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*[[Syrian opposition–Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conflict]] |
*[[Syrian opposition–Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conflict]] |
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**Both belligerents |
**Both belligerents execute dozens of their prisoners of war. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25643153 (BBC News)] |
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;Disasters and accidents |
;Disasters and accidents |
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*Four killed in [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] [[Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk|HH-60 Pave Hawk]] crash |
*Four people are killed in a [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] [[Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk|HH-60 Pave Hawk]] crash on England's [[Norfolk]] coast. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/norfolk-helicopter-crash-four-crew-killed-as-us-air-force-craft-crashes-into-cley-marshland-9045188.html (''The Independent'')] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25646978 (BBC News)] [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/10557518/Helicopter-crash-four-killed-on-US-military-training-mission-in-north-Norfolk.html (''The Daily Telegraph'')] |
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*[[Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca|Infanta Cristina]], the youngest daughter of the [[Monarchy of Spain|King of Spain]], [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos I]], is charged by a magistrate with [[tax evasion]] and [[money laundering]]. [http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/07/spanish-princess-charged-with-money-laundering-and-tax-evasion/ (Euronews)] |
*[[Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca|Infanta Cristina]], the youngest daughter of the [[Monarchy of Spain|King of Spain]], [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos I]], is charged by a magistrate with [[tax evasion]] and [[money laundering]]. [http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/07/spanish-princess-charged-with-money-laundering-and-tax-evasion/ (Euronews)] |
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*Five members of the [[Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI]], who in 1971 stole documents from the US [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] and gave them to journalists, come forth. The leak exposed [[COINTELPRO]], a program of surveillance and blackmail against American leftists including [[ |
*Five members of the [[Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI]], who in 1971 stole documents from the US [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] and gave them to journalists, come forth. The leak exposed [[COINTELPRO]], a program of surveillance and blackmail against American leftists including [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/us/burglars-who-took-on-fbi-abandon-shadows.html?hp&pagewanted=all (''New York Times'')] [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/07/fbi-1971-burglary-hold-government-accountable (''The Guardian'')] [http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/01/activists-confess-to-1971-fbi-office-burglary.html (''New York Magazine'')] |
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*United States gold winning Olympic athlete [[Lindsey Vonn]] announces she is pulling out of her run for the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]] due to a re-injured right knee. [ |
*United States gold winning Olympic athlete [[Lindsey Vonn]] announces she is pulling out of her run for the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]] due to a re-injured right knee. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/sochi-2014-without-lindsey-vonn-us-olympic-team-in-search-of-stars/2014/01/07/7af85dd0-77b6-11e3-af7f-13bf0e9965f6_story.html (''Washington Post'')] [http://espn.go.com/olympics/skiing/story/_/id/10256400/lindsey-vonn-not-compete-2014-sochi-olympics-due-knee-injury (ESPN)] |
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Latest revision as of 04:51, 7 January 2024
January 7, 2014 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian opposition–Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conflict
- Both belligerents execute dozens of their prisoners of war. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Four people are killed in a US Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk crash on England's Norfolk coast. (The Independent) (BBC News) (The Daily Telegraph)
Law and crime
- Infanta Cristina, the youngest daughter of the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, is charged by a magistrate with tax evasion and money laundering. (Euronews)
- Five members of the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI, who in 1971 stole documents from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and gave them to journalists, come forth. The leak exposed COINTELPRO, a program of surveillance and blackmail against American leftists including Martin Luther King Jr. (New York Times) (The Guardian) (New York Magazine)
Sports
- United States gold winning Olympic athlete Lindsey Vonn announces she is pulling out of her run for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi due to a re-injured right knee. (Washington Post) (ESPN)