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Pakistan condemned a purported CIA airstrike on a border village, and said it was protesting to the U.S. Embassy over the attack that killed at least 18 people.
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In southwestern Romania 7 miners were killed and five injured in a gas explosion at a mine. Union leaders blamed it on a lack of investment in safety measures.
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The European Commission cleared 3 types of genetically modified corn made by Monsanto Co. for use in the EU.
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The US Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General released an unclassified summary of its investigation into the March, 2002, termination of Sibel Edmonds. She had discovered and reported several problems inside the FBI, including shoddy translation work, a large backlog of untranslated documents and employees with questionable alliances. The report concluded that Edmonds was fired for reporting serious security breaches and misconduct in the agency's translation program, and that many of her allegations were supported.
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Army Specialist Charles Graner Jr., the reputed ringleader of a band of rogue guards at the Abu Ghraib prison, was convicted at Fort Hood, Texas, of abusing Iraqi detainees. He was later sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Oracle Corp. announced that it would fire some 5,000 employees of PeopleSoft following the recent $10.3 billion merger.
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In Park City, Utah, 5 people were feared buried by a massive avalanche.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1994 –
Samir Patel, American spelling bee winner
1988 –
Jack P. Shepherd, English actor
1988 –
Mikalah Gordon, American singer
1986 –
Gary Brolsma, American internet celebrity
1986 –
Cristina Aicardi, Peruvian badminton player
1984 –
Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player
1983 –
Jason Krejza, Australian cricketer
1983 –
Maxime Monfort, Belgian cyclist
1982 –
Caleb Followill, American singer (Kings of Leon)
1982 –
Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer
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January, 14
- Births
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2009,
Jan Kaplicky, British architect of Czech origin (b. 1937)
2009,
Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (b. 1920)
2008,
Judah Folkman, American medical scientist (b. 1933)
2007,
Darlene Conley, American actress (b. 1934)
2007,
Barbara Kelly, Canadian-born actress (b. 1924)
2006,
Henri Colpi, French film editor and director (b. 1921)
2006,
Jim Gary, American sculptor (b. 1939)
2006,
Mark Philo, English footballer (b. 1984)
2006,
Shelley Winters, American actress (b. 1920)
2005,
Charlotte MacLeod, American writer (b. 1922)
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January, 14
- Deaths
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