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News Federal judge orders Coinbase to release customer information to IRS
Federal judge orders Coinbase to release customer information to IRS
Meena Ansari
December 1, 2016 01:16:48 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Wednesday that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can serve a "John Doe" summons to digital-currency-services company Coinbase ...

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News Supreme Court seeks Obama administration views on Colorado mine spill lawsuit
Supreme Court seeks Obama administration views on Colorado mine spill lawsuit
Meena Ansari
November 28, 2016 02:08:06 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday asked the Obama administration to comment on New Mexico's lawsuit against Colorado over the Gold King Mine waste spill , which released 3 million gallons of contaminated water....

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News Fire in Greek migrant camp shines light on overcrowded conditions
Fire in Greek migrant camp shines light on overcrowded conditions
Meena Ansari
November 25, 2016 04:09:16 pm

A 66-year-old woman and six-year-old boy have died in a fire in the Greek migrant camp of Moria on Lesbos, causing some experts to question humanitarian conditions at several Grecian migrant camps. Two others...

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News UN report: Israel bill legalizing West Bank outposts violates international law
UN report: Israel bill legalizing West Bank outposts violates international law
Meena Ansari
November 21, 2016 02:30:23 pm

A proposed Israeli law legalizing more than 100 outposts in the occupied West Bank would violate Israeli and international law, stated a UN Special Rapporteur on Monday. Michael Lynk , Special Rapporteur on the situation of human...

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UN rights experts renew calls to Saudi Arabia to release activists
Meena Ansari
November 17, 2016 01:18:45 pm

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention released a report Thursday renewing its call for Saudi Arabia to release nine human rights activists jailed for participating in activities promoting and protecting human rights. Most of the...

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News Australia, US agree on resettlement of refugees detained on Nauru and Manus Island
Australia, US agree on resettlement of refugees detained on Nauru and Manus Island
Meena Ansari
November 14, 2016 02:25:45 pm

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday announced an agreement with the US to resettle refugees currently in detention centers on the South Pacific islands of Nauru and Manus. The agreement will prioritize the resettlement of...

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News Federal appeals court rules New Mexico Ten Commandments monument unconstitutional
Federal appeals court rules New Mexico Ten Commandments monument unconstitutional
Meena Ansari
November 10, 2016 01:39:21 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a New Mexico city's Ten Commandments monument placed on the City Hall lawn is unconstitutional. The lawsuit was initially filed in...

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Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines.
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Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France.

The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.

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