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News Colombia agencies collecting bulk data without warrants: report
Colombia agencies collecting bulk data without warrants: report
Taylor Gillan
September 1, 2015 12:17:23 pm

Privacy International reported Monday that Colombian intelligence agencies have been developing surveillance tools to collect large amounts of data without a warrant. According to the advocacy group, a newly changed intelligence law has made it possible...

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News Federal judge rules employers may refuse to provide contraceptive coverage for moral reasons
Federal judge rules employers may refuse to provide contraceptive coverage for moral reasons
Taylor Gillan
September 1, 2015 11:38:27 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Monday that employers may refuse to provide insurance coverage for contraception for moral reasons, rather than restricting the ability to refuse to those with religious...

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News EU court finds Italy denied immigrants’ rights
EU court finds Italy denied immigrants’ rights
William Helbling
September 1, 2015 11:06:47 am

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday upheld a 2011 decision that countries must consider immigrants' asylum cases individually. According to the facts of the case , three Tunisian immigrants were...

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News Supreme Court denies Kentucky clerk’s bid not to issue same-sex marriage licenses
Supreme Court denies Kentucky clerk’s bid not to issue same-sex marriage licenses
William Helbling
September 1, 2015 10:16:52 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a Kentucky county clerk's bid to continue refusing to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples pending an appeal. Kim Davis, the clerk for Rowan county, has declined...

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News WH spokesperson: Obama still considering options to close Guantanamo
WH spokesperson: Obama still considering options to close Guantanamo
Steven Wildberger
September 1, 2015 08:35:47 am

White House spokesperson Josh Earnest on Monday said President Barack Obama is considering a "wide array" of options for closing the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While Earnest said that Congressional consent would be the...

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News Former Virginia governor to remain free pending appeal
Former Virginia governor to remain free pending appeal
Steven Wildberger
September 1, 2015 07:44:11 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell's emergency application to stay his mandated jailing while the court decides whether to hear his appeal. The order will keep McDonnell out of...

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Algerian National Liberation Front announces independence campaign

The pro-Algerian independence National Liberation Front released a proclamation on November 1, 1954 announcing the beginning of its campaign for Algerian independence from France, marking the start of the Algerian War. The war would rage for seven years and claim hundreds of thousands of lives until it was ended by the 1962 Évian Accords. Algeria would win its independence on July 3, 1962. Read the full November 1 declaration.

Rent control established in New York City

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