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April 2015

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April 30th
- Nepalese official: Up to 15,000 may have died in earthquake
- First-time applications for jobless benefits are at their lowest in 15 years
- Baltimore police complete inquiry into Freddie Gray's death
- Malala Yousafzai's Taliban attackers sentenced to life in prison
April 29th
- U.S. GDP expands a disappointing 0.2 percent in first quarter
- AT&T fires president in the midst of a $100 million lawsuit
April 28th
- Joni Mitchell reportedly unresponsive, in a coma
- Harvard Business School really wants more female students
- Indonesia executes 8 of the Bali Nine prisoners despite pleas for clemency
- NFL to give up tax-exempt status
- Baltimore mayor announces citywide curfew, blasts 'thugs' who 'incite violence'
April 27th
- Orioles-White Sox game postponed due to Baltimore unrest
- Loretta Lynch sworn in as attorney general
- Corinthian Colleges closes all of its for-profit schools
April 26th
- Report: U.S. may allow hostages' families to pay ransom demands
April 25th
- Bruce Jenner: 'I'm a woman'
- Hundreds dead after massive 7.8 earthquake strikes Nepal
April 24th
- The Statue of Liberty is being evacuated after reports of a 'suspicious package'
April 23rd
- Comcast is reportedly planning to drop the Time Warner Cable deal
- Senate confirms Loretta Lynch as attorney general
- White House reveals CIA drone strike killed American, Italian hostages
- Michael Brown's family to file wrongful death lawsuit against Ferguson
April 22nd
- Senate passes trafficking bill, clearing way for AG nomination vote
- Judge gives final approval to NFL concussion settlement
- Google debuts Project Fi wireless service
- Sandra Bullock is People's oldest-ever 'Most Beautiful Woman'
April 21st
- Justice Department to investigate police custody death in Baltimore
- Saudi Arabia ends bombing campaign against Yemeni rebels
- Senate clears way for vote on AG nominee Loretta Lynch
April 20th
- Barcelona student arrested for allegedly killing teacher with crossbow
- 9 killed after bomb rips apart U.N. vehicle in Somalia
April 19th
- Hundreds of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwreck
April 18th
- Australian police arrest five suspected of plotting ISIS-inspired attack
April 17th
- NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar undergoes successful quadruple-bypass surgery
- The Comcast-Time Warner merger may have just hit a huge stumbling block
- Iraqi officials report government troops have killed Saddam deputy
April 16th
- Woman sues Jameis Winston over alleged sexual assault
- The NBA will begin testing for HGH next season
- Senators reach agreement on fast-track trade bill sought by Obama
- NFL reinstates Adrian Peterson
April 15th
- Aaron Hernandez found guilty of murder
April 14th
- Iran set to appoint first female ambassador since 1979's Islamic revolution
- Americans spent a record $374 billion on prescription drugs last year — mostly thanks to one drug
April 13th
- Sen. Marco Rubio announces presidential campaign in Miami
- Blackwater guards sentenced to at least 30 years for killing Iraqi civilians
- Tulsa deputy charged with manslaughter after killing suspect
- Scientists find signs of salty, liquid water on Mars
- Jodi Arias sentenced to life in prison
April 11th
- U.S. Capitol locked down following apparent suicide
- Egyptian court sentences U.S. citizen Mohamed Soltan to life in prison
- Gunmen reportedly kill at least 20 workers at Pakistan dam construction site
April 10th
- Jordan Spieth sets 36-hole Masters scoring record
April 8th
- Jury finds Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty on multiple Boston Bombing charges
- North Charleston fires officer who killed unarmed S.C. man
- Afghan solider kills one U.S. troop in insider attack
- UConn defeats Notre Dame to win 3rd straight NCAA championship
- Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia concedes defeat to Rahm Emanuel in Chicago mayoral race
April 7th
- France's proposed ban on underweight models could include jail time
April 6th
- Rutgers has banned all fraternity parties
- Man charged in N.C. triple homicide of Muslims could face death penalty
- UVA's Phi Kappa Psi chapter to pursue legal action against Rolling Stone over article
- Turkish court bans Twitter, YouTube after sites fail to remove sensitive images
- India has started monitoring its air pollution
April 4th
- Kenyan president vows to 'fight terrorism to the end' in wake of university attack
- San Francisco police chief moves to dismiss officers over racist texts
April 3rd
- Report finds 'weapons discipline was lacking' in 2013 Boston bombing manhunt
- Hillary Clinton's team leases office space in Brooklyn, signaling imminent campaign announcement
- Philadelphia woman arrested for attempting to join ISIS
- NFL reportedly hires Sarah Thomas as first female game official
- U.S. economy added just 126,000 jobs in March
- Officials: Germanwings co-pilot accelerated ahead of crash
April 2nd
- Arkansas, Indiana approve changes to religious freedom bills
- Negotiators reach agreement on outline of landmark Iranian nuclear deal
- Stanford University's tuition is now free for students whose families make less than $125,000 a year
- Feds arrest two women in New York over alleged ISIS-inspired bomb plot
- Germanwings co-pilot researched suicide methods before crash
- Houthi rebels in Yemen capture presidential palace
- Indiana will hold a conference Thursday to address changes to 'religious freedom' law
- At least 14 killed as gunmen attack university campus in Kenya
April 1st
- Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on federal corruption charges
- California imposes mandatory water restrictions amid extreme drought
- Arkansas Governor won't sign religious freedom bill as written

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