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News Federal appeals court rules NCAA violates antitrust laws
Federal appeals court rules NCAA violates antitrust laws
Matt Belenky
September 30, 2015 05:06:56 pm

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) violates antitrust laws by limiting what compensation student athletes can receive. The appeals...

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India court sentences 5 to death for Mumbai train bombings
Matt Belenky
September 30, 2015 04:05:48 pm

A special court in India handed down death sentences Wednesday to five individuals convicted in bomb blasts in Mumbai that killed 188 people in 2006. Special Judge Yatin D Shinde sentenced Kamal Ansari, Faisal Atur Rahman...

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News Federal judge blocks order denying federal funds to Planned Parenthood in Utah
Federal judge blocks order denying federal funds to Planned Parenthood in Utah
Brittany Felder
September 30, 2015 10:12:36 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Utah on Tuesday blocked an order by Governor Gary Herbert that would have prevented Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds after the...

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News Catalonia president summoned to court over 2014 independence referundum
Catalonia president summoned to court over 2014 independence referundum
Brittany Felder
September 30, 2015 09:32:38 am

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia summoned Catalonia, President Artur Mas on Tuesday over his involvement in the 2014 independence referendum . Mas has been accused of civil disobedience, embezzlement of public funds...

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UN rights expert expresses concern over World Bank abuses
Dominic Yobbi
September 30, 2015 08:29:26 am

The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights on Tuesday expressed deep concern over human rights abuses committed by the World Bank , going as far as to call the World Bank...

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Federal appeals court revives New York credit card surcharge ban
Dominic Yobbi
September 30, 2015 07:21:45 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday ruled that a New York state law banning retailers from imposing surcharges on credit card purchases was constitutional, overruling a lower court decision....

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Former Thailand PM files criminal case against attorney general
Emelina Perez
September 30, 2015 06:21:09 am

Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra filed a criminal case against Attorney General Trakul Winitnaiyaphak and other prosecutors on Tuesday, accusing them of abuse of power and causing damage to others in the handling of...

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Former Congo VP pleads not guilty to interfering with administration of justice
Jacqueline Jones
September 29, 2015 01:03:06 pm

Former Congolese vice president Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of interfering with the administration of justice. Bemba is accused of paying witnesses and coaching them to give false...

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Former China senior judge to be prosecuted for corruption
Taylor Gillan
September 29, 2015 12:57:14 pm

Prosecutors in China on Tuesday announced that they will be investigating former China Supreme Court justice Xi Xiaoming on corruption charges. The former vice president of the Supreme People's Court has already been fired from all of...

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UN agencies urge states to protect rights of LGBTI individuals
Emelina Perez
September 29, 2015 12:50:12 pm

Twelve UN agencies published a joint statement on Tuesday urging states to end violence and discrimination toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) individuals. Abuses toward the LGBTI population are human rights abuses impacting society as...

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Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution

On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety took power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchmen and women had been executed by guillotine. Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.

'Scottsboro boys' put on trial for alleged rape of white women

On April 6, 1931, the nine "Scottsboro boys" were put on trial in Alabama on false charges of raping two white women during a freight train trip from Tennessee. Learn more about the trial of the Scottsboro boys.

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