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Pennsylvania federal court issues indictment for insider trading
Ashley Hogan
July 18, 2015 01:40:44 pm

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued an indictment Thursday against real estate lawyer Herbert Sudfeld for alleged insider trading. The charges include securities fraud, three counts of making a false statement...

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News DOJ settles discrimination case against Arizona sheriff
DOJ settles discrimination case against Arizona sheriff
Ashley Hogan
July 18, 2015 12:31:39 pm

The US Department of Justice and county officials in Phoenix on Wednesday agreed to settle parts of a discrimination lawsuit filed against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in 2012. The DOJ...

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News Apple bag check lawsuit granted class action status
Apple bag check lawsuit granted class action status
Taylor Gillan
July 18, 2015 11:24:27 am

The US District Court for the Northeastern District of California on Thursday ruled that Apple retail workers may pursue a class action lawsuit against Apple for failure to compensate them for time taken to...

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News German lawmakers approve Greek bailout negotiations
German lawmakers approve Greek bailout negotiations
Taylor Gillan
July 18, 2015 10:28:35 am

The German parliament on Friday voted to move forward with negotiations for a Greek bailout. Urged by Chancellor Angela Merkel to support the bailout, 439 legislators voted in favor of the negotiations with 119 voting...

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News Commission: Quarter of Guatemala political money comes from criminal groups
Commission: Quarter of Guatemala political money comes from criminal groups
Jacqueline Jones
July 17, 2015 04:11:28 pm

The UN International Commission Against Impunity reported that approximately a quarter of the money used for Guatemalan political campaigns is from criminal groups. The main criminal group being drug traffickers. The report...

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Northern Cameroon bans face veils after suicide bombings
Sarah Boehme
July 17, 2015 01:46:07 pm

After suicide bombings last Sunday in Fotokol by two women wearing burkas, Northern Cameroon on Wednesday banned women from wearing burkas and face-covering veils. The suicide bombers smuggled the bombs into public areas by hiding them under their veils. The...

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News Ireland parliament approves legal recognition of transgender people
Ireland parliament approves legal recognition of transgender people
Emelina Perez
July 17, 2015 01:17:36 pm

Ireland's Parliament, the Houses of Oireachtas , passed the Gender Recognition Bill on Wednesday, which allows transgender people over 18 legal recognition of their preferred gender and changes in their birth certificate. Ireland President Michael Higgins...

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News ICC judges ask prosecutor to reopen investigation of Gaza flotilla raid
ICC judges ask prosecutor to reopen investigation of Gaza flotilla raid
Sarah Boehme
July 17, 2015 12:42:39 pm

Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday asked for the court's prosecutor to review her decision not to investigate the 2010 Israeli raid of a flotilla headed for the Gaza Strip. Review of the...

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Wisconsin court closes Scott Walker 2012 campaign investigation
Dominic Yobbi
July 17, 2015 11:13:14 am

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday issued a court order ending an investigation into the 2012 campaign of Governor Scott Walker .The investigation, which was initiated by Milwaukee County District Attorney John T. Chisholm [official...

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South Carolina judge sets date for Charleston church shooting trial
Emelina Perez
July 17, 2015 11:11:09 am

A South Carolina judge on Thursday set July 11, 2016 as the trial date for Dylann Roof, the man charged with killing nine black church members attending Emanuel AME Church in Charleston last month. Roof is charged with...

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