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Current events of
January 23, 2015
(
2015-01-23
)
(Friday)
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Disasters and accidents
City officials of
Glendive, Montana
declare that the tap water is safe to consume following the January 17
oil spill
in the
Yellowstone River
.
(
Mohave Daily News
)
International relations
The
Doomsday Clock
moves two minutes forward, leaving only three minutes from midnight due to the threat of
global nuclear war
and
climate change
. It is the closest it has been to midnight since 1984.
(
The Guardian
)
(
The Independent
)
(
The Washington Post
)
Law and crime
San Mateo County
,
California
prosecuters charge an
Oregon
inmate, Rodney Halbower (who was already serving a 30-year sentence for an attempted murder), with two of the murders from the six 1976
Gypsy Hill killings
.
(CBS News)
The
U.S. Southern District of Alabama
strikes down the state ban on
same-sex marriage in Alabama
, saying it has violated
equal protection
and
due process
rights. Alabama becomes the
thirty-seventh state
where such marriage is legalized.
(
USA Today
)
(
The Guardian
)
Politics and elections
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
King
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
dies at the age of 90. His half brother
Salman of Saudi Arabia
succeeds him. His half brother
Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
becomes the
Crown Prince
.
(CNN)
Thailand
's military-appointed legislature votes to impeach former Prime Minister
Yingluck Shinawatra
for her role in overseeing a government rice subsidy program that lost billions of dollars.
(AP)
Sports
Sumo wrestler
Hakuhō Shō
wins a record-breaking 33rd
makuuchi
championship.
(
Japan Times
)
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