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;Armed conflicts and attacks ;Armed conflicts and attacks
*A knife-wielding assailant injures American ] to ], ], in the South Korean capital city of ]. Authorities report that the injuries on his face and wrist are not life-threatening. *A knife-wielding assailant injures the American ] to ], ], in the South Korean capital city of ]. Authorities report that the injuries on his face and wrist are not life-threatening.
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**Separate attacks in ] kill at least eight people. **Separate attacks in ] kill at least eight people.
*]-based luxury hotel chain ] confirms that credit card data has been stolen in a hack attack on the company's network. *]-based luxury hotel chain ] confirms that credit card data has been stolen in a hack attack on the company's network.


;Arts and culture ;Arts and culture
*The ] censors the documentary '']'' depicting a ] due to perceived incitement to violence that the outrage about the film might cause. Nevertheless, the ] telecasts the film. *The ] censors the documentary '']'' depicting a ] due to perceived incitement to violence that the outrage about the film might cause. Nevertheless, the ] telecasts the film.
*The American ] will phase out the inclusion of ]s in their performances by 2018. *The American ] will phase-out the inclusion of ]s in their performances by 2018.
*His Eminence, ], the immediate past Archbishop-Emeritus of New York, dies in ] at the age of 82.


;Business and economy ;Business and economy
*American pharmaceutical company ] Inc buys ] drugmaker Pharmacyclics Inc for ]21 billion. *American pharmaceutical company ] Inc buys ] drugmaker Pharmacyclics Inc for ]21 billion.
*A ] state appellate court (Division in ]) rules to approve in its entirety the 2011 settlement by ] with 22 institutional investors including ] Inc, ] Inc, and ] SE's Pacific Investment Management Co to resolve claims over ]174 billion of mortgage securities issued by the former Countrywide Financial Corp. for ]8.5 billion settlement. *A ] ] in ] rules to approve in its entirety the 2011 settlement by ] with 22 institutional investors including ] Inc, ] Inc, and ] SE's Pacific Investment Management Co to resolve claims over ]174 billion of mortgage securities issued by the former ] in a ]8.5 billion settlement.
*]-based generic drugmaker, specialty drug supplier, and medical imaging agent producer ] Plc increases its presence in U.S. hospitals by buying privately held ] Inc, a maker of a respiratory drug and its delivery system, for ]2.3 billion from a group of investors led by private equity firm ] LLC. The deal includes INOmax, which is the only approved product to treat hypoxic respiratory failure in infants through ].
*Energy-rich ] suspends Russian fuel and gas imports to protect its domestic market from a surplus due to a weakened ruble which has sent ripples of economic uncertainty through ].


;Disasters and accidents ;Disasters and accidents
*]n flooding kills 42 people near ] in the ]. *]n flooding kills 42 people near ] in the ].
*A ] ] aircraft attempting to complete a snowing landing, veers to the left side off of a recently-plowed runway, thereby missing the end of runway emergency arresting device, and skids onto the edge of water embankment at ], ], United States.
*American actor ] is in stable condition after he crash-lands his 1942 ] ST3KR single-engine ]-era training plane at the Penmar Golf Course, in ], ], just west of the ].

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**]'s last known ] patient is discharged from a treatment center in ]. The country now needs 42 days without a subsequent diagnosed infection to be declared disease free.


;Law and crime ;Law and crime
*The manufacturer of a medical instrument for ] procedures, ], lacked US ] clearance when it caused an outbreak of infections, including two deaths, from an ], "superbug" ], or CRE, at ] between October 2014 and January 2015 (see ]). *The manufacturer of a medical instrument for ] procedures, ], lacked US ] clearance to sell the current version when it caused an outbreak of infections, including two deaths, from an ], "superbug" ], or CRE, at ] between October 2014 and January 2015 (see ]).
*A ] jury deadlocks in a second trial allowing convicted murderer American ] to be spared the death penalty. She will be sent to prison for life for killing her lover in 2008. *A ] jury deadlocks in a second trial allowing convicted murderer American ] to be spared the death penalty. She will be sent to prison for life for killing her lover in 2008.
*The ] schedules oral arguments for hearing cases regarding the bans by states of ] on April 28, 2015. *The ] schedules oral arguments for hearing cases regarding the bans by states of ] on April 28, 2015.
*A mob storms the central jail in ], ], and kills Farid Khan, an undocumented migrant from ] in custody as a rape suspect. The mob ransacks and destroys over 20 shops and torches ten vehicles including a police jeep.
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