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News DHS to end protected status for El Salvador immigrants
DHS to end protected status for El Salvador immigrants
Mary Nicholas
January 9, 2018 11:22:19 am

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen on Monday, announced the termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established this designation for over 200,000 Salvadorans after the...

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News Lawsuit claims California has failed to improve grade school literacy standards
Lawsuit claims California has failed to improve grade school literacy standards
Mary Nicholas
December 8, 2017 08:13:44 am

California's Public Counsel partnered with Morrison & Foerster on Tuesday to file a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Los Angeles claiming the state has failed to uphold its suggested standards for improving literacy rates for grade school...

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News Canada PM apologizes to LGBTQ community for historical injustices
Canada PM apologizes to LGBTQ community for historical injustices
Mary Nicholas
November 29, 2017 12:13:41 pm

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a formal apology Tuesday for the historic suppression of and discrimination against the country's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community as well as mentioning economic compensation efforts and new...

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News Massachusetts governor signs bill guaranteeing women access to free birth control
Massachusetts governor signs bill guaranteeing women access to free birth control
Mary Nicholas
November 21, 2017 01:30:08 pm

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed House No. 4009 (H4009) on Monday guaranteeing access to free contraception for women notwithstanding any future changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that may be effected by Congress...

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News Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks new DUI law to consider constitutionality
Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks new DUI law to consider constitutionality
Mary Nicholas
November 1, 2017 09:31:24 am

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a new driving under the influence (DUI) law from taking effect as scheduled on Wednesday while the court rules on questions of its constitutionality. The Impaired Driving Elimination Act 2 (IDEA2)...

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Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia

On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.

First US wartime conscription law took effect

On April 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the first wartime conscription law passed in the United States went into effect. It included a clause allowing a person to pay $300 to avoid military service, a controversial "rich man's" exception that precipitated the July 1863 New York City Draft Riots.

The riots, the worst in US history to that point, killed as many as 100 people and had to be quelled by troops, some of whom had recently fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. Learn more about the Draft Riots.

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