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News Republican judiciary committee members vow to block Supreme Court nominees
Republican judiciary committee members vow to block Supreme Court nominees
Steven Wildberger
February 24, 2016 09:04:30 am

Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday vowed to block any Supreme Court nominee by President Obama . In a letter to the majority leader of the primarily-Republican Senate, all 11 of the Judiciary Committee's Republicans...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on patents, Hobbs Act
Supreme Court hears arguments on patents, Hobbs Act
Justin Cosgrove
February 24, 2016 07:08:28 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in cases dealing with damages for patent infringement and the Hobbs Act robbery statute. The consolidated cases of Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer and Halo Electronics, Inc. v....

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News UN Commission: Civilians paying the biggest price in Syria conflict
UN Commission: Civilians paying the biggest price in Syria conflict
Alonso Diaz
February 23, 2016 03:27:33 pm

The UN Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic reported that the Syrian conflict has had an unyielding effect on civilians as it enters in its sixth year. A concerted and sustained international action [UN News Centre...

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News Europe rights court condemns Italy for role in rendition case
Europe rights court condemns Italy for role in rendition case
Taylor Isaac
February 23, 2016 03:18:36 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday condemned Italy for their role in the 2003 kidnapping situation in connection with the US extraordinary rendition program. The court stated that Italy failed to perform their...

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News UN: Europe placing undue hardships on refugees and asylum-seekers
UN: Europe placing undue hardships on refugees and asylum-seekers
Taylor Isaac
February 23, 2016 01:28:15 pm

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Tuesday that new measures put in place by many European countries are too restrictive and place undue hardships on refugees and asylum-seekers. The measures at issue include daily...

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Obama delivers Guantanamo closure plan to Congress
Alexandra Farone
February 23, 2016 01:04:11 pm

US President Barack Obama delivered his plan to close Guantanamo Bay to Congress on Tuesday. This plan comes seven years after Obama first announced he planned to shut down the prison before the...

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News Europe rights court rules Russia violated opposition leader’s right to fair trial
Europe rights court rules Russia violated opposition leader’s right to fair trial
Alonso Diaz
February 23, 2016 12:41:45 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Russia violated the right of Alexei Navalny and Pyotr Ofitserov to a fair trial. Navalny was convicted of organizing and Ofitserov of facilitating large-scale embezzlement, including timber...

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News UN rights office expresses concern over Uganda elections
UN rights office expresses concern over Uganda elections
Alexandra Farone
February 23, 2016 12:05:51 pm

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concern Tuesday over the tense situation in Uganda after Thursday's election where President Yoweri Museveni apparently won a...

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News Utah senate advances bill legalizing medical marijuana
Utah senate advances bill legalizing medical marijuana
Brittany Felder
February 23, 2016 12:03:18 pm

The Utah Senate on Monday voted to advance Senate Bill 73 , which would legalize the use of medical marijuana in various forms such as vapor or edible form. The bill allows for dispensaries to...

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News Amnesty: Austria cap on asylum seekers violates human rights
Amnesty: Austria cap on asylum seekers violates human rights
Jacqueline Jones
February 23, 2016 09:30:27 am

Amnesty International (AI) warned Tuesday that Austria is violating the human rights of asylum seekers by putting caps of 80 requests per day through the main migrant route. Heinz Patzelt, of Amnesty International...

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Memphis Massacre of 1866 breaks out

The Memphis Massacre of 1866 broke out on May 1 of that year after Black Union veterans and police were involved in an altercation surrounding the arrest of a Black soldier. The ensuing skirmish spiralled out of control due to the racial tensions that followed the end of the US Civil War, lasting for two days and claiming the lives of 46 Black people and six whites.  The riot later cemented support for what would become the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Consitution, ensuring equal protection under the law. Learn more about the Memphis Massacre.  

Acts of Union creates Great Britain

On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act. Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

First US trade union formed

On May 1, 1794, the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) was organized in Philadelphia to negotiate wages for its members, becoming the first trade union in the United States. Learn more about the history of the labor movement in the United States, and visit the website of the AFL-CIO, the federation of America's labor unions, representing more than 13 million workers.

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