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News Airline advocacy groups challenge increased fees by TSA
Airline advocacy groups challenge increased fees by TSA
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 31, 2014 12:55:53 pm

Airlines for America (A4A) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) have filed a petition in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit , asking the court to review an Interim Final Rule ...

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News France president condemns Israel for attack on UN refugee camp in Palestine
France president condemns Israel for attack on UN refugee camp in Palestine
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 31, 2014 12:03:08 pm

French President Francois Hollande on Thursday condemned the Israeli shelling of a UN school in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing six Palestinians. The attack came shortly after...

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News US appeals court sets date for oral arguments on same-sex marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin
US appeals court sets date for oral arguments on same-sex marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 26, 2014 12:04:40 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit announced Friday that it will hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin before a panel of three judges in August. The...

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News Supreme Court allows execution of Arizona prisoner
Supreme Court allows execution of Arizona prisoner
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 23, 2014 06:14:42 pm

The US Supreme Court vacated a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , granting a conditional preliminary injunction in the execution of an Arizona death row inmate. The Ninth...

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News Florida jury hands down $40 billion verdict against tobacco company
Florida jury hands down $40 billion verdict against tobacco company
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 20, 2014 10:34:59 am

A jury for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida on Friday handed down a verdict against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. , awarding the plaintiff $16.8 billion in compensatory damages, and $23.6 billion in punitive damages. The...

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News Ethiopia court charges journalists with terrorism, inciting violence
Ethiopia court charges journalists with terrorism, inciting violence
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 20, 2014 09:50:29 am

An Ethiopian court on Friday charged nine journalists with terrorism and inciting violence under Ethiopia's anti-terrorism law . The journalists, including six bloggers, were arrested in April and have been prevented from accessing their families or...

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News Egypt court hands down prison sentences for nine convicted of sexual assault
Egypt court hands down prison sentences for nine convicted of sexual assault
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 17, 2014 09:54:30 am

An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced nine men to prison for participating in mob sexual assaults in Tahrir Square during celebrations for the inauguration of Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi . The ruling comes a month after el-Sisi called...

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News Netherlands court finds government responsible for 300 deaths in Srebrenica massacre
Netherlands court finds government responsible for 300 deaths in Srebrenica massacre
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 17, 2014 09:18:00 am

The District Court of The Hague ruled Wednesday that the Netherlands is liable for the deaths of 300 of the men and boys killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre . The lawsuit...

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News France court sentences 9 to prison for terrorist associations
France court sentences 9 to prison for terrorist associations
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 13, 2014 11:04:00 am

The Criminal Court of Paris sentenced nine men to prison on Friday for belonging to terrorist groups and plotting attacks against France, in violation of France's terrorism law . Only two of the...

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News HRW: Iraq forces summarily executing Sunni prisoners
HRW: Iraq forces summarily executing Sunni prisoners
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 13, 2014 10:02:24 am

Iraqi security forces have extrajudicially executed at least 255 Sunni prisoners , Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Friday. HRW estimates that the executions are revenge for killings committed by the Islamic State of Iraq...

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Arkansas governor Faubus attempted to stop integration of Little Rock high school

On September 4, 1957, Arkansas Governor Orville Faubus called out state National Guard troops to prevent federal court-ordered integration of black students into Central High School in Little Rock. President Eisenhower subsequently sent the US 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock to enforce the ruling. Pay a virtual visit to the Little Rock High School National Historic Site.

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On September 4, 1884, the United Kingdom ended its policy of shipping convicted prisoners to the colony of New Sales Wales.
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