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News Tunisia authorities arrest three suspects in association with recent Berlin attack
Tunisia authorities arrest three suspects in association with recent Berlin attack
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
December 26, 2016 01:26:16 pm

Tunisian authorities have arrested three individuals suspected of being involved in the December 19th terror attack at a Berlin Christmas Market where a loaded truck ran into the crowded market. One of the men is the nephew of Anis Amri,...

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News Taiwan legislative committee approves same-sex marriage bill
Taiwan legislative committee approves same-sex marriage bill
Aaron Christenson
December 26, 2016 10:54:39 am

A legislative committee in the Taiwan Parliament on Monday approved a bill that would amend the Taiwan Civil Code to allow same-sex marriage. The Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee approved a change in the Code from...

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News Israel PM summons, rebukes ambassadors for UN vote against settlements in Palestine
Israel PM summons, rebukes ambassadors for UN vote against settlements in Palestine
Brittany Felder
December 25, 2016 08:52:11 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday summoned the ambassadors of the fourteen UN Security Council members who supported a resolution condemning Israel's settlement in Palestine to rebuke them for the vote. Following the passage...

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News Obama approves legislation restructuring US international broadcasting
Obama approves legislation restructuring US international broadcasting
Mark Casper
December 25, 2016 07:10:11 pm

US President Barack Obama on Sunday approved legislation which would provide for a single chief executive to oversee non-military, international media. The law , which some claim may harm journalistic independence, will restructure the Broadcasting Board...

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News US Department of Justice files civil suit against Barclays Bank
US Department of Justice files civil suit against Barclays Bank
Erik Slobe
December 24, 2016 04:07:46 pm

On Thursday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil suit against Barclays Bank and two former executives for the fraudulent sales of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) from 2005 to 2007....

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Cluster-munitions kill two civilians in Yemen
Erik Slobe
December 24, 2016 01:48:27 pm

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced yesterday that cluster-munitions were used on the Yemini city of Saada on December 6, which killed two civilians and wounded six more. HRW stated that is is believed the cluster-munitions were launched...

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News UN Security Council decides against arms embargo for South Sudan
UN Security Council decides against arms embargo for South Sudan
Jonathon Churchin
December 24, 2016 12:50:24 pm

On Friday the United Nations Security Council failed to pass a resolution, which would have imposed an arms embargo on South Sudan with a vote of 7-0 with 8 abstentions. The resolution would have instituted an...

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News US abstains in UN vote denouncing Israeli settlements in Palestine
US abstains in UN vote denouncing Israeli settlements in Palestine
Jonathon Churchin
December 24, 2016 12:16:37 pm

The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution, on Friday, which establishes that Israeli settlements in Palestine have no legal validity. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the resolution, stating that the settlements violated...

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News Obama administration to dismantle muslim registry program
Obama administration to dismantle muslim registry program
Autumn Callan
December 23, 2016 04:09:03 pm

The Obama administration is dismantling the dormant national registry program that was used to keep tabs on visitors from countries with active terrorist groups, the administration announced Thursday. The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (Nseers) is...

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News Deal to repeal North Carolina “bathroom bill” collapses
Deal to repeal North Carolina “bathroom bill” collapses
Autumn Callan
December 23, 2016 02:31:13 pm

A bipartisan agreement to repeal North Carolina's "bathroom bill" fell apart Wednesday after each party accused the other of reneging on promises. House Bill 2 (HB2) is a state law requiring transgender people to use the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia

On September 5, 1774, the first assembly of the Continental Congress, forerunner of the US Congress, convened in Philadelphia to protest the so-called "Intolerable Acts" passed by the British Parliament. Review the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress.

France passes conscription law

On September 5, 1798, France promulgated a conscription policy with the passage of the Jourdan Law. The law instituted a draft for all males between the ages of twenty and twenty-five with exceptions for clergy, holders of public office, and certain students and industrial workers. The law also allowed the wealthy to pay for someone else to take their place in the military.

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