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Biggest News Stories of 2014

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at SJU chapter.

As finals are underway, distract yourself and take a look at the biggest news stories of 2014 thus far:

-Ebola Outbreak

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/12/world/ebola/?hpt=hp_t4

-Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 disappears

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/malaysia-airlines-flight-370/

-Apple unveils the new iPhone 6 and Apple watch

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29128083

-The death of Joan Rivers and Robin Williams

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/16/showbiz/joan-rivers-clinic/

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/robin-williams-driven-suicide-lewy-body-dementia/story?id=26860752

-Amanda Bynes looses control

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/showbiz/amanda-bynes-tweets/

-Facebook buys Whatsapp for 19 billion dollars

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/19/technology/social/facebook-whatsapp/

-Emma Watson addresses the UN with her speech about feminism

Read more: http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/2014/09/emma-watson-un-speech-feminism

-NFL Ray Rice domestic violence scandal

Read more: http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/5/23/5744964/ray-rice-arrest-assault-statement-apology-ravens

-Malala Yousafzai wins Nobel Peace Prize

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2868411/Malala-Satyarthi-receive-Nobel-Prizes-child-campaigns.html

-Kimye wedding

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/things-we-learned-about-kimye-from-their-wedding-special

-Virgin SpaceshipTwo crashes during test flight

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/virgin-voyage/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-crashes-1-dead-1-injured-n238376

-One World Trade Center Opens

Read more: http://time.com/3553897/one-world-trade-center-freedom-tower-opens-doors-new-york-city-911/

-Solange and Jay Z’s elevator fight

Read more: http://www.today.com/popculture/beyonce-hints-jay-z-solange-elevator-fight-flawless-remix-1D80008720

-PA’s legalization of gay marriage

Read more: http://guardianlv.com/2014/05/pennsylvania-legalizes-same-sex-marriage/

-Beyonce’s surprise self-titled visual album

Read more: http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/5827398/beyonce-unexpectedly-releases-new-self-titled-visual-album-on

-ISIS Terror Threats

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror

 

Study Hard Hawks and get reading up on your current events!

HCXOÂ