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News Obama administration settles lawsuits with Native American tribes
Obama administration settles lawsuits with Native American tribes
Justin Cosgrove
September 28, 2016 01:20:10 pm

The Obama administration announced Monday that is agreed to pay over $492 million to 17 Native American tribes. The lawsuits accused the government of mismanaging natural resources and other tribal assets. According to the...

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Switzerland lawmakers approve public burqa ban
Steven Wildberger
September 28, 2016 01:14:10 pm

Switzerland's lower house of Parliament on Tuesday narrowly approved a bill that would amend the nation's federal constitution to include a ban on "concealing ones face" in public under most circumstances. Proposed by the Swiss People's...

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UN rights expert: Libya situation continuing to deteriorate
Alexis Wheeler
September 28, 2016 11:45:06 am

UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kate Gilmore addressed the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council on Tuesday speaking on the deteriorating human rights situation in Libya and calling for accountability and reform. She...

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News Greece lawmakers approve new austerity measures
Greece lawmakers approve new austerity measures
Alexis Wheeler
September 28, 2016 10:53:23 am

The Greek Parliament approved new legislation Tuesday cutting pensions and increasing the rate of privatization. The measures were taken in order to satiate creditors and receive aid under the country's third bail-out procedure. Included in the deal...

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Federal judge blocks election day voter registration in Illinois
Alexandra Farone
September 28, 2016 09:34:39 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a motion on Tuesday blocking Illinois from allowing voter registration on Election Day in the state's most populated counties. The state's...

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ICC sentences Mali jihadist for destroying Timbuktu shrines
Alexandra Farone
September 28, 2016 08:03:36 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday sentenced a Malian jihadist to nine years of imprisonment for overseeing the destruction of Muslim shrines in Timbuktu, Mali. Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi admitted...

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Shareholders file suit against Wells Fargo
Miracle Jones
September 27, 2016 03:07:57 pm

Wells Fargo shareholders on Monday filed suit against the banking conglomerate over their allegedly deceptive sales practices. The suit , filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California , alleges...

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Brazil police arrest former minister in corruption probe
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September 27, 2016 02:05:27 pm

The Federal Police of Brazil on Monday arrested former finance minister Antonio Palocci in connection with an ongoing corruption probe. The former minister is accused of being involved with a host of...

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Colombia signs peace agreement with FARC rebels
Ashley Hogan
September 27, 2016 01:24:39 pm

The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a peace agreement on Monday that ends a more than 50-year conflict. The agreement was finalized in August after four years of negotiations...

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Pakistan lawmakers approve bill to allow Hindu marriage registration
Ashley Hogan
September 27, 2016 12:53:39 pm

The National Assembly of Pakistan on Monday approved a bill that allows the Hindu community to legally register their marriages. Rights groups applauded the passing of the Hindu marriage bill as it will...

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West Germany becomes a sovereign nation

On May 5, 1955, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a fully sovereign nation. Four days later on May 9, West Germany joined NATO. West Germany then became a founding member of the European Economic Community in 1958. Read the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz), which served as the constitution of West Germany and became the governing document of the reunited Germany in 1990.

Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in TN public schools

On May 5, 1925, high school science teacher John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in the Tennessee public schools. Learn more about the Scopes Monkey Trial.

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