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April 1, 2015 (Wednesday)

Two United States Marine Corps F-18 fighters make a precautionary landing at Taiwan's Tainan Air Force Base. (Focus Taiwan) (The Washington Times)
Flames engulf a Mexican state-un Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing four workers. (AP)
A Russian trawler with 132 crew sinks leaving at least 54 dead and 15 missing. (AP) (BBC)
The governor of California orders mandatory water restrictions. (AP)

Turkish police shoot two attackers outside Istanbul’s central police headquarters, killing one of them. The exchange of fire wounds two officers. (The Guardian)
An apparent murder and suicide leaves four dead in Tulsa. (AP)
A federal grand jury indicts New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez on corruption charges. (AP)
A court convicts eleven Atlanta teachers as part of a mass cheating scandal. (BBC)
The Obama Administration targets overseas cyber attackers with sanctions program. (Reuters)

Thailand's junta escalates their control from martial law to absolute power. (AP)

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 ;Disasters and accidents
 *Two [[United States Marine Corps]] [[F-18]] fighters make a precautionary landing at [[Taiwan]]'s [[Tainan Airport|Tainan Air Force Base]]. [http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201504010018.aspx (Focus Taiwan)] [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/1/inside-the-ring-marine-fighter-jet-landing-on-taiw/ (''The Washington Times'')]
-*Flames engulf a [[Mexican]] oil platform in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], killing four workers. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/773dd7f83dba4678ae2350893b38403e/mexican-oil-rig-burns-coast (AP)]
+*Flames engulf a [[Mexican]] state-un [[Pemex]] oil platform in the [[Gulf of Mexico]], killing four workers. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/773dd7f83dba4678ae2350893b38403e/mexican-oil-rig-burns-coast (AP)]
 *A [[Russian]] trawler with 132 crew sinks leaving at least 54 dead and 15 missing. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/37eb852f2c8d4f6ba5e92850e63dca2a/russian-trawler-132-crew-sinks-least-43-dead (AP)] [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32157040 (BBC)]
 *The governor of [[California]] orders mandatory water restrictions. [http://bigstory.ap.org/article/02ab1622b54640a6ac111d53af0b530e/drought-stricken-california-set-measure-snowpack (AP)]