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Connecticut governor signs ‘conversion therapy’ ban
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May 11, 2017 05:07:03 pm

Connecticut Governor Danial Malloy on Wednesday signed into a law a measure to ban gay conversion therapy. House Bill 6695 was passed by the legislature to end the practice of using various measures in order...

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Vermont legislature approves recreational marijuana use
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May 11, 2017 03:37:55 pm

The Vermont Legislature on Wednesday voted to approve recreational use of marijuana. The bill was amended by the house to permit the recreational use of marijuana in small quantities. The law would create a legal system...

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Appeals court upholds AIG bailout
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May 11, 2017 12:02:15 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Tuesday upheld the government bailout of American International Group (AIG) as lawful. The ruling came down in a denial of an appeal from Starr...

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Senate votes to keep methane regulations
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May 10, 2017 05:24:10 pm

The US Senate on Tuesday rejected a measure that would rollback methane gas regulations. HJ Res 36 was a joint measure which sought to provide Congressional disapproval of the final rule of the Bureau of...

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Tennessee governor signs ‘natural and ordinary meaning’ bill
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May 7, 2017 02:39:47 pm

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam on Friday signed SB 1085 into law which mandates that undefined laws be given their natural and ordinary meaning. Dubbed the "natural and ordinary meaning" law, it requires that "undefined...

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France Election Commission warns media against reporting on hacked data
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May 7, 2017 01:03:08 pm

The National Control Commission for the Election Campaign for the Presidential Election (CNCCEP) on Saturday cautioned media outlets against sharing information leaked from an alleged hack of a presidential candidate. The hackers...

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April 18, 2017 10:00:44 pm

A new plaintiff joined a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York Tuesday accusing the current administration of unfair business practices by violating the Emoluments Clauses of the Constitution. Citizens for Responsibility and...

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DOJ orders increased criminal immigration enforcement
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April 12, 2017 10:42:36 am

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday announced his office has mandated immigration enforcement as a priority. In order to limit the number of undocumented immigrants in the country, the Department of Justice (DOJ) ...

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Missouri Supreme Court rules parolees’ ability to pay court costs must be considered
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April 5, 2017 11:42:43 am

The Supreme Court of Missouri ruled Tuesday a parole revocation was improper because the court failed to consider reasons why an indigent defendant failed to pay court cost. The case dealt with a man named William Fleming who...

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Senators introduce bill to protect citizens’ electronics from border search
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April 5, 2017 10:48:42 am

A group of US Senators on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill to require government agents to get a warrant when searching electronic devices of US citizens at the border. The Protecting Data at...

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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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