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Malta protesters oppose draft bill that could limit freedom of speech
Meena Ansari
February 20, 2017 01:43:44 pm

A draft bill proposed by the Maltese government that aims to regulate online news could inhibit freedom of speech, argued protesters Sunday. At the protest, which was organized by the opposition party, opposition...

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ICC petition accuses Australia of violating refugee human rights
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February 13, 2017 02:28:15 pm

Australia's offshore detention of asylum seekers constitutes a human rights violation, according to a petition filed Monday in the International Criminal Court (ICC) by a coalition of legal experts. The 108-page document, submitted to the...

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Pakistan court prohibits Valentine’s Day celebrations
Meena Ansari
February 13, 2017 01:17:42 pm

The Islamabad High Court ruled Monday that all public celebrations of Valentine's day are prohibited with "immediate effect." The prohibition will affect government offices, private businesses and media sources. Print and electronic media have been...

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VW sued by first major client over emissions test cheating
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February 6, 2017 02:19:43 pm

Deutsche See, an environmentally conscious fish distributor, became Volkswagen's first major German customer to sue VW over misrepresenting their vehicles as being environmentally friendly. Deutsche See's complaint alleged "malicious deception" and was filed at the...

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Hungary court orders retrial over toxic sludge spill
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February 6, 2017 01:46:18 pm

A Hungarian court in Gyor ordered a retria on Monday over the 2010 toxic red sludge spill that killed ten people in one of the country's worst environmental disasters. Judge Csilla Zolyomi said that there had...

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Report: record number of data breaches in 2016
Meena Ansari
January 30, 2017 01:50:02 pm

The number of data breaches and files stolen worldwide reached a record high in 2016, according to cyber security firm Risk Based Security Monday. Inga Goddijn , Risk Based Security's vice president, stated that...

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Trump signs executive order to cut federal regulations
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January 30, 2017 01:35:32 pm

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at reducing the number of federal regulations. The executive order requires two regulations to be eliminated for every new one created and caps the costs...

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Supreme Court declines to hear Texas appeal on voter ID laws
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January 23, 2017 01:52:33 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Texas seeking to revive the state's voter identification requirements. The Republican-backed law had been considered one of the strictest in the nation...

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India Supreme Court rejects petition to delay federal budget
Meena Ansari
January 23, 2017 01:19:29 pm

India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition filed by public interest lawyer M.L. Sharma calling for a delay in the federal budget, dismissing concerns about the budget's effect on voters. Chief Justice J.S. Khehar...

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Secret Service settles discrimination lawsuit with black agents
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January 18, 2017 01:39:33 pm

The US Secret Service agreed to a $24 million settlement with 10 black agents who accused the agency of racial discrimination in a 2000 federal lawsuit. The agents accused the Secret Service of discriminatory practices...

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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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