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Two charged, five detained for murder of Russia former deputy PM
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 8, 2015 10:31:10 am

Five men appeared in a Moscow courtroom Sunday for charges relating to the murder of liberal Russian political activist and former deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov . Nemstov was shot in the back four times on...

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March 8, 2015 09:59:08 am

A Cairo court on Sunday again postponed the retrial of two Al Jazeera journalists accused of links to the Muslim Brotherhood . This is the second time the court has had...

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Taylor Brailey
March 7, 2015 02:51:14 pm

The UK House of Lords on Wednesday will debate a bill recently passed through Parliament that will require certain businesses to reveal whether there are differences in the pay of male and...

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Taylor Brailey
March 7, 2015 02:32:13 pm

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) on Friday said it is considering appealing a ruling by the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania , which upheld a Pittsburgh Ordinance [PDF, Ordinance...

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Emelina Perez
March 7, 2015 11:56:01 am

The US and France agreed on Saturday to strengthen nuclear talks with Iran in negotiations to persuade Iran to restrain its nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions. Secretary of State John Kerry explained ...

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March 7, 2015 10:44:34 am

The West Virginia Legislature on Friday overrode the governor's veto, passing a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin said he vetoed the law because of concerns over its...

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March 6, 2015 03:43:48 pm

Ferguson, Missouri Mayor James Knowles reportedly fired three city employees on Thursday after an investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) exposed racist e-mails and racially disparate police practices in the city. One of...

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The UN Human Rights Council and delegates from Pacific island nations met Friday to discuss the impact of climate change on human rights. Many of the panelists agreed that climate change would impede on the...

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March 6, 2015 11:52:02 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Thursday stayed a ruling of the US District Court for the District of Nebraska , which would have allowed same-sex couples in...

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March 6, 2015 11:38:31 am

A three-judge panel in Panama on Thursday sentenced the former president of the country's Supreme Court Alejandro Moncada to five years in prison for unjustified enrichment and corruption. Panama officials suspended Moncada in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Edict of Nantes gave equal rights to French Protestants

On April 13, 1598, French King Henry IV promulgated the Edict of Nantes, giving equal rights to French Protestants (Huguenots) and Catholics. Review the complete text of the Edict in French and read the Edict translated into English.

Thomas Jefferson born

On April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson was born in Albemarle County in the Virginia Colony. Jefferson went on to become, among other things, the third President of the United States, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, and a founder of the Democratic-Republican Party. Jefferson was also responsible for reforming the laws of Virginia after independence from Great Britain.

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