-los-angeles-international-airport-after/?cmpid=NL_fntop (Fox News)] |
*[[2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting]]: A gunman opens fire at [[Los Angeles International Airport]], killing a US [[Transportation Security Administration]] employee, and wounding several other people. It prompts a terminal evacuation. [http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Los-Angeles-Airport-LAX-Shooting-230220201.html (NBC Los Angeles)] [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/01/passengers-evacuated-from-terminal-at-los-angeles-international-airport-after/?cmpid=NL_fntop (Fox News)] |
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*Two people, members of the far-right Greek political party [[Golden Dawn ( |
*Two people, members of the far-right Greek political party [[Golden Dawn (Greece)|Golden Dawn]], are killed in a [[drive-by shooting]], outside the offices of Golden Dawn in [[Irakleio, Attica|Neo Iraklio]], [[Athens]]. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/01/us-greece-shooting-idUSBRE9A00WC20131101 (Reuters)] [http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_01/11/2013_525862 (''Kathimerini'')] |
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*The [[smartphone wars]] are re-ignited, as [[Rockstar Consortium]], a company owned by companies including [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] and [[Microsoft]], starts wide-ranging legal action against [[Google]], [[Samsung]], and other makers of [[Android phone]]s. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/us-google-rockstar-lawsuit-idUSBRE99U1EN20131031 (Reuters)] [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/patent-war-goes-nuclear-microsoft-apple-owned-rockstar-sues-google/ (Ars Technica)] |
*The [[smartphone wars]] are re-ignited, as [[Rockstar Consortium]], a company owned by companies including [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] and [[Microsoft]], starts wide-ranging legal action against [[Google]], [[Samsung]], and other makers of [[Android phone]]s. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/us-google-rockstar-lawsuit-idUSBRE99U1EN20131031 (Reuters)] [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/patent-war-goes-nuclear-microsoft-apple-owned-rockstar-sues-google/ (Ars Technica)] |
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Latest revision as of 14:58, 28 November 2022
November 1, 2013 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian civil war:
- War in North-West Pakistan:
- A U.S. drone strike kills Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban (whom the United States had a reward for $5 million) and five others. (BBC) (Reuters)
- 2013 Tiananmen Square attack:
- China's top security official blames the East Turkestan Islamic Movement for a suicide attack that killed five people at the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Monday. (AP)
Business and economy
- Fannie Mae files a lawsuit for $800 million against nine different banks, including Citigroup and Bank of America, for manipulating the Libor benchmark interest rate. (Bloomberg via SFGate)
Disasters and accidents
- Flash floods and heavy rains sweep across central Texas, United States, killing 2 people. (AP via Fox News)
Law and crime
- 2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting: A gunman opens fire at Los Angeles International Airport, killing a US Transportation Security Administration employee, and wounding several other people. It prompts a terminal evacuation. (NBC Los Angeles) (Fox News)
- Two people, members of the far-right Greek political party Golden Dawn, are killed in a drive-by shooting, outside the offices of Golden Dawn in Neo Iraklio, Athens. (Reuters) (Kathimerini)
Science and technology
- Scientists discover three new species of marsupial Antechinus in Queensland, Australia. (News.com.Au)
- A person claiming to be a member of Anonymous takes down the website for Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times. (BBC)
- The smartphone wars are re-ignited, as Rockstar Consortium, a company owned by companies including Apple and Microsoft, starts wide-ranging legal action against Google, Samsung, and other makers of Android phones. (Reuters) (Ars Technica)