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Internet protests hurt anti-piracy bills.
News Observer Article
Internet pages targeted by SOPA and PIPA, such as YouTube, The Pirate Bay, and Wikipedia shut down access to the sites in protest of the censorship bills. -
Military allows women closer to combat.
New York Times Article
The government eases restrictions on the roles of women involved in the military. Hundreds of thousands of military roles which were formerly restricted to men are now open to women. -
Man kills 4 at Jewish school in France
New York Times Article
An unknown man on a motorcycle, who has two other public shootings attributed to him, killed one teacher and three students at a Jewish school in Southern France. -
North Korea launches ballistic missile despite International dissaproval
Huffington Post Article
People are outraged by North Korea as lead Kim Jong Un approves the launch of a ballistic missile into space. -
White births no longer a majority
Discovery News Article
Caucasian births, which used to make up more than half of the child births in America, have now dropped while the number of minority births has risen to 50.4%. -
Hosni Mubarak sentenced to life in prison
CBS News Article
The former leader of Egypt was sentenced to life in prison for allowing police officers to open fire on protesters. -
Vatican threatens to excommunicate Chinese bishop
ABC News Article
A chinese bishop is facing threats from the Vatican church of excommunication for being ordained without the approval of the Pope. -
Ecuadorian government defies Britain: Gives diplomatic asylum to Julian Assange
New York Times Article
The government of Ecuador grants asylum to Julian Assange, the founder of wikileaks, to harbor him from facing the death penalty in the U.S. -
Occupy Wall Street one-year anniversary
Huffington Post Article
The protest group Occupy Wall Street reaches it's one-year anniversary, and many arrests are made. -
Taliban guns down 14-year old girl
New York Times Article
The Taliban gunned down a 14 year old girl in Pakistan as she was on the school bus. 2 other girls were injured. -
Israel launches offensive on Gaza
Article
Israel launces a 6-day long airstrike on Gaza, ending all attempts to make peace between the two nations. -
Republicans counter Obama proposal
Huffington Post Article
The republicans working with Obama offer a counter proposal to Obama's method of avoiding the fiscal cliff.
