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News Obama signs veterans suicide prevention bill into law
Obama signs veterans suicide prevention bill into law
Taylor Brailey
February 13, 2015 12:22:06 pm

US President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act in order to combat increasing suicide rates among American veterans suffering form post-traumatic stress disorder...

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News HRW: Thailand government must reject pro-military detention amendments
HRW: Thailand government must reject pro-military detention amendments
Valerie Howell
February 13, 2015 12:19:16 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Thailand's National Legislative Assembly to reject a proposed amendment to the Military Court Act that would allow the government to detain civilians up to 84 days without charging...

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News Zambia court blocks arrest of chief prosecutor on corruption charges
Zambia court blocks arrest of chief prosecutor on corruption charges
Colleen Mallick
February 13, 2015 11:28:01 am

Zambian High Court Judge Mwila Chitabo on Thursday ordered a stay of the arrest warrant against chief prosecutor Mutembo Nchito after a lower court issued the warrant on claims of corruption. The High Court judge...

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News Senate committee passes bill barring Guantanamo detainee transfers
Senate committee passes bill barring Guantanamo detainee transfers
Colleen Mallick
February 13, 2015 10:50:43 am

The Senate Armed Services committee narrowly advanced a bill on Thursday that would prevent most detainee transfers out of Guantanamo until after President Barack Obama leaves office. The White House has vowed to veto the...

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News Federal judge orders Alabama probate court to issue same-sex marriage licenses
Federal judge orders Alabama probate court to issue same-sex marriage licenses
Steven Wildberger
February 13, 2015 10:00:14 am

US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama Judge Callie Granade on Thursday ordered Probate Court of Mobile County Judge Don Davis to issue same-sex marriage licenses. In her ruling in Strawser v. Strange...

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News Iran urged to halt execution of juvenile offender
Iran urged to halt execution of juvenile offender
Steven Wildberger
February 13, 2015 09:25:46 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday urged Iran to halt the execution of Saman Naseem, a man jailed as a teen and sentenced to death for "enmity against God" and "corruption on earth." Naseem was arrested...

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News Spain court opens investigation into Cueta migrant drowning incident
Spain court opens investigation into Cueta migrant drowning incident
Brittany Felder
February 13, 2015 08:24:14 am

A Spanish court on Thursday accused 16 civil guards of using excessive force against 15 sub-Saharan immigrants who drowned attempting to swim around a seawall between Ceuta and Morocco last February. A judge opened an investigation [El País report,...

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News Amnesty urges protection of Ukraine civilians
Amnesty urges protection of Ukraine civilians
Laura DeGeer
February 12, 2015 12:32:21 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday urged both sides to the conflict in eastern Ukraine to "take immediate steps to protect civilians in the days before comes into force ... on Saturday night at...

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News Pakistan authorities arrest 12 Taliban militants involved in school massacre
Pakistan authorities arrest 12 Taliban militants involved in school massacre
Alison Sacriponte
February 12, 2015 12:18:09 pm

A Pakistani army spokesperson said Thursday that 12 local Taliban militants have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a deadly school attack last year. The militants were part of what is believed to be a 27-member...

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News HRW: Burundi forces committing extrajudicial executions
HRW: Burundi forces committing extrajudicial executions
Brittany Felder
February 12, 2015 12:14:15 pm

Burundian National Defense Forces and police have committed at least 47 extrajudicial executions following a confrontation with an armed group in Cibitoke, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. HRW also said that armed members of...

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Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).

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