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DOJ announces settlement with eBay in antitrust suit
Dominic Yobbi
May 2, 2014 03:56:47 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced a settlement with eBay in a lawsuit accusing the company of making deals with Intuit not to recruit each others' employees. The deal between the two...

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Tunisia passes comprehensive electoral reforms
Julie Deisher-Edwards
May 2, 2014 10:20:34 am

The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly passed a new law enacting sweeping electoral reforms. The passage of the law allows authorities to set the country's first election since the ouster of former president Zine...

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News Brunei becomes first east-Asian country to adopt Sharia
Brunei becomes first east-Asian country to adopt Sharia
Julie Deisher-Edwards
May 2, 2014 09:19:16 am

Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah proclaimed the enactment of Sharia in the country on Wednesday. The law will operate alongside Brunei's civil code, which Bolkiah explained to mean that Brunei "will have...

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News Virginia AG approves in-state tuition for undocumented children
Virginia AG approves in-state tuition for undocumented children
Bradley McAllister
May 1, 2014 04:11:35 pm

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring wrote a letter to the state's public colleges and universities on Tuesday declaring that undocumented children who qualify under the US Department of Homeland Security's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

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UN rights chief warns South Sudan on verge of catastrophe
Dominic Yobbi
May 1, 2014 03:50:22 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday stated that the power struggle between Sudanese president Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar is pushing the nation towards "catastrophe." While visiting South Sudan...

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Federal appeals court upholds mandatory retirement age for Pennsylvania judges
Bradley McAllister
May 1, 2014 02:20:01 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that Pennsylvania's mandatory retirement age of 70 for judges is constitutional. A group of four judges from across the state, including Judges Benjamin Lerner...

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UN replaces Republic of China with People's Republic of China

On October 25, 1971, the United Nations dismissed the Republic of China (Taiwan) and allowed the People's Republic of China to replace it in all UN bodies, including China's permanent seat on the Security Council. The Republic of Taiwan has sought to rejoin the UN in its own right, but these efforts have been consistently blocked by the People's Republic of China.

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