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News California mandates school vaccinations
California mandates school vaccinations
Colleen Mallick
June 26, 2015 10:33:39 am

The California State Assembly on Thursday passed legislation requiring schoolchildren to be vaccinated unless there is a medical reason not to do so. The measure ends exemptions among parents opposed to vaccination due to personal or...

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News Supreme Court rules disparate impact claims allowed under FHA
Supreme Court rules disparate impact claims allowed under FHA
Jacqueline Jones
June 26, 2015 10:26:17 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project that Texas's biggest housing subsidy has been reinforcing segregated housing. The project...

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News Kansas judge blocks law banning abortion procedure
Kansas judge blocks law banning abortion procedure
Sarah Boehme
June 26, 2015 10:08:58 am

A Kansas judge for the Shawnee County District Court blocked a law on Thursday that would have effectively banned most second-trimester abortions performed in the state. Judge Larry Hendricks stated that the first-in-the-nation law would have...

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News HRW: Colombia officers likely knew of “false positive” civilian killings
HRW: Colombia officers likely knew of “false positive” civilian killings
William Helbling
June 25, 2015 01:59:39 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday released a report containing evidence that many Colombian army generals and colonels knew about or should have known about extrajudicial killings of civilians between 2002 and 2008. According to the...

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News Supreme Court rules subsidies apply to federal healthcare exchange
Supreme Court rules subsidies apply to federal healthcare exchange
Devin Montgomery
June 25, 2015 12:37:23 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 in King v. Burwell that tax credits available to those who buy health insurance through state exchanges are also available to those who buy it through...

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News US DOJ indicts Turkish man for cyber crimes valued at $55 million
US DOJ indicts Turkish man for cyber crimes valued at $55 million
Dominic Yobbi
June 25, 2015 12:30:14 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday unsealed the indictment of a Turkish man for allegedly organizing three cyber-attacks that led to an estimated $55 million in global losses. Ercan Findikoglu, after being extradited...

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News France parliament adopts new surveillance bill
France parliament adopts new surveillance bill
William Helbling
June 25, 2015 11:52:43 am

The French Parliament on Wednesday adopted a surveillance bill that would give French intelligence services the authority to monitor Internet use metadata. It is reported that the bill also allows for court...

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News Wisconsin governor signs bill loosening gun restrictions
Wisconsin governor signs bill loosening gun restrictions
Laura DeGeer
June 25, 2015 10:06:58 am

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed two bills Wednesday loosening Wisconsin's gun laws. The bills, to take effect on Friday, eliminate Wisconsin's 48-hour waiting period for purchasing a handgun and...

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News Obama: US won’t prosecute families of hostages for paying ransom
Obama: US won’t prosecute families of hostages for paying ransom
Dominic Yobbi
June 25, 2015 08:04:06 am

US President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the government will no longer threaten litigation against families of US hostages who attempt to pay ransoms for the release of their loved ones. Obama plans ...

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Australian parliament passes copyright piracy bill
Matt Belenky
June 24, 2015 08:13:32 pm

The Australian parliament on Monday passed the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015 to prevent the online piracy of film and TV shows. The approved legislation gives rights holders the chance to go to a...

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Convention on Cluster Munitions approved

On May 30, 2008, nations agreed to ban the use of cluster bombs by signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The US, Russia, and China each declined to sign the treaty. Learn more about the Convention on Cluster Munitions from the treaty's official website.

Joan of Arc burned at the stake for witchcraft

On May 30, 1431, after being convicted of witchcraft at her trial, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.

Review the transcripts from Joan of Arc's trial, online from the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies.

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