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News Egypt government declares Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group
Egypt government declares Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group
Kimberly Bennett
December 26, 2013 10:51:49 am

Egypt's interim government on Wednesday officially declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group following the bombing of a police station earlier this week that killed 16 people. The official label [Reuters...

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Turkey PM replaces cabinet members
Kimberly Bennett
December 26, 2013 10:11:54 am

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday named ten new members of his cabinet following the resignation of three members under investigation for graft. Nine of the ten new cabinet ministers are members of the ruling...

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News Uruguay president signs bill legalizing production and sale of marijuana
Uruguay president signs bill legalizing production and sale of marijuana
Cynthia Miley
December 25, 2013 07:20:06 am

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has signed into law a controversial plan to oversee the production and sale of marijuana in Uruguay. The Uruguayan Senate passed the measure to legalize the production, sale and...

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News Federal judge rules proof of direct causation unnecessary for BP oil spill claimants
Federal judge rules proof of direct causation unnecessary for BP oil spill claimants
Cynthia Miley
December 25, 2013 06:32:39 am

US District Judge Carl Barbier for the US District Court Eastern District of Louisiana ruled on Tuesday that BP could not require businesses to provide proof their economic losses were directly caused by...

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US military personnel deploy to assist in South Sudan evacuation
Stephen Adelgren
December 24, 2013 03:16:43 pm

The US government on Monday deployed 150 US military personnel to a base in Djibouti in preparation for a possible evacuation of US citizens in response to escalating violence and political discord within South Sudan. The deployment follows [Reuters...

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News Chile court finds ‘Caravan of Death’ perpetrators guilty of murder
Chile court finds ‘Caravan of Death’ perpetrators guilty of murder
Stephen Adelgren
December 24, 2013 02:04:53 pm

A Chilean judge found eight former members of the military guilty of murder on Monday for their roles in killings perpetrated during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet . The men were members of the "Caravan of Death," a...

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Russia drops first case against Greenpeace activists
Kimberly Bennett
December 24, 2013 10:34:01 am

Greenpeace International announced on Tuesday that Russian authorities dropped criminal charges against the first of 30 people accused of taking part in a Greenpeace protest in the Arctic. The 30 jailed activists were accused of hooliganism after...

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News Federal judge rules Ohio must recognize same-sex marriage on death certificates
Federal judge rules Ohio must recognize same-sex marriage on death certificates
Kimberly Bennett
December 24, 2013 10:08:14 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled on Monday that Ohio must recognize valid out-of-state marriages between same-sex couples on Ohio death certificates. The order also extends to...

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HRW calls on Ukraine authorities to end intimidation tactics
Matthew Pomy
December 23, 2013 01:27:58 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) , in a letter sent on Friday, called on Ukrainian authorities to end intimidation tactics against those allegedly the victim of police violence. The letter detailed concerns surrounding the treatment of two groups...

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Pakistan court rules treason trial against Musharraf will continue
Matthew Pomy
December 23, 2013 12:06:36 pm

On Monday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected claims by former president Pervez Musharraf and ruled the trial against Musharraf for treason will continue Tuesday, as previously scheduled. Musharraf was challenging [TheNews...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Slave revolt leader Nat Turner arrested

US slave revolt leader Nat Turner was arrested in Virginia on October 30, 1831. Turner, inspired by a religious vision, led a rebellion in August of that year which resulted in the deaths of 55 white people, including the family who enslaved Turner. White mobs later killed between 36 and 102 Black people in retaliation for the attacks. After his October capture, Turner became one of 55 people to be executed by Virginia in connection with the rebellion. Learn more about Nat Turner and Turner's Rebellion.

Russians granted basic civil liberties

On October 30, 1905 [October 17 in the Julian Calendar], Tsar Nicholas II granted Russians basic civil liberties in the October Manifesto.

Roosevelt approves $1 billion in aid to WWII Allies under Lend-Lease Act

On October 30, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt approved $1 billion in wartime aid to the Allies under the Lend-Lease Act. America did not formally enter World War II until December of 1941, but the US Government nonetheless provided crucial aid to the Allied Powers from the passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March of 1941 through the end of the war. The Lend-Lease Agreement between the US and the UK was formalized the following year.

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