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News Washington Supreme Court strikes down voter-approved charter school law
Washington Supreme Court strikes down voter-approved charter school law
Jacqueline Jones
September 6, 2015 01:21:56 pm

The Washington Supreme Court ruled Friday that voter-approved initiative 1240 , which allowed 40 charter schools across the state, is unconstitutional. The court determined that the schools cannot receive public funding because the state superintendent has...

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News Chile court upholds convictions for 1973 killing of Americans
Chile court upholds convictions for 1973 killing of Americans
Dominic Yobbi
September 6, 2015 10:57:07 am

A Chilean appeals court on Saturday upheld the convictions of two men for the killing of two Americans in 1973. The Appeals Court of Santiago affirmed the seven-year sentence of General Pedro Espinoza Bravo and the two-year...

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News Guatemala ex-president maintains innocence at court appearance
Guatemala ex-president maintains innocence at court appearance
Bradley McAllister
September 5, 2015 12:45:28 pm

Former Guatemalan president Otto Perez Molina declared his innocence Friday at his hearing for corruption charges. Judge Migues Angel Galvez suspended proceedings until Tuesday. Molina resigned on Thursday amid corruption charges related to...

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News Hungary lawmakers approve emergency laws to address migration crisis
Hungary lawmakers approve emergency laws to address migration crisis
Bradley McAllister
September 5, 2015 12:03:35 pm

The Hungarian National Assembly on Friday passed a number of emergency measures to address the recent mass migration into Europe. The bill declares a state of emergency in Hungary and establishes...

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News Federal judge rejects New York town’s law banning laborers soliciting on sidewalks
Federal judge rejects New York town’s law banning laborers soliciting on sidewalks
Steven Wildberger
September 5, 2015 11:51:10 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Easter District of New York on Thursday ruled that a Long Island town's law preventing day laborers from soliciting work on sidewalks is an unconstitutional violation...

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News Canada top court rules for Ecuador villagers in suit against Chevron
Canada top court rules for Ecuador villagers in suit against Chevron
Steven Wildberger
September 5, 2015 10:56:21 am

The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday ruled in favor of Ecuadorian villagers seeking to enforce a multi-billion dollar judgment against the Chevron Corporation. In 2011, the 30,000 villagers secured a $17.2 billion judgment...

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News UN rights chief calls for peacekeeper criminal accountability
UN rights chief calls for peacekeeper criminal accountability
Taylor Brailey
September 4, 2015 03:10:28 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday called for increased accountability for criminal acts by international peacekeepers. While recognizing the gradual positive security developments over the past year, Zeid stressed...

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News Senegal tribunal receives war crimes accusations against Chad president
Senegal tribunal receives war crimes accusations against Chad president
Ashley Hogan
September 4, 2015 03:09:06 pm

The Extraordinary African Chambers confirmed Thursday that war crime accusations have been filed against Chad's President Idriss Deby . The special tribunal in Senegal is overseeing the case against the former president of Chad,...

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News Federal appeals court reinstates Nevada low-income voting rights case
Federal appeals court reinstates Nevada low-income voting rights case
Taylor Brailey
September 4, 2015 02:29:59 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday reinstated a case claiming Nevada has failed to provide voter registration services to its low-income citizens, as required under Section 7 of the National...

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News Kentucky official held in contempt for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses
Kentucky official held in contempt for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses
William Helbling
September 4, 2015 02:29:27 pm

A US district court judge on Thursday held Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis in contempt of court for her continued refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The ruling by District Judge David Bunning came after...

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South Africa born

On May 31, 1910, the Union of South Africa was created. Exactly fifty-one years later in 1961, the Republic of South Africa was born. Learn more about the history of South Africa from the country's government.

Tulsa race riot began

On May 31, 1921, the Tulsa race riot was touched off after a black elevator operator was alleged to have attacked a white woman in an elevator in downtown Tulsa. Armed whites attacked, burned and looted the local black business community of Greenwood in violence that killed more than 300 people and destroyed more than 1200 homes. Learn more about the Tulsa race riot. A special commission set up by the Oklahoma legislature decades afterward submitted this report [PDF] on the riot in 2001.

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