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News DOJ: Baltimore Police Department engages in discriminatory practices
DOJ: Baltimore Police Department engages in discriminatory practices
Mark Casper
August 11, 2016 10:22:43 am

The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has engaged in tactics that violate the First and Fourth Amendments and numerous anti-discrimination laws, according to a report released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday....

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News Brazil Senate votes to open impeachment trial against Rousseff
Brazil Senate votes to open impeachment trial against Rousseff
Mark Casper
August 11, 2016 09:16:22 am

The Brazil Senate officially indicted President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, marking the beginning of an impeachment trial against the embattled president. The Senate, which held a 16-hour session while deliberating on how to...

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News Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences former MP to death
Bangladesh war crimes tribunal sentences former MP to death
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 10, 2016 02:14:07 pm

The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) on Wednesday sentenced a former member of parliament to death and seven others to life in prison for crimes committed during the 1971 war for independence. Sakhawat Hossain, a former...

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News Federal judge upholds Illinois ex-governor Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence
Federal judge upholds Illinois ex-governor Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 10, 2016 11:08:25 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled Tuesday that former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich must serve the rest of his 14-year sentence in a Colorado prison. Judge James Zagel ruled [Reuters...

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News UN rights chief urges Maldives to retain death penalty moratorium
UN rights chief urges Maldives to retain death penalty moratorium
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 10, 2016 09:58:11 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday urged the Maldives to abide by a decades-old moratorium on the death penalty. The country has operated according to the de facto moratorium for...

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News Federal appeals court rules for Chevron in Ecuador pollution case
Federal appeals court rules for Chevron in Ecuador pollution case
Alonso Diaz
August 9, 2016 10:51:52 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday affirmed a lower court ruling that barred Ecuadoran plaintiffs from collecting a USD $8.646 billion Ecuadoran judgment against Chevron Corp. The lower court had concluded...

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News Germany court: lawsuits against Volkswagen may proceed
Germany court: lawsuits against Volkswagen may proceed
Alonso Diaz
August 9, 2016 09:34:32 am

The District Court in Braunschweig, Germany, ruled Monday that a collective complaint against Volkswagen AG (VW) may move forward. Like US-style class-action lawsuits, the collective complaint was launched on behalf of multiple investors who...

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News UNICEF struggling to address South Sudan’s rise in malnourished children
UNICEF struggling to address South Sudan’s rise in malnourished children
Matthew Santiago
August 8, 2016 09:00:00 am

The UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday that the ongoing conflict in South Sudan has caused the number of malnourished children in the nation to dramatically increase. While South Sudan's population suffered [UN...

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News Philippines president names government officials connected to illegal drug trade
Philippines president names government officials connected to illegal drug trade
Matthew Santiago
August 7, 2016 05:10:02 pm

Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday identified approximately 150 serving and former state officials who are allegedly involved in the nation's illegal drug trade. Duterte stated that all named officials, which includes mayors, judges, legislators, policeman and...

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News Iran executes nuclear scientist for defecting to US
Iran executes nuclear scientist for defecting to US
Matthew Santiago
August 7, 2016 04:07:28 pm

An Iranian judiciary spokesman announced on Sunday that a nuclear scientist was executed for providing the US with state secrets. Shahram Amir previously went missing in 2009 while embarking on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Amir reemerged...

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty extended indefinitely

On May 11, 1995, over 170 signatory nations agreed to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) indefinitely. The NPT is an agreement signed by 189 countries to control the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology based on the principles of disarmament, non-proliferation, and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. The treaty was opened for signature in 1968 with a provision for review conferences every five years. During the 1995 review conference in New York City, member countries decided to keep the treaty open indefinitely. Learn more about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from the United Nations.

Massachusetts repealed law banning Christmas

On May 11, 1682, the Massachusetts General Court repealed two laws that had banned the celebration of Christmas and had authorized capital punishment for expelled Quakers returning to the colony. Learn more about the state's ban on Christmas.

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