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Monday, January 26, 2015 (2015x18)

: 26, 2015

2015/01/26 Headlines: Anti-Austerity Syriza Party Sweeps to Power in Greece; Greek Voter: Syriza is the "Only Alternative for My Generation"; Sen. Sanders: Syriza Election Shows People Will No Longer Accept Austerity as Rich Get Richer; 17 Killed in Egypt on Anniversary of Tahrir Square Uprising; Two of Hosni Mubarak's Sons Released from Prison; In New Deal, India to Shield U.S. Nuclear Firms in Case of Catastrophe; Obama to Head to Saudi Arabia to Meet New King; Thousands Protest in Yemen Against Houthi Rebels; U.S. Carries Out First Drone Strike in Yemen in 2015; Video Purports to Show Beheading of Japanese Hostage Held by Islamic State; U.S. Orders 100 Troops to the Middle East to Train Syrian Opposition Figures; Ukraine Death Toll Tops 5,000 as Fighting Intensifies; Obama Proposes Plan to Protect Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from Drilling; Google Admits Handing Over Private WikiLeaks Emails to U.S. Government; Dozens of Filipino Police Commandos Killed by Moro Islamic Liberation Front; Surge in Anti-Muslim Threats Linked to Clint Eastwood's "American Sniper" Film; Report: Abusive Trading Practices Cost Workers $17 Billion a Year; "Koch Primary" Hosts Senators Marco Rubio, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz; Climate Change, Nuclear Arms Race Moves Doomsday Clock Closer to Midnight; Northeast Prepares for "Historic" Blizzard