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News UN: Syria wracked by chemical warfare
UN: Syria wracked by chemical warfare
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 26, 2016 10:15:00 am

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon submitted a report issued together with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons yesterday detailing an in-depth investigation into chemical warfare used by ISIS and...

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News Israel clears troops in deadly 2014 airstrike near UN school
Israel clears troops in deadly 2014 airstrike near UN school
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 26, 2016 09:26:20 am

The legal branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) published a report yesterday that was the fifth in a series detailing the findings of investigations into the 2014 Gaza war. The report released the results of...

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News DOJ to phase out privately controlled prisons
DOJ to phase out privately controlled prisons
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 19, 2016 12:29:56 pm

The Deputy US Attorney General announced Thursday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will phase out privately operated prisons. The report states the DOJ's intent to focus on the rehabilitative aspects of incarceration will be better...

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News Amnesty closes India office after accusations of sedition
Amnesty closes India office after accusations of sedition
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 19, 2016 10:46:41 am

The India branch of Amnesty International (AI) temporarily closed its office Wednesday after the organization was accused of sedition and anti-India sentiments. The accusations arose after AI promoted a human rights seminar in Kashmir, focusing on alleged human...

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News US Senator: Guantanamo report shows need to keep prison open
US Senator: Guantanamo report shows need to keep prison open
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 12, 2016 09:07:49 am

A US Senator on Wednesday released a Pentagon Report detailing the profiles of those currently detained in and recently released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) concluded that closing the facility would not...

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News Maldives president signs controversial defamation law
Maldives president signs controversial defamation law
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 12, 2016 08:39:58 am

Maldives President Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Thursday signed into law a controversial bill criminalizing defamation with fines and jail terms despite widespread criticism. The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye issued a warning ...

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News Federal judge upholds Illinois ex-governor Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence
Federal judge upholds Illinois ex-governor Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 10, 2016 11:08:25 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled Tuesday that former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich must serve the rest of his 14-year sentence in a Colorado prison. Judge James Zagel ruled [Reuters...

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News UN rights chief urges Maldives to retain death penalty moratorium
UN rights chief urges Maldives to retain death penalty moratorium
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 10, 2016 09:58:11 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday urged the Maldives to abide by a decades-old moratorium on the death penalty. The country has operated according to the de facto moratorium for...

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News Alabama Supreme Court justice’s suit against Judicial Inquiry Commission dismissed
Alabama Supreme Court justice’s suit against Judicial Inquiry Commission dismissed
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 5, 2016 08:14:12 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama on Thursday dismissed a suit filed by suspended Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore against the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) . The...

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News UN rights chief: South Sudan government forces committing widespread violations
UN rights chief: South Sudan government forces committing widespread violations
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 5, 2016 07:04:24 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Thursday that South Sudan government (SPLA) security forces have killed and raped citizens and looted and destroyed public and private property. The rights chief called on the UN Security...

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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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