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News ICC: Kenya must fully cooperate in post-election violence investigation
ICC: Kenya must fully cooperate in post-election violence investigation
Michael Haggerson
October 26, 2012 12:48:18 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda expressed concern on Thursday that Kenya's government had delayed in turning over evidence to the ICC regarding the country's 2007-08 post-election violence ....

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News Federal appeals court declines to rehear Texas Planned Parenthood funding case
Federal appeals court declines to rehear Texas Planned Parenthood funding case
Rebecca DiLeonardo
October 26, 2012 10:40:19 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday declined to reconsider its August decision allowing Texas to impose a funding ban on clinics affiliated with abortion providers under the state's Women's Health Program [official...

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News UN rights expert urges promotion of freedom of religious conversion
UN rights expert urges promotion of freedom of religious conversion
Dan Taglioli
October 26, 2012 10:21:40 am

UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Heiner Bielefeldt presented a report to the General Assembly Thursday urging all member states to protect freedom of belief as it applies...

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News China adopts first mental health law
China adopts first mental health law
Rebecca DiLeonardo
October 26, 2012 10:08:03 am

China's National People's Congress (NPC) on Friday adopted the nation's first mental health law to protect the rights of the mentally ill, according to a report by the country's state-run news agency. The new law is...

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News Fifth Circuit upholds ban on handgun sales to people under 21
Fifth Circuit upholds ban on handgun sales to people under 21
Cynthia Miley
October 26, 2012 07:30:12 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday unanimously upheld a ban restricting federally licensed firearms dealers (FFLs) from selling handguns to people under the age of 21. The restrictions were codified...

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News US trade commission rules Samsung infringed four Apple patents
US trade commission rules Samsung infringed four Apple patents
Brandon Gatto
October 25, 2012 03:20:41 pm

A judge for the US International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday declared in a preliminary ruling that Samsung violated Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 when it infringed...

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News ‘Millennium bomber’ sentenced to 37 years in prison
‘Millennium bomber’ sentenced to 37 years in prison
Keith Herting
October 25, 2012 02:38:26 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Wednesday sentenced a convicted terrorist to a 37-year prison sentence for a 1999 plot to blow up the Los Angeles International...

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News Seventh Circuit allows cap on campaign contributions for upcoming election
Seventh Circuit allows cap on campaign contributions for upcoming election
Brandon Gatto
October 25, 2012 01:51:39 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Wednesday that a campaign finance law limiting political contributions can remain in effect until at least the November 6 elections. In particular, the three-judge panel refused to...

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News Wikileaks begins release of confidential US ‘detainee policies’
Wikileaks begins release of confidential US ‘detainee policies’
Rebecca DiLeonardo
October 25, 2012 01:32:17 pm

The controversial intelligence-leaking website Wikileaks on Thursday began releasing a series of confidential US detainee policies , according to the website. The site said that it will release "more than 100 classified...

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News New Jersey Supreme Court upholds surrogacy law
New Jersey Supreme Court upholds surrogacy law
Rebecca DiLeonardo
October 25, 2012 12:50:47 pm

The Supreme Court of New Jersey on Wednesday upheld a decision by a New Jersey appellate court finding that an infertile woman is not the legal parent of a child conceived using her husband's sperm...

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On October 29, 1901, Leon Czolgosz was executed for assassinating President William McKinley.

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