January 18, 1997
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
![More than 115,000 websites engage in an online protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act in the US.[citation needed] The websites involved viewed the laws as infringing on the right to free speech and many of them temporarily shut down in protest.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Google_Doodle_Censored_2.png/330px-Google_Doodle_Censored_2.png)
- 2025: The popular social media app, TikTok, is banned in the United States, after the passing of PAFACA.
- 2023: A helicopter crash in Ukraine leaves 14 people dead, including the country's Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky.
- 2019: An oil pipeline explosion killed 137 people in Tlahuelilpan, Mexico.
- 2019: An oil pipeline explosion near Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico, kills 137 people.
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Un-Break My Heart
Titanic
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Good Will Hunting
Princess Mononoke
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