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News Pakistan court reimposes ban on YouTube for offensive content
Pakistan court reimposes ban on YouTube for offensive content
Sarah Miley
June 23, 2010 03:41:44 pm

A Pakistani court on Wednesday reimposed a ban on the video sharing network YouTube after content deemed offensive to Muslims resurfaced on the website when a previous ban was lifted last month. The court also restricted access...

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News UK police launch privacy investigation against Google
UK police launch privacy investigation against Google
Sarah Miley
June 23, 2010 10:45:37 am

The UK Metropolitan Police on Tuesday launched an investigation into whether Google violated privacy laws while collecting information over Wi-Fi networks for its Street View maps . The probe was...

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News Interior secretary confirms appeal of injunction on oil drilling ban
Interior secretary confirms appeal of injunction on oil drilling ban
Sarah Miley
June 23, 2010 09:53:04 am

US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar confirmed Tuesday that the Department of Justice will appeal a federal court decision to issue a preliminary injunction against a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling [JURIST...

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News Federal judge blocks deepwater drilling ban in Gulf
Federal judge blocks deepwater drilling ban in Gulf
Sarah Miley
June 22, 2010 02:11:36 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Tuesday ordered a preliminary injunction against a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling issued last month by the Obama administration...

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News Israel high court overturns jail sentence of ultra-Orthodox Jews for segregation
Israel high court overturns jail sentence of ultra-Orthodox Jews for segregation
Sarah Miley
June 22, 2010 12:16:09 pm

The Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned jail sentences for 13 ultra-Orthodox Jewish mothers charged with contempt for disobeying a court order on school integration in the West Bank settlement of Immanuel. The court delayed jail sentences...

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Afghanistan president announces removal of Taliban officials from UN blacklist
Sarah Miley
June 22, 2010 10:37:40 am

The Afghan Office of the President announced Tuesday that the UN will gradually begin to remove Taliban officials who have renounced al Qaeda from the organization's blacklist . The blacklist freezes assets and limits travel...

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Supreme Court limits judicial authority over arbitration agreements
Sarah Miley
June 21, 2010 01:02:15 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Rent-A-Center v. Jackson that, under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) , the arbitrator has the authority to decide...

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News Supreme Court strikes down injunction against genetically modified seed
Supreme Court strikes down injunction against genetically modified seed
Sarah Miley
June 21, 2010 10:18:30 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 7-1 in Monsanto Company v. Geerston Seed Farms that the district court abused its discretion when it issued a nationwide...

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News Japan envoy backs UN war crimes probe into Sri Lanka conflict
Japan envoy backs UN war crimes probe into Sri Lanka conflict
Sarah Miley
June 20, 2010 12:51:40 pm

A diplomat with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sunday that Japan supports UN efforts to address alleged war crimes committed during the final phase of Sri Lanka's 30-year ethnic civil war ...

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Kyrgyzstan interim government extends state of emergency
Sarah Miley
June 20, 2010 11:04:08 am

The Kyrgyzstan interim government Sunday extended a state of emergency in the southern city of Osh, as government forces began to pull down barricades erected during riots last week between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks. The state of emergency,...

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President Lincoln signed first US federal income tax act

On July 1, 1862, the Tax Act of 1862 was passed and signed by President Lincoln, establishing a 3% federal tax on income above $600 and a 5% tax on income above $10,000.

Compliance with the act was poor, even though there were needs for the Civil War. After the war the act was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Review a brief history of the US income tax from the Library of Congress.

UK returns Hong Kong to China

On July 1, 1997, the United Kingdom returned Hong Kong to China at the conclusion of a 99-year lease. The foundation for the transfer of power was set in December of 1984, when China and UK signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong. The Declaration affirmed the handover of Hong Kong along with governing principles. Most significantly, the Chinese agreed not to impose their socialist system on Hong Kong.

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