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News Bangladesh court upholds 139 death sentences in 2009 mutiny case
Bangladesh court upholds 139 death sentences in 2009 mutiny case
Kenneth Hall
November 27, 2017 02:15:50 pm

A three-judge panel of the Bangladesh High Court on Monday upheld 139 death sentences and 146 life imprisonments relating to the 2009 mutiny that resulted in the death of 74 people including 54...

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Sessions denies misleading congress on Russia probe
Kenneth Hall
November 16, 2017 07:06:33 am

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified on Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee , denying claims that he had misled Congress during his previous testimonies regarding ties between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. In Sessions' last...

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News Sixth Circuit resurrects blind voter discrimination suit
Sixth Circuit resurrects blind voter discrimination suit
Kenneth Hall
November 13, 2017 03:07:23 pm

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Sunday held that a lawsuit brought by blind voters in Ohio against Secretary of State Jon Husted can proceed. The suit arises out of a claim that...

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News Supreme Court finds appellate procedure timing rules non-jurisdictional
Supreme Court finds appellate procedure timing rules non-jurisdictional
Kenneth Hall
November 8, 2017 04:14:52 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago that a court-made time limitation rule was not jurisdictional. The issue was whether the US Court of Appeals for the...

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Netherlands to hold referendum on surveillance law
Kenneth Hall
November 1, 2017 02:41:52 pm

The Netherlands Electoral Council announced Wednesday that a referendum will be held next year on a controversial surveillance law . The surveillance bill was passed in...

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Saudi Arabia to allow women to attend stadium sporting events
Kenneth Hall
October 30, 2017 01:41:53 pm

Saudi Princess Reema Bandar bint Al-Saud, vice president for women's affairs of the General Sports Authority , tweeted Sunday that the country will begin to allow women to attend sporting events in 2018. Sport stadiums...

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UN report claims US drone strikes have killed more than publicly stated
Kenneth Hall
October 18, 2013 11:19:04 am

A recent report made public by the UN Friday indicates that the US is under-reporting the number of civilian deaths resulting from anti-terrorism drone strikes . In his investigation, UN Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson ...

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John Jay born

John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the state of New York, co-author of the Federalist Papers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born on December 12, 1745.

Read a biographical sketch of John Jay, and pay a virtual visit to the John Jay Homestead, to which he retired in 1801.

Kenya becomes independent

On December 12, 1963, Kenya attained independence from the United Kingdom.

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