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News EU: Turkey must improve human rights record before entry
EU: Turkey must improve human rights record before entry
Alexis Wheeler
December 31, 2015 02:43:39 pm

Christoph Strässer, Human Rights Commissioner for EU-member Germany, on Tuesday stated that Turkey should not receive a "discount" on meeting human rights criteria to join the EU . Strässer condemned Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...

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News Pennsylvania court holds employment ban unconstitutional
Pennsylvania court holds employment ban unconstitutional
Alexis Wheeler
December 31, 2015 01:13:09 pm

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled Wednesday that the state's lifetime ban on convicted criminals gaining full-time employment in nursing homes and long-term care facilities was unconstitutional. The unanimous decision supported the plaintiffs' claim that section...

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News Bangladesh court sentences men to death for 2013 blogger killing
Bangladesh court sentences men to death for 2013 blogger killing
Alexandra Farone
December 31, 2015 11:25:20 am

A court in Bangladesh sentenced two men to death and six others to prison on Thursday for murdering Ahmed Rajib Haider, an atheist blogger known by the name of Thaba Baba, in 2013. Those convicted included seven...

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News Federal judge allows class action suits against Facebook to proceed
Federal judge allows class action suits against Facebook to proceed
Brittany Felder
December 30, 2015 03:40:46 pm

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York in an opinion made public on Tuesday, decided that two shareholder class actions against Facebook Inc. , alleging that the company hid concerns...

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News Venezuela Socialist Party challenges election results
Venezuela Socialist Party challenges election results
Brittany Felder
December 30, 2015 02:52:21 pm

Members of Venezuela's Socialist Party who lost legislative seats in elections earlier this month filed challenges on Tuesday disputing the election of eight opposition candidates. The opposition, Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), won 99...

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News UN official calls for national effort to end Burundi crisis
UN official calls for national effort to end Burundi crisis
Taylor Gillan
December 30, 2015 11:28:54 am

A top UN official on Tuesday called on Burundi to form a "nationally-led and owned effort" to find a solution to the violence the country has faced. Jamal Benomar , the Secretary-General's Special Advisor, also stated ...

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News Two arrested in suspected Belgium New Year attack plot
Two arrested in suspected Belgium New Year attack plot
Taylor Gillan
December 30, 2015 10:29:15 am

Belgian prosecutors on Tuesday said that authorities have taken into custody two people suspected of plotting New Year's Eve attacks of popular tourist spots in Brussels. According to their statement, police on Sunday and Monday conducted raids around...

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News IS document on rules for sex with female slaves released
IS document on rules for sex with female slaves released
Taylor Gillan
December 29, 2015 01:13:37 pm

An Islamic State (IS) fatwa was released on Tuesday that provides rules for when "owners" of women enslaved by IS may have sex with those captured women. The ruling was issued by IS theologians and includes...

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News Ohio grand jury declines to indict in police shooting
Ohio grand jury declines to indict in police shooting
Justin Cosgrove
December 29, 2015 11:57:02 am

An Ohio grand jury decided on Monday not to indict two officers involved in a 2014 shooting resulting in the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. In November 2014 officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback were dispatched to...

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News Israel Supreme Court reduces prison sentence for former PM Olmert
Israel Supreme Court reduces prison sentence for former PM Olmert
Justin Cosgrove
December 29, 2015 11:28:27 am

Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday reduced the prison sentence of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from six years to 18 months. Olmert was convicted in March 2014 and sentenced to six years imprisonment on...

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On January 22, 1973, the US Supreme Court handed down its split decision in Roe v. Wade, liberalizing abortion.

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