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News Pakistan accuses India of human rights violations in Kashmir
Pakistan accuses India of human rights violations in Kashmir
Matthew Santiago
July 10, 2016 08:14:15 pm

The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday accused India of human rights violations after a recent clash between the Indian army and rebels in Kashmir. On Friday, rebels engaged in a firefight...

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News Apple agrees to pay $25 million settlement in patent infringement case
Apple agrees to pay $25 million settlement in patent infringement case
Taylor Isaac
July 10, 2016 12:53:25 pm

Apple agreed on Friday to a $25 million settlement with Network-1 Technologies to end a patent infringement claim. The claim involved U.S. Patent No. 6,006,227 (227 Patent) , a "document stream operating system" that organizes files...

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News Massachusetts governor signs transgender anti-discrimination law
Massachusetts governor signs transgender anti-discrimination law
Taylor Isaac
July 10, 2016 12:00:19 pm

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill (S.2407) into law on Friday protecting against discrimination on the basis of gender identity. The bill was passed earlier in the week by both houses of...

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News Gambia and Tanzania outlaw child marriage
Gambia and Tanzania outlaw child marriage
Miracle Jones
July 9, 2016 12:27:06 pm

The Gambia and Tanzania announced the end of the practice of child marriage along with prison sentences for those who continue the tradition. Gambian President Yahya Jemmah on Wednesday announced that "s from today, July 6,...

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News Ten states sue Obama administration over transgender bathroom guidance
Ten states sue Obama administration over transgender bathroom guidance
Mark Casper
July 8, 2016 05:05:52 pm

Ten additional states, including Nebraska, Michigan and Ohio, have filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration for its directive for schools to allow transgender to use the restroom correlating to their gender identity. The Obama administration, through...

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Loretta Lynch condemns shooting of Dallas police
Mark Casper
July 8, 2016 04:45:20 pm

In a press conference held Friday in Washington, DC, Attorney General Loretta Lynch gave her response to the shooting of police in Dallas during a peaceful protest of recent police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando...

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Congresswoman Corrine Brown and Chief of Staff charged with fraud
Mark Casper
July 8, 2016 03:52:32 pm

Congresswoman Corrine Brown and her chief of staff Elias "Ronnie" Simmons were charged in a 24-count indictment unsealed Friday for involvement in a bogus non-profit scholarship entity. Among the charges are multiple counts of mail and wire...

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Senate approves legislation requiring GMO labels on food
Mark Casper
July 8, 2016 03:17:57 pm

In a 63-30 vote, the US Senate approved legislation Thursday requiring food packaging to display genetically-modified organism (GMO) contents using words, pictures or scannable bar codes. If passed in the House , this law would...

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Ban on women in close combat roles lifted in Britain
Mark Casper
July 8, 2016 02:44:57 pm

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday lifted a ban on women serving in close combat units in British military. In what Cameron called a "major step," women will now be allowed to serve in...

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News Amnesty: Palestine and Israel officials need to deal with war crimes
Amnesty: Palestine and Israel officials need to deal with war crimes
Mark Casper
July 8, 2016 02:11:02 pm

In a report issued on Thursday, Amnesty International (AI) called upon Palestinian and Israeli officials to properly address human rights violations committed by their forces. The report was released a day before the second...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court ruled Indians not US citizens

On November 3, 1884, the US Supreme Court ruled in Elk v. Wilkins that John Elk, an American Indian who had tried to vote in a federal election in Omaha, Nebraska, was not a US citizen entitled to the protection of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the US Constitution. Native Americans became eligible for citizenship in 1887 under the Dawes Act, but only in 1924, under the Indian Citizenship Act, were all Native Americans born in the US made citizens.

Last public execution at Tyburn Gallows in London

On November 3, 1783, the last public execution took place at Tyburn Gallows in London, when John Austin was hanged for highway robbery. From the hanging of William Fitz Osburn in 1196 until Austin's execution, Tyburn served as London's primary location for public executions.

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