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Federal judge approves $22.5 million fine for Google privacy violations
Cynthia Miley
November 17, 2012 11:53:52 am

A federal judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday approved the $22.5 million fine levied by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Google for Google's alleged...

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Uruguay lawmakers propose legislation for state-regulated marijuana
Addison Morris
November 16, 2012 01:33:25 pm

Lawmakers in Uruguay on Thursday formally proposed to Congress a framework for the regulation of the production, sale and consumption of marijuana in an attempt to reduce drug-related violence. While the use of cannabis...

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News UN rights chief calls for ceasefire in Gaza
UN rights chief calls for ceasefire in Gaza
Samuel Franklin
November 16, 2012 12:59:52 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged all involved parties to end the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and Southern Israel and to respect obligations to protect civilians under international...

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ACLU files class action lawsuit over mandatory immigrant detention
Julie Deisher-Edwards
November 16, 2012 12:28:51 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit Thursday on behalf of New Jersey immigrants challenging mandatory detention procedures. The policy in question is 8 USC § 1226(c) , which...

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News Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal overturns convictions of two Croatian generals
Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal overturns convictions of two Croatian generals
Alison Sacriponte
November 16, 2012 12:09:39 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday overturned the convictions of two Croat generals for crimes against humanity and war crimes against Serb civilians committed during a 1995 military blitz. The five-judge appeals...

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Federal judge allows Apple, Samsung to add products to patent lawsuit
Peter Snyder
November 16, 2012 11:55:27 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Thursday that Apple and Samsung Electronics may each pursue additional patent infringement claims against the other, allowing each company to add...

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Federal judge upholds motorist provision of South Carolina immigration law
Sarah Posner
November 16, 2012 09:34:22 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina on Thursday upheld a provision of South Carolina's controversial immigration law that permits law enforcement officers to check the...

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News Sixth Circuit strikes down Michigan affirmative action ban
Sixth Circuit strikes down Michigan affirmative action ban
Sarah Posner
November 16, 2012 08:03:33 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday that Michigan's voter approved initiative to ban consideration of race for applications to public universities is unconstitutional . In a split 8-7 decision, the court...

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News Holder announces record $4.5 billion settlement with BP over Gulf oil spill
Holder announces record $4.5 billion settlement with BP over Gulf oil spill
Brandon Gatto
November 15, 2012 04:10:15 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that British Petroleum (BP) has agreed to pay a record $4.5 billion in penalties and to plead guilty to felony misconduct for its...

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Germany to increase Nazi victim compensation
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 15, 2012 12:33:21 pm

The German Finance Ministry on Thursday gave final approval to amendments to the Luxembourg Agreement that will increase compensation to surviving victims of the Nazi regime. German...

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First gay civil union law goes into effect

On October 1, 1989, the Registered Partnership Act went into effect in Denmark. It was the first law in the world that allowed civil unions between homosexual couples. Read a report on the world's first civil unions from the New York Times.

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