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News Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign joint security agreement
Egypt, Saudi Arabia sign joint security agreement
Dominic Yobbi
July 31, 2015 03:00:09 pm

Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on Thursday that will improve stability and safety in the region. The agreement , entitled the "Cairo Declaration" and signed in Cairo by President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt...

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News Federal judge rejects challenge from Guantanamo Bay detainee
Federal judge rejects challenge from Guantanamo Bay detainee
Dominic Yobbi
July 31, 2015 02:15:35 pm

A federal judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday rejected a legal challenge from a Guantanamo Bay detainee who claimed that his detention at the naval base...

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News Federal judge finds Greenpeace protesters in contempt
Federal judge finds Greenpeace protesters in contempt
Sarah Boehme
July 31, 2015 12:43:02 pm

A federal judge in Alaska ruled Thursday that Greenpeace USA will be fined $2,500 for every hour that protesters block a Royal Dutch Shell vessel from leaving Portland. The protesters have been suspending themselves from a...

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News Defense secretary orders recruitment office security review after shootings
Defense secretary orders recruitment office security review after shootings
Taylor Gillan
July 31, 2015 09:36:16 am

US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on Thursday ordered a review of military recruitment office security policies, according to a statement from the Pentagon. Speaking on the order , Pentagon spokesperson Navy Captain Jeff...

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News Israel prisoner force-feeding measure becomes law
Israel prisoner force-feeding measure becomes law
Taylor Gillan
July 31, 2015 08:30:38 am

The Israeli parliament on Thursday passed a law that allows the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strikes if their lives are at risk. The law, which passed in a close vote of 46 - 40,...

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News AI: Evidence of war crimes by Israel in retaliation for captured soldier
AI: Evidence of war crimes by Israel in retaliation for captured soldier
Dominic Yobbi
July 30, 2015 11:48:05 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday released a report that points to evidence of war crimes committed by Israel in the August 2014 retaliation for the capture of an Israeli soldier by Hamas . By...

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News Appeals court rules letter to abortion clinic not necessarily protected speech
Appeals court rules letter to abortion clinic not necessarily protected speech
Laura DeGeer
July 30, 2015 11:42:32 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday overturned a summary decision that an anti-abortion activist's letter was protected speech under the First Amendment . Angel Dillard had written a letter...

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News US Congressman indicted on corruption charges
US Congressman indicted on corruption charges
Dominic Yobbi
July 30, 2015 11:28:23 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced the indictment of US Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) for his alleged role in a racketeering conspiracy. Fattah, along with four of his associates, were...

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News India executes man convicted in 1993 bombings
India executes man convicted in 1993 bombings
Alexandra Farone
July 30, 2015 10:55:17 am

Yakub Memon, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai bombings, was executed by hanging on Thursday at the Nagpur Central Jail. Memon's case has divided India, with many criticizing the decision to execute him. Former India Supreme...

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News Russia vetoes UN plane attack tribunal
Russia vetoes UN plane attack tribunal
William Helbling
July 30, 2015 10:07:46 am

Russia on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have created a new tribunal to prosecute those involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the Ukraine last July. The new tribunal was...

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Knights Templar arrested in France on false charges

French members of the Crusade-era chivalric order the Knights Templar, including Grand Master Jacques de Molay, were arrested upon the orders of King Phillip IV of France on October 13, 1307. The group was baselessly accused of multiple offenses, including idolatry and homosexual acts. The Templars would be tried for these offenses before being disbanded officially by Pope Clement V in 1312. Learn more about the Knights Templar.

Rosenbergs' espionage appeal denied by Supreme Court

On October 13, 1952, the US Supreme Court announced that it had declined to grant certiorari in the appeal of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, condemned to death for conspiracy to commit atomic espionage for the Soviet Union. Justice William O. Douglas eventually granted a stay of execution on June 17, 1953, but that order was vacated by the full Court and the Rosenbergs were executed on June 19, 1953. Learn more about the Rosenbergs' case from the Eisenhower Presidential Library.

Greenwich Mean Time established as universal standard

On October 13, 1884, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was declared universal time by the International Meridian Conference, a gathering of 25 nations from around the globe.
Read the proceedings of the International Meridian Conference from Project Gutenberg.

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