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News Former South Korea president’s defense team resigns in protest of trial
Former South Korea president’s defense team resigns in protest of trial
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October 18, 2017 09:22:18 am

The legal defense team for former South Korean presidentPark Guen-hye resigned en masse Monday to protest their client's corruption trial, citing beliefs that the court was biased against her. In her trial, which is already...

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News Palestinian political parties sign reconciliation agreement
Palestinian political parties sign reconciliation agreement
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October 13, 2017 08:24:21 am

Palestinian political parties Hamas and Fatah on Thursday announded a reconciliation deal in which Hamas has agreed to hand over administrative control of Gaza to Fatah in Cairo. While the agreement has not yet...

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News Europe rights chief warns Italy on Libya migrant interception and return
Europe rights chief warns Italy on Libya migrant interception and return
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October 13, 2017 07:58:52 am

The Council of Europe published a letter Wednesday in which Human Rights Commissioner Nils Muiznieks asked the government of Italy to explain why the Italian navy dispatched ships to the coast of Libya. In...

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News HRW: Rwanda military routinely tortures detainees
HRW: Rwanda military routinely tortures detainees
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October 11, 2017 09:40:04 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged Tuesday that Rwanda's military routinely tortures unlawfully detained individuals through various different methods. The report alleges that Rwandan judges and prosecutors have been ignoring complaints from both current and former detainees...

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News Washington state files suit over new birth control regulations
Washington state files suit over new birth control regulations
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October 11, 2017 08:04:46 am

The State of Washington filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Monday over the decision to let employers deny insurance coverage for contraception on religious and moral grounds. Attorney General Bob Ferguson [official...

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Federal judge upholds Arpaio pardon and dismisses contempt case
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October 5, 2017 04:19:12 pm

Judge Susan Bolton of the US District Court for the District of Arizona upheld President Trump's pardon of former Arizona Sherriff Joe Arpaio and dismissed the contempt case against Arpaio during a...

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Bipartisan group of lawmakers introduce bill to lessen sentences for drug offenses
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October 5, 2017 02:22:14 pm

A bipartisan group of US senators introduced a bill on Wednesday that aims to reduce prison sentences for non-violent drug offenders. The bill, sponsored by 10 senators from both sides of the aisle, seeks to reduce rather than...

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Supreme Court hears oral arguments in immigration detention case
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October 4, 2017 08:14:14 am

The Supreme Court heard arguments in Jennings v. Rodriguez , a case which will determine whether or not non-citizen aliens may be held indefinitely without a bond hearing on Tuesday. Specifically, the court will...

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Houston sued over backlog of rape kit testing
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September 29, 2017 07:59:20 am

DeJenay Beckwith, a woman who was sexually assault in 2011, has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the city of Houston for the city's...

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China cyber watchdog group imposes fines over censorship
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September 27, 2017 11:10:08 am

China's Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has imposed fines on some of the country's top technology firms for failing to censor online content in accordance with China's censorship laws. Among the companies are...

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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.

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

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