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News Federal judge rejects Utah state request to block same-sex marriages
Federal judge rejects Utah state request to block same-sex marriages
Taylor Gillan
December 23, 2013 10:24:15 am

A federal judge for the US District Court for the District of Utah on Monday rejected a request from lawyers for the state of Utah to block same-sex marriages from occurring in the state. Over...

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News Two members of Pussy Riot released under new amnesty laws
Two members of Pussy Riot released under new amnesty laws
Taylor Gillan
December 23, 2013 09:03:03 am

Two members of the feminist rock group Pussy Riot , Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, were released from prison on Monday after the Russian government's approval of sweeping new amnesty laws [414081-6, 414076-6, 414060-6, 414142-6...

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News UNMISS partially evacuates staff from South Sudan
UNMISS partially evacuates staff from South Sudan
Elizabeth LaForgia
December 22, 2013 02:48:14 pm

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) announced Sunday that it has begun relocating all non-critical staff from Juba, the capital city, amid the escalating violence between military factions in South Sudan. UNMISS...

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News UN urges international support for Philippines
UN urges international support for Philippines
Sung Un Kim
December 22, 2013 11:31:04 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged the international community to provide more support for central Philippine communities devastated by powerful typhoon Haiyan last month. The rebuilding effort is based on a four-year plan, which...

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News Egypt court sentences rights activists to prison under new law
Egypt court sentences rights activists to prison under new law
Sung Un Kim
December 22, 2013 10:05:56 am

An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced three human rights activists to three years in prison and fined each of them $7,000 USD for violating the country's controversial new anti-protest law. Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohammed Adel were convicted...

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US releases documents on NSA surveillance origins
Elizabeth LaForgia
December 21, 2013 06:09:48 pm

US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper declassified documents on Saturday that show how the National Security Agency (NSA) was authorized to collect bulk phone and internet records from US citizens without individualized suspicion. Clapper...

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News NJ governor signs in-state tuition bill for undocumented immigrants
NJ governor signs in-state tuition bill for undocumented immigrants
Elizabeth LaForgia
December 21, 2013 05:17:00 pm

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a controversial immigration bill Friday that will allow students in the country illegally to be eligible for in-state rates to attend state colleges, effective immediately. Christie's administration and the...

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News Morsi referred to third trial by Egypt prosecutors
Morsi referred to third trial by Egypt prosecutors
Jaimie Cremeans
December 21, 2013 03:19:41 pm

Egyptian prosecutors on Saturday referred former President Mohamed Morsi to trial for charges of organizing a 2011 prison break, spreading chaos and abducting policemen in the country. The trial for these charges will be...

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News Federal judge strikes down Utah ban on same-sex marriage
Federal judge strikes down Utah ban on same-sex marriage
Jaimie Cremeans
December 21, 2013 02:42:47 pm

US District Court for the District of Utah on Friday ruled that Utah's constitutional and statutory bans on same-sex marriage violate due process and equal protection guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the...

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Uganda parliament passes anti-gay legislation
Bradley McAllister
December 20, 2013 03:49:00 pm

The Ugandan Parliament announced on Friday the passing of the anti-gay bill that, if signed by President Yoweri Museveni in the next 30 days, will criminalize homosexuality and impose harsh jail terms for...

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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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