Portal:Current events/2014 November 7
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November 7, 2014 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2014 military intervention against ISIS
- United States President Barack Obama orders 1500 more troops into Iraq. (The New York Times)
Disasters and accidents
- The Philippines commemorates the anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) which destroyed much of the city of Tacloban. (CNN)
Law and crime
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear federal subsidies cases concerning the law. (Fox News)
- Parents of Mexico's missing students say authorities found 6 bags containing unidentified corpses; investigations are underway to determine if they are of the missing students. Three people confess their involvement in the massacre. (Fox News)
- Authorities in New Zealand drop the charge against AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd of attempting to procure murder. (The Guardian)
- The Home Depot discloses that 53 million additional e-mail addresses are compromised in the recent data breach. (FOXBusiness)
- 2014 Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting:
- The death toll in the shooting rises to five. (King5)