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News Spain Supreme Court strikes down city burqa ban
Spain Supreme Court strikes down city burqa ban
Rebecca DiLeonardo
February 28, 2013 05:05:21 pm

The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a city ban on wearing veils over the face in municipal buildings, finding that the law infringes on religious...

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News Canada Supreme Court declines to hear ‘Toronto 18’ appeal
Canada Supreme Court declines to hear ‘Toronto 18’ appeal
Rebecca DiLeonardo
February 28, 2013 03:48:28 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday declined to hear the appeals of three men convicted of participation in a terrorist plot. Zakaria Amara, Saad Khalid and Saad Gaya, who were members of the "Toronto 18" terrorist...

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News US House reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act
US House reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act
Daniel Mullen
February 28, 2013 03:22:59 pm

The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by a vote of 286-138 with seven not voting. The Senate approved [JURIST...

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News Wikileaks defendant pleads guilty lesser charges
Wikileaks defendant pleads guilty lesser charges
Daniel Mullen
February 28, 2013 02:30:17 pm

Pfc. Bradley Manning pleaded guilty on Thursday to 10 of the 22 charges against him for providing classified materials to WikiLeaks in what the government says is the largest leak...

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News ICTY overturns ex-Yugoslav army chief’s war crimes conviction
ICTY overturns ex-Yugoslav army chief’s war crimes conviction
Keith Herting
February 28, 2013 02:09:10 pm

The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday overturned the convictions of ex-Yugoslav army chief Momcilo Perisic for crimes against...

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News Arkansas lawmakers override veto on abortion ban after 20 weeks
Arkansas lawmakers override veto on abortion ban after 20 weeks
Keith Herting
February 28, 2013 01:19:10 pm

The Arkansas Senate voted Thursday to override a veto by Governor Mike Beebe of the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act which bans most abortions in the state 20 weeks after conception....

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News California AG urges Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ban
California AG urges Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage ban
Brandon Gatto
February 28, 2013 01:13:05 pm

California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Wednesday filed an amicus curiae brief with the US Supreme Court arguing that the ban on same-sex marriage imposed by the state's Proposition...

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News UN rights experts urge investigation into North Korea political prisons
UN rights experts urge investigation into North Korea political prisons
Brandon Gatto
February 28, 2013 12:14:34 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea Marzuki Darusman and a group of independent human rights experts on Thursday announced their support for an international inquiry into human rights violations in...

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News Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Jamaat-e-Islami leader to death
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences Jamaat-e-Islami leader to death
Sung Un Kim
February 28, 2013 11:55:18 am

The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Thursday sentenced to death Jamaat-e-Islami party (JI) leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedee . Following the death sentence, violence between police and...

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News Japan court rejects Samsung’s patent claim against Apple
Japan court rejects Samsung’s patent claim against Apple
Sung Un Kim
February 28, 2013 11:00:15 am

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday rejected a patent infringement claim brought by Samsung against Apple . Samsung accused Apple of stealing its data transmission technology used in Apple's iPhone smartphones, but...

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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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