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News UN rights chief: civilians fleeing Fallujah facing abuse
UN rights chief: civilians fleeing Fallujah facing abuse
Brittany Felder
June 8, 2016 08:25:58 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein urged the Iraqi government to "take immediate measures to ensure that" those fleeing the city of Fallujah are "treated in strict accordance with international human rights...

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News Supreme Court rejects Google appeal in class action suit
Supreme Court rejects Google appeal in class action suit
Justin Cosgrove
June 7, 2016 09:30:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear and appeal by Google in a lawsuit filed by advertisers. The class action lawsuit claims that Google has displayed the companies'...

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News Switzerland voters reject universal basic income plan
Switzerland voters reject universal basic income plan
Justin Cosgrove
June 7, 2016 08:06:50 am

Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a plan that would provide all citizens with a guaranteed basic income. The proposal called for all adults to be paid an unconditional monthly income, regardless of need. Many of those who supported the proposal...

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News Supreme Court allows inmate’s lawsuit to proceed
Supreme Court allows inmate’s lawsuit to proceed
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 6, 2016 01:09:36 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Simmons v. Himmelreich that an inmate's lawsuit against a prison guard may proceed. The court held that the dismissal of the inmate's claim under the Federal...

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News Supreme Court rules for prison guard in inmate’s suit
Supreme Court rules for prison guard in inmate’s suit
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 6, 2016 12:14:38 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Ross v. Blake that an inmate could not file a court challenge against a prison guard without exhausting all administrative remedies. The question before the court was...

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News Supreme Court to rule in death penalty cases
Supreme Court to rule in death penalty cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 6, 2016 10:47:23 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in two death penalty cases. In Moore v. Texas the court will decide (1) whether it violates the Eighth Amendment and the Supreme...

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News Egypt appeals court acquits 33 convicted protesters
Egypt appeals court acquits 33 convicted protesters
Matthew Santiago
June 5, 2016 04:58:11 pm

A Cairo appeals court on Saturday acquitted 33 protesters previously sentenced to two years in prison. The protesters were among 300 others who were arrested in April for holding a large scale public demonstration against the surrendering...

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News AP: police departments not filing hate crime reports
AP: police departments not filing hate crime reports
Alonso Diaz
June 5, 2016 03:54:15 pm

An Associated Press (AP) investigation has found that thousands of police agencies across the country do not submit hate crime reports to the FBI. Although many agencies and departments would only file zeros, federal guidelines call [Indianapolis Star...

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News Taliban gunmen attack Afghanistan court building, killing prosecutor
Taliban gunmen attack Afghanistan court building, killing prosecutor
Matthew Santiago
June 5, 2016 03:23:35 pm

Three Taliban gunmen on Sunday attacked a court building in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people including a newly appointed chief prosecutor. Authorities state that 21 others were injured in the attack before the gunmen were shot dead...

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News China to ignore UN ruling concerning the South China Sea
China to ignore UN ruling concerning the South China Sea
Alonso Diaz
June 5, 2016 02:56:44 pm

A Chinese official said Saturday that China will ignore a decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague over the South China Sea dispute. The Philippines filed a case against the People's Republic of China with...

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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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