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News Mexico Supreme Court orders Wal-Mart to stop paying workers in store vouchers
Mexico Supreme Court orders Wal-Mart to stop paying workers in store vouchers
Joe Shaulis
September 5, 2008 11:27:00 am

The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday ruled that Wal-Mart de Mexico may not pay employees in part with vouchers redeemable only at its stores. The court...

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News India government to review anti-dowry act due to increased complaints
India government to review anti-dowry act due to increased complaints
Kiely Lewandowski
September 5, 2008 10:05:00 am

The India Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) announced Thursday that it will review the country's controversial anti-dowry act because increasing numbers of Indian women have issued complaints about misuse. WCD Joint Secretary Kiran...

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News Hearings set for US soldiers charged with death of Iraq detainee
Hearings set for US soldiers charged with death of Iraq detainee
Devin Montgomery
September 5, 2008 09:54:00 am

The hearings for two US soldiers charged in connection with the death of an Iraqi detainee have been scheduled for September 11 and 20, representatives of the US military said on Thursday. Staff Sgt. Hal M. Warner...

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News San Francisco mayor puts ID card program on hold
San Francisco mayor puts ID card program on hold
Joe Shaulis
September 5, 2008 09:45:00 am

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has postponed implementation of a program to issue identification cards giving city residents access to government services without regard to immigration status. A mayoral spokesman said Thursday...

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News Spain panel to consider abortion law changes
Spain panel to consider abortion law changes
Devin Montgomery
September 5, 2008 08:24:00 am

Spain has created a panel of legal and health experts to consider liberalizing the country's current abortion laws, Equality Minister Bibiana Aido told reporters on Thursday. Abortion was legalized...

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Ex-lobbyist Abramoff receives reduced sentence
Joe Shaulis
September 5, 2008 08:18:00 am

Former US lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for tax evasion, fraud and conspiracy. Judge Ellen S. Huvelle of the US District Court for the District...

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ACLU calls for investigation of journalist arrests at Republican convention
Leslie Schulman
September 4, 2008 03:27:00 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has renewed its call for an investigation into the actions of law enforcement officials at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Minnesota this week. The ACLU alleges...

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News Canadian mining company settles drinking water lawsuit with Alaska Eskimos
Canadian mining company settles drinking water lawsuit with Alaska Eskimos
Leslie Schulman
September 4, 2008 02:42:00 pm

Canadian-based Teck Cominco Ltd. asked US District Court Judge John Sedwick Wednesday to approve a $120M settlement agreement with six Eskimo plaintiffs from the Alaskan village of Kivalino. The agreement stems from a 2002 lawsuit filed in...

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Pakistan lawyers’ protest leads to violent clash with police
Joe Shaulis
September 4, 2008 02:13:00 pm

Pakistani lawyers demanding that the government reinstate judges ousted last year by former President Pervez Musharraf clashed with police in Islamabad on Thursday, according to media reports. Television images showed police beating the lawyers...

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SEC charges ex-brokers with subprime securities misrepresentation
Joe Shaulis
September 4, 2008 12:31:00 pm

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two former brokers for Credit-Suisse with defrauding clients of $1 billion by selling subprime securities that they represented...

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Sweden becomes first nation to ban aerosols

On January 29, 1978, Sweden became the first country to outlaw aerosol sprays. The ban was enacted to address the harmful effects of aerosols on the Earth's ozone layer. Read about aerosol sprays and the ozone layer of Earth's atmosphere from NASA.

Patty Hearst's prison sentence commuted by President Carter

On January 29, 1979, kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst's seven-year prison sentence for bank robbery as a member of the Symbianese Liberation Army was commuted by President Jimmy Carter. Hearst was later pardoned by President Bill Clinton.

US Army kills 250 Native Americans in Bear River Massacre

250 Northern Shoshone men, women, and children were killed on January 29, 1863 by the US Army in what is now the state of Idaho. The army attacked a Shoshone camp after meeting resistance to westward expansion, and the army fired indiscriminately during the attack. Learn more about the Bear River Massacre.

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