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News IAEA: Iran keeping nuclear commitments
IAEA: Iran keeping nuclear commitments
Emelina Perez
July 2, 2015 12:50:16 pm

Iran has been keeping its commitment as part of a preliminary nuclear deal from 2013 barring Iran from expanding nuclear programs during negotiations, according to an UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report obtained by the the...

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News US and Cuba to reopen embassies
US and Cuba to reopen embassies
Emelina Perez
July 2, 2015 11:18:36 am

US President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the US and Cuba will reopen embassies in each other's capital cities, after 54 years of severed diplomatic relations. Obama said US Secretary of State John Kerry [official...

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News FDA announces plans to ban artificial trans fat
FDA announces plans to ban artificial trans fat
Emelina Perez
June 17, 2015 09:41:08 am

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that food manufacturers will be given three years to remove all partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the main ingredient in artificial trans fat, saying they are no...

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News Federal judge finds against Arpaio in civil rights pre-trial motion
Federal judge finds against Arpaio in civil rights pre-trial motion
Emelina Perez
June 17, 2015 08:49:07 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona issued a pre-trial order Monday accepting another court's finding of racial profiling by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio . Hearing a lawsuit brought by...

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News Nepal leaders reach agreement for new constitution
Nepal leaders reach agreement for new constitution
Emelina Perez
June 10, 2015 11:29:51 am

Leaders of the four major political parties in Nepal reached an agreement Monday on key issues for a new constitution, dividing the country into eight federal states. An assembly elected in 2008 was tasked with completing the...

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News Romania lawmakers rebuff efforts to strip PM of immunity
Romania lawmakers rebuff efforts to strip PM of immunity
Emelina Perez
June 10, 2015 10:52:03 am

Lawmakers in Romania rejected a request from prosecutors to strip Prime Minister Victor Ponta of immunity on Tuesday, despite him being named as a suspect last week in an anti-corruption probe. Prosecutors questioned Ponta in...

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Egypt authorities arrest Muslim Brotherhood leaders
Emelina Perez
June 3, 2015 11:27:03 am

Authorities in Egypt on Tuesday announced the arrest of two leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo's Gaza district after they were both convicted and sentenced to death in absentia. Mahmoud Ghozlan and Abdul Rahman al-Barr were part of...

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News Guantanamo detainee alleges wider use of torture by CIA
Guantanamo detainee alleges wider use of torture by CIA
Emelina Perez
June 3, 2015 10:37:52 am

A Guantanamo detainee has alleged that the CIA's torture techniques went beyond those described in last year's Senate Intelligence Committee report, Reuters reported Tuesday. Majid Khan was detained in Pakistan in 2003 and confessed to delivering...

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News North Carolina governor vetoes same-sex marriage religious objection bill
North Carolina governor vetoes same-sex marriage religious objection bill
Emelina Perez
May 29, 2015 11:44:55 am

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory vetoed legislation Thursday that would allow officials to avoid performing same-sex marriages. The bill, which would permit court officials and magistrates to avoid any marriage duties if they have...

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News Former Czech PM’s wife acquitted of criminal charges
Former Czech PM’s wife acquitted of criminal charges
Emelina Perez
May 29, 2015 10:50:17 am

A Czech court in Prague acquitted the wife of former Czech prime minister Petr Necas of charges of abusing military intelligence. Jana Necasova, formerly Jana Nagyova, allegedly used military intelligence to spy on Necas's former wife when Necasova served...

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Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines.
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Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France.

The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.

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