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News Canada top court upholds ban on privately labeled drugs
Canada top court upholds ban on privately labeled drugs
Matthew Pomy
November 23, 2013 10:58:18 am

The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday upheld a ban on pharmacies selling their own generic drug brands. The ruling addresses the Drug Interchangeability and Dispensing Fee Act and the Ontario Drug Benefit Act which...

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News Federal appeals court upholds stop and frisk ruling
Federal appeals court upholds stop and frisk ruling
Matthew Pomy
November 23, 2013 10:20:31 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday upheld a lower court ruling that the New York City Police Department (NYPD) stop and frisk program program was carried out...

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News Russia court grants bail to Greenpeace ship captain
Russia court grants bail to Greenpeace ship captain
Lauren Laing
November 22, 2013 12:28:20 pm

A Russian court on Wednesday released on bail the captain of a Greenpeace International ship, one of the last activists awaiting trial on charges of hooliganism in St. Petersburg. Captain Peter Willcox was granted bail...

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News Wisconsin court vacates contempt order against anti-collective bargaining law
Wisconsin court vacates contempt order against anti-collective bargaining law
Lauren Laing
November 22, 2013 12:04:22 pm

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday vacated a contempt order against a state commission for implementing a law ending collective bargaining for most public workers. In a 5-2 decision, the court held that the Dane County...

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News Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Merrill Lynch
Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Merrill Lynch
Taylor Gillan
November 22, 2013 11:42:49 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by South Korea's Woori Bank against Bark of America's Merrill Lynch unit. The lawsuit, which...

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News Rights groups urge UN to adopt resolution against unlawful surveillance
Rights groups urge UN to adopt resolution against unlawful surveillance
Stephen Adelgren
November 22, 2013 11:36:44 am

Five human rights groups urged the UN General Assembly on Thursday to adopt a resolution protecting the right of privacy against unlawful surveillance. In a letter to the assembly, the groups, Amnesty International, Access, Electronic Frontier Foundation...

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News Sudan rights commission admits existence of human rights violations
Sudan rights commission admits existence of human rights violations
Kimberly Bennett
November 22, 2013 10:41:53 am

Sudan's National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) admitted on Thursday during a press conference the existence of human rights violations in the country including restrictions on freedoms and civil and political rights. The NCHR's complaints committee disclosed ...

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News Thousands protest proposed Japan secrets law
Thousands protest proposed Japan secrets law
Kimberly Bennett
November 22, 2013 10:00:17 am

Thousands of people protested Thursday in Tokyo against proposed legislation that would significantly broaden the definition of "official secrets." The law is expected to pass both houses of parliament when it comes to a vote next week....

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News Arkansas top court overturns blanket use of cohabitation ban in custody cases
Arkansas top court overturns blanket use of cohabitation ban in custody cases
Cynthia Miley
November 22, 2013 07:03:45 am

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that an order prohibiting a parent from having overnight visitation with his child in the presence of his long-term domestic partner failed to consider the best interests of...

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News Uganda war crimes suspect reportedly negotiating surrender with Central African Republic
Uganda war crimes suspect reportedly negotiating surrender with Central African Republic
Cynthia Miley
November 22, 2013 06:21:26 am

The Central African Republic (CAR) government on Thursday said that accused war criminal Joseph Kony has been speaking with CAR President Michel Djotodia about negotiating a surrender. Kony is wanted by the International...

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Vermont became first state to abolish slavery

On July 8, 1777, the formal adoption of its new state constitution made Vermont the first state to formally abolish slavery.

NATO invites former Warsaw Pact members to join

On July 8, 1997, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) invited the former communist nations of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic to join the alliance. This was the first invitation of former communist nations to join NATO since the end of the Cold War. The three countries would later attain membership in 1999. Since then, former communist states Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, and the Baltic States have all become NATO members as well. Learn more about NATO expansion from the organization's website.

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