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News New Jersey court rules texting a driver creates liability
New Jersey court rules texting a driver creates liability
G. Redd
August 29, 2013 07:36:04 am

The New Jersey Superior Court ruled Tuesday that knowingly sending a text message to someone who is behind the wheel creates liability for any causes of action that result from a potential collision. Previously, liability...

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News Pakistan launches mobile mediation program
Pakistan launches mobile mediation program
Samuel Franklin
August 28, 2013 01:39:16 pm

Pakistan officials on Tuesday launched a mobile mediation program in the city of Peshawar, with 30 cases, both civil and crimnal, decided on board a bus. Judge Syed Fazal Wadood presided over the internally-modified Isuzu coach...

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News Croatia to cooperate with EU on extradition law
Croatia to cooperate with EU on extradition law
Samuel Franklin
August 28, 2013 12:43:02 pm

The Croatian government on Wednesday announced its full cooperation with European legislation regarding extradition laws. Just two days after European Commission Vice President Viviane Reding said that Croatia may face legal action...

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News Bosnia police chief sentenced to 14 years for war crimes
Bosnia police chief sentenced to 14 years for war crimes
Sung Un Kim
August 28, 2013 12:19:25 pm

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday sentenced Goran Saric, a former police chief, to 14 years for crimes against humanity. His charges specifically involved detention, forced transfer and murder of civilian...

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News Nigeria court orders extradition of al Qaeda suspect to US
Nigeria court orders extradition of al Qaeda suspect to US
Matthew Pomy
August 28, 2013 11:31:15 am

A Nigerian court on Wednesday ordered the extradition of a suspected member of al Qaeda, Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi, to the US on charges of conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and unlawful use of firearms....

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News Iran lawmakers approve bill to sue US for role in 1953 coup
Iran lawmakers approve bill to sue US for role in 1953 coup
Sung Un Kim
August 28, 2013 11:27:20 am

Iran's Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill that would direct the government to sue the US for its involvement during the 1953 coup. The recent decision came amid the release of newly declassified documents [National...

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News Former El Salvador commander convicted of immigration fraud in Boston
Former El Salvador commander convicted of immigration fraud in Boston
Matthew Pomy
August 28, 2013 10:46:02 am

Former Salvadoran Minister of Public Safety, Inocente Orlando Montano, was convicted of immigration fraud on Tuesday and sentenced to 21 months in prison followed by one year of probation. Montano is suspected in connection with a...

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News AP: NYPD has secretly labeled mosques as terrorist groups
AP: NYPD has secretly labeled mosques as terrorist groups
Max Slater
August 28, 2013 09:57:29 am

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has secretly launched at least a dozen terrorism investigations into mosques since the 9/11 attacks , the Associated Press reported Wednesday. By designating mosques as "terrorism...

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News Libya prosecutors to try Gaddafi son, spy chief for murder
Libya prosecutors to try Gaddafi son, spy chief for murder
Max Slater
August 28, 2013 09:15:04 am

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi , the son of deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi was charged on Tuesday with murder, relating to the 2011 Libya conflict , a Libyan prosecutor said. Prosecutors...

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News UN rights office concerned over forced evictions in West Bank
UN rights office concerned over forced evictions in West Bank
Elizabeth LaForgia
August 28, 2013 08:26:07 am

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed concern that the forced eviction of Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli authorities could amount to a violation of...

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St. Ives, patron saint of lawyers, died

St. Ives, Paris student of the civil law, advocate of the poor, and patron saint of lawyers died on May 19, 1303.

Learn more about St. Ives in the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Mexico ratifies Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

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