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News UN rights office concerned over renewed violence in Nigeria
UN rights office concerned over renewed violence in Nigeria
Michael Haggerson
September 9, 2011 03:24:47 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern Friday over increased ethnic violence in Nigeria's "Middle Belt" region between Christians and Muslims. The report states that up to...

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News Mississippi high court upholds election initiative to redefine personhood
Mississippi high court upholds election initiative to redefine personhood
Maureen Cosgrove
September 9, 2011 10:47:58 am

The Supreme Court of Mississippi on Thursday ruled that an initiative seeking to redefine personhood can be placed on the November 2011 general election ballot. The initiative, Measure 26 , would amend the Mississippi Constitution...

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News Fourth Circuit rejects Virginia health care law challenge
Fourth Circuit rejects Virginia health care law challenge
Sarah Posner
September 9, 2011 10:25:44 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday dismissed two lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) . In Virginia v. Sebelius [opinion,...

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News ECJ rules France ban on genetically modified maize illegal
ECJ rules France ban on genetically modified maize illegal
Sarah Posner
September 9, 2011 09:57:38 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Thursday that France's ban on the cultivation of a genetically modified (GM) maize was illegal. Although France has the right to impose a ban on...

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News UK lifts ban on blood donations from gay men
UK lifts ban on blood donations from gay men
Maureen Cosgrove
September 9, 2011 09:49:04 am

The UK Department of Health (DH) announced Thursday that it will lift the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have had sex with other men. Britain introduced the lifetime ban in the 1980s...

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News Ohio death penalty procedure to be reviewed
Ohio death penalty procedure to be reviewed
Hillary Stemple
September 9, 2011 09:47:19 am

The Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, Maureen O'Connor , on Thursday announced the formation of a joint task force between the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Ohio State Bar Association that will review...

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News ACLU challenges North Carolina pro-life license plates
ACLU challenges North Carolina pro-life license plates
Hillary Stemple
September 9, 2011 08:54:08 am

The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina Legal Foundation (ACLU-NCLF) on Thursday filed a lawsuit in the federal district court for the Eastern District of North Carolina challenging a North Carolina state law authorizing...

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News ICC requests help from INTERPOL to locate Gaddafi
ICC requests help from INTERPOL to locate Gaddafi
Michael Haggerson
September 8, 2011 03:29:11 pm

Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) , Luis Moreno-Ocampo , announced on Thursday that he is seeking assistance from INTERPOL to locate and arrest former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi [BBC profile;...

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News DOJ condemns unconstitutional conduct of Puerto Rico police
DOJ condemns unconstitutional conduct of Puerto Rico police
Andrea Bottorff
September 8, 2011 03:03:23 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced its findings from a three-year investigation that the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) has engaged in repeated unlawful and unconstitutional behavior . The...

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News Malaysia court rules against indigenous people in land rights suit
Malaysia court rules against indigenous people in land rights suit
Michael Haggerson
September 8, 2011 02:49:56 pm

The three-judge Malaysian Federal Court on Thursday ruled unanimously against indigenous people fighting against the Sarawak government's seizure of land to build a dam. The court had agreed to hear the suit [JURIST...

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Marie Antoinette convicted of treason and guillotened

French Queen consort Marie Antoinette was convicted of treason by a Revolutionary court and then guillotined on October 16, 1793. The queen consort was convicted of conspiring with foreign powers, depleting the treasury, and high treason only four days after her initial arrest on October 12. Her husband Louis XVI was executed nine months prior. Learn more about the trial and execution of Marie Antoinette.

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On October 16, 1946, 10 Nazi war criminals, including former German Foreign Minister von Rippentrop, were hanged following the verdicts of the Nuremberg war crimes tribunal.

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