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News Google tells Congress data collection was lawful mistake
Google tells Congress data collection was lawful mistake
Sarah Miley
June 12, 2010 11:48:54 am

Google claims that its collection of private information over Wi-Fi networks for its Street View maps was inadvertent and did not violate any laws, according to a letter released Friday by the...

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ICC nations define crime of aggression
Sarah Miley
June 12, 2010 10:06:06 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday adopted an amendment to the Rome Statute including a definition for the crime of aggression and creating jurisdictional conditions for prosecution. The amendment was adopted after...

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News Italy court strikes down increased jail sentences for illegal immigrants
Italy court strikes down increased jail sentences for illegal immigrants
Sarah Miley
June 11, 2010 03:07:18 pm

The Italian Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down controversial legislation that imposed increased prison sentences and fines on illegal immigrants convicted of crimes in Italy. The court held that it was unconstitutional...

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News Four men convicted of killing USAID worker escape Sudan prison
Four men convicted of killing USAID worker escape Sudan prison
Sarah Miley
June 11, 2010 11:58:36 am

Four men sentenced to death for the murder of a US Agency for International Development (USAID) official and his driver in Sudan escaped prison on Thursday, according to police officials. John Granville and his Sudanese...

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News ICC nations lack consensus on crime of aggression
ICC nations lack consensus on crime of aggression
Sarah Miley
June 11, 2010 09:20:10 am

Nations attending the final day of the Review Conference of the Rome Statute on Friday in Kampala, Uganda, have been unable to reach a consensus on the adoption of the crime of aggression by the International Criminal Court...

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Canada high court upholds publication ban on evidence at bail hearings
Sarah Miley
June 10, 2010 01:28:34 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday upheld a defendant's right to a publication ban that applies to the evidence and information produced at a bail hearing. Canadian media organizations have claimed that the statutory...

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ICTY convicts 7 senior Bosnian Serb officials of war crimes
Sarah Miley
June 10, 2010 10:51:30 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday convicted seven senior Bosnian Serb officials of war crimes against Bosnian Muslims committed during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre ....

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News Colombia judge convicts army colonel for 1985 disappearances
Colombia judge convicts army colonel for 1985 disappearances
Sarah Miley
June 10, 2010 10:38:56 am

A Colombian judge on Wednesday issued a landmark judgment against army colonel Luis Alfonso Plazas Vega for the forced disappearance of 11 people after the 1985 hostage situation at the Palace of Justice in Bogota, sentencing him to 30...

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Privacy rights group accuses Google of criminal intent
Sarah Miley
June 9, 2010 02:47:16 pm

Advocacy group Privacy International (PI) on Thursday accused Google of criminal intent for the collection of private data through unsecured Wi-Fi networks while collecting images for the website's Street Map...

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UN Security Council imposes new sanctions on Iran
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June 9, 2010 01:06:11 pm

The UN Security Council voted Wednesday to impose a fourth round of sanctions on Iran for failure to disband the nation's uranium enrichment program. Twelve member countries voted in favor of resolution 1929 ,...

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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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