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News UN rights expert: strengthen CAR justice system to achieve peace
UN rights expert: strengthen CAR justice system to achieve peace
Autumn Callan
November 17, 2016 01:26:53 pm

An independent UN human rights expert said Wednesday that strengthening the justice system in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) is essential to achieving peace. Marie-Thérèse Keita-Bocoum was speaking before a conference on the CAR held in Brussels on...

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News Missouri appeals court rules frozen pre-embryos are marital property
Missouri appeals court rules frozen pre-embryos are marital property
Elizabeth Lowman
November 17, 2016 01:20:58 pm

The Court of Appeals of Missouri ruled Tuesday that frozen pre-embryos, fertilized eggs that are not implanted in the uterus, are legally classified as marital property, and the consent of both parties is required before the pre-embryos can...

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News UN rights experts renew calls to Saudi Arabia to release activists
UN rights experts renew calls to Saudi Arabia to release activists
Meena Ansari
November 17, 2016 01:18:45 pm

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention released a report Thursday renewing its call for Saudi Arabia to release nine human rights activists jailed for participating in activities promoting and protecting human rights. Most of the...

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News Federal appeals court remands Flint water lawsuit to state court
Federal appeals court remands Flint water lawsuit to state court
Akira Tomlinson
November 17, 2016 12:33:42 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ruling that a class action lawsuit regarding the Flint, Michigan, water crisis should be decided in state court. The lawsuit was...

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News IAEA: Iran repeatedly failing to keep nuclear commitments
IAEA: Iran repeatedly failing to keep nuclear commitments
Aaron Christenson
November 17, 2016 12:00:57 pm

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano said Thursday that Iran has repeatedly failed to keep its stockpile of heavy water below 130 metric tons. Heavy water can be used for nuclear energy or...

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News UN rights chief urges nations to stand by ICC and Rome statute
UN rights chief urges nations to stand by ICC and Rome statute
Miracle Jones
November 17, 2016 10:14:08 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday called for the international community to stand with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after states have recently begun leaving the institution. The commissioner urged...

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News Federal government issues new regulations governing natural gas waste
Federal government issues new regulations governing natural gas waste
Erik Slobe
November 17, 2016 09:13:03 am

The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) enacted new regulations on Tuesday requiring a reduction in the amount of natural gas wasted through release to the atmosphere through venting, flaring and leaks during oil and natural gas production...

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News Minnesota police officer charged in shooting death of Philando Castile
Minnesota police officer charged in shooting death of Philando Castile
Miracle Jones
November 17, 2016 09:09:53 am

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi announced Wednesday that charges are being filed against the officer who shot Philando Castile during a Minneapolis traffic stop in July, which was broadcasted on Facebook. After months...

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News Israel parliament gives preliminary approval to bill allowing West Bank settlements
Israel parliament gives preliminary approval to bill allowing West Bank settlements
Taylor Isaac
November 17, 2016 08:50:22 am

The Israeli parliament on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to the Formalization Bill, which would legalize settlement outposts in the West Bank. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had planned for the bill to be delayed in efforts to...

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News Federal appeals court affirms dismissal of Oklahoma botched execution case
Federal appeals court affirms dismissal of Oklahoma botched execution case
Taylor Isaac
November 17, 2016 07:30:16 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the dismissal of a case involving the 2014 botched execution of Clayton Lockett, a death row inmate in Oklahoma. Lockett's brother filed...

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Catholic Church abolishes index of prohibited books

On June 14, 1966, the Roman Catholic Church abolished the Index Librorum Prohibitum (index of prohibited books). The list was first published in 1559 to ban books that the Church considered immoral or contradictory to Church teachings. Read a list of authors and works placed on the Index Librorum Prohibitum.

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On June 14, 1943, the US Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette that school children could not be compelled to salute the US flag if it conflicted with their religious beliefs.

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