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News Amnesty: Egypt military strike against Libya may amount to war crime
Amnesty: Egypt military strike against Libya may amount to war crime
Bradley McAllister
February 24, 2015 03:56:08 pm

Amnesty International (AI) claimed Monday that the Egyptian military failed to take adequate precautionary measures to avoid civilian casualties in an attack on the Libyan city of Derna last week. The airstrikes occurred in the...

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News Supreme Court orders Nebraska to compensate Kansas in water dispute
Supreme Court orders Nebraska to compensate Kansas in water dispute
Addison Morris
February 24, 2015 02:40:34 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the state of Nebraska to pay Kansas $5.5 million, settling a long dispute over water use from the Republican River. The river originates in Colorado, runs...

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News Former Panama Supreme Court chief pleads guilty to corruption
Former Panama Supreme Court chief pleads guilty to corruption
Addison Morris
February 24, 2015 02:08:44 pm

Former president of the Supreme Court of Panama , Alejandro Moncada, pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of falsifying documents and illicit enrichment. Panama officials suspended Moncada in October over corruption charges and accusations...

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News Alaska becomes third state to allow recreational marijuana use
Alaska becomes third state to allow recreational marijuana use
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 24, 2015 01:02:47 pm

Alaska's voter initiative legalizing marijuana use takes effect Tuesday, making it the third state, along with Colorado and Washington, to legalize recreational marijuana. The ballot, which was approved by voters in November, allows adults 21 and older to possess...

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News Egypt court clears Mubarak officials of corruption
Egypt court clears Mubarak officials of corruption
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 24, 2015 12:44:27 pm

The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday acquitted Mubarak-era prime minister Ahmed Nazif and former minister of interior Habib el-Adly of all charges. Both defendants were charged with "squandering public funds and profiteering" after allegedly making an illegal deal with...

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News US court finds Palestine groups liable for Israel attacks
US court finds Palestine groups liable for Israel attacks
Alexandra Farone
February 24, 2015 11:35:19 am

A jury for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York found the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority liable Monday for the terrorist attacks that took place in Israel...

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News Former Bangladesh lawmaker sentenced to life for war crimes
Former Bangladesh lawmaker sentenced to life for war crimes
Laura DeGeer
February 24, 2015 10:21:40 am

The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Tuesday convicted and sentenced Abdul Jabbar, militia leader and former lawmaker, to life in prison for genocide and religious persecution committed during the1971 Liberation War. Jabbar was tried...

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News Arkansas bill prohibiting local anti-discrimination ordinances becomes law
Arkansas bill prohibiting local anti-discrimination ordinances becomes law
Laura DeGeer
February 24, 2015 10:13:11 am

An Arkansas enacted a bill that prohibits cities and local governments from establishing ordinances with anti-discrimination codes became law Monday when Asa Hutchinson declined to veto it. Critics had called for a veto, as the legislation...

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News Germany prosecutors charge 94-year-old for Auschwitz involvement
Germany prosecutors charge 94-year-old for Auschwitz involvement
Dominic Yobbi
February 24, 2015 09:25:16 am

A 94-year-old man will stand trial in Germany for 3,681 counts of accessory to murder on allegations of serving in the Auschwitz death camp during World War II. Prosecutors stated that the man was a former SS...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on visa denials, prisoners’ access to courts
Supreme Court hears arguments on visa denials, prisoners’ access to courts
Dominic Yobbi
February 24, 2015 08:56:56 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Monday. In Kerry v. Din the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether US citizens have the right to judicial review if...

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Mao Zedong widow sentenced to death in China

On January 25, 1981, Jiang Qing, the widow of Mao Zedong, was sentenced to death by a special court in China. The charges stemmed primarily from Jiang's role in the Cultural Revolution. Saying "I was Chairman Mao's dog. I bit whomever he asked me to bite," Qing unsuccessfully argued that she was merely acting at the direction of her late husband, who had died five years earlier. In 1983, Jiang's sentence was commuted to life in prison so that she would have "time to repent." Her official trial documents have still not been released.

Charles Manson and "family" convicted of Tate murders

On January 25, 1971, Charles Manson and three women of his "family" were convicted of murder and conspiracy for the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. Learn more about the trial of Charles Manson from Professor Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.

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