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UN rights experts urge Bahrain to respect human rights of Shia cleric
Christopher Hsu
December 7, 2017 12:07:56 pm

A group of UN human rights experts called Thursday for the Bahraini government to respect and guarantee Shia leader and cleric, Isa Qassim, his human rights. In June 2016 Qassim was stripped of his Bahraini citizenship, putting him...

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States challenge California egg law before Supreme Court
Christopher Hsu
December 6, 2017 08:33:39 am

Thirteen states filed a motion for leave to file bill of complaint with the US Supreme Court Monday challenging a California egg law. In 2008 California enacted California Health & Safety Code §§ 25990-25996 , which prohibits the...

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UK consumer advocacy group takes legal action against Google
Christopher Hsu
December 1, 2017 01:22:58 pm

UK consumer activist group Google You Owe Us initiated representative legal action Thursday against tech giant Google, alleging that Google illegally mined private information from consumers. According to Google You Owe Us, the tech giant unlawfully...

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Federal court denies Chicago’s request for further injunction in ‘sanctuary city’ funding case
Christopher Hsu
November 17, 2017 09:17:17 pm

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday denied the City of Chicago's motion for reconsideration of an earlier order granting partial injunction of a federal law enforcement grant program. The dispute...

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HRW accuses Myanmar military of sexual crimes against Rohingya women and children
Christopher Hsu
November 16, 2017 12:00:23 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused the Myanmar military of committing sexual crimes against Rohingya women and girls. HRW conducted interviews with 52 women and girls who fled from the Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships. Twenty-nine of them were...

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President Lincoln signed first US federal income tax act

On July 1, 1862, the Tax Act of 1862 was passed and signed by President Lincoln, establishing a 3% federal tax on income above $600 and a 5% tax on income above $10,000.

Compliance with the act was poor, even though there were needs for the Civil War. After the war the act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Review a brief history of the US income tax from the Library of Congress.

UK returns Hong Kong to China

On July 1, 1997, the United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to China at the conclusion of a 99-year lease. The foundation for the transfer of power was set in December of 1984, when China and UK signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong. The Declaration affirmed the handover of Hong Kong along with governing principles. Most significantly, the Chinese agreed not to impose their socialist system on Hong Kong.

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