Remembering those we lost in 2014

The Brief Sunday, December 28th 2014

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1. AirAsia Plane Lost Carrying 162
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An AirAsia plane carrying 162 people from Indonesia to Singapore vanished early Sunday, and initial search and rescue efforts failed to locate the aircraft. Sixteen children were on board, and search efforts are set to resume early Monday

2. Remembering Those We Lost in 2014
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From iconic comedian Joan Rivers to Westboro Baptist Church pastor Fred Phelps, and legendary Washington Post newsman Ben Bradlee to former Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, TIME looks back at some of the famous faces we lost in 2014

3. NYC Mourns Slain Officer
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VP Joe Biden, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and other figures offered condolences to the family of Rafael Ramos, who was shot dead along with his partner Wenjian Liu last week

4. Facebook Apologizes for Pain Caused by Algorithm
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Facebook apologized to a man who lost his six-year-old daughter to brain cancer in 2014 —an event highlighted in his "Year in Review," a social network feature which automatically highlighted most-liked photos from users' accounts without allowing edits

5. Snow, Ice Sweep Europe, Stranding Drivers
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Traffic jams snarled many of France's major highways on Saturday, with more than three-quarters of the country under severe weather watch. Only 7,000 drivers of 36,000 expected were able to reach their destination in Savoie, one of the Alps regions

6. Neil deGrasse Tyson's Isaac Newton Tweet Makes Big Bang
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"On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton b. Dec 25, 1642," Tyson wrote in a Christmas Day tweet that was shared more than 68,000 times

7. Jennifer Lawrence Was 2014's Top-Grossing Actor
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In Forbes' annual list of the top-grossing actors in Hollywood, the number one champ for 2014 is none other than Jennifer Lawrence, who is part of two huge blockbuster movie franchises that grossed a combined $1.4 billion (X-Men and The Hunger Games)

8. Islamist Extremist Leader Surrenders in Somalia
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The surrender of Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, one of eight leaders of the extremist group that has been on the Obama Administration's wanted list since 2012, came just days after a deadly attack by al-Shabab Christmas Day on an African Union base in Mogadishu

9. Report: Dustin Diamond Speaks Out About Stabbing Arrest
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On Friday, Dustin Diamond—better known as Screech from Saved by the Bell—was arrested by the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department for allegedly stabbing a man. While few details were known at the time, reports of what happened are now starting to trickle out

10. Americans Are Feeling Good About 2015, Poll Finds
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Americans are closing out 2014 with a rosy glance to the future, according to a new poll. Nearly half predict that 2015 will be a better year for them than 2014 was, while only 1 in 10 think it will be worse

11. Man Who Shot John Paul II Visits the Late Pope’s Tomb
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Mehmet Ali Agca laid white flowers at John Paul II's resting place during his first visit to the Vatican since 1981, when he attempted to assassinate the Pope. It marked the 31st anniversary of Pope John Paul II visiting Agca in a Rome prison for the crime

12. N. Korea Lashes Out at U.S. Amid Hacking Row
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North Korea crudely insulted President Barack Obama and blamed the U.S. for shutting down its Internet amid the hacking row over the movie "The Interview," which depicts the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

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