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News UN rights expert condemns murder of Mexico indigenous activist
UN rights expert condemns murder of Mexico indigenous activist
Miracle Jones
January 20, 2017 09:36:30 am

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders Michel Forst on Thursday condemned the execution of Raramuri indigenous activist Isidro Baldenegro Lopez. Lopez was an environmental activist in Mexico who fought to for indigenous...

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News Citigroup ordered to pay millions in ‘spoofing’ fines
Citigroup ordered to pay millions in ‘spoofing’ fines
Miracle Jones
January 20, 2017 09:12:21 am

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday ordered Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (Citigroup) to pay over 25 million dollars for engaging in deceitful business trading practices. The CFTC found that Cigroup would...

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News UN rights expert praises US decision to lift sanctions on Sudan
UN rights expert praises US decision to lift sanctions on Sudan
Alexandra Farone
January 20, 2017 08:35:50 am

The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and international sanctions Idriss Jazairy on Thursday praised US President Barack Obama's recent decision to lift all US sanctions on Sudan. He noted that he decision acknowledges the...

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News Federal appeals court upholds conviction of Massey Energy ex-CEO
Federal appeals court upholds conviction of Massey Energy ex-CEO
Alexandra Farone
January 20, 2017 07:40:12 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday upheld the conviction of former Massey Energy co-CEO Donald Blankenship for conspiracy for his role in a 2010 West Virginia mine explosion...

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News UN rights expert expresses dismay at Nigeria bombing of camp for internally displaced
UN rights expert expresses dismay at Nigeria bombing of camp for internally displaced
Brittany Felder
January 19, 2017 04:39:48 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Cecilia Jimenez-Damary on Thursday sharply condemned bombings in Nigeria as a means of counter insurgency against Boko Haram. The bombings struck a...

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News Federal judge orders Defense Department to release Abu Ghraib photos
Federal judge orders Defense Department to release Abu Ghraib photos
Jonathon Churchin
January 19, 2017 04:31:21 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Wednesday that the Department of Defense must release a cache of photos taken at Abu Ghraib and other sites in Iraq...

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News New Jersey court upholds firing of corrections officer who wore hijab to work
New Jersey court upholds firing of corrections officer who wore hijab to work
Brittany Felder
January 19, 2017 04:26:43 pm

A New Jersey appeals court on Wednesday upheld the firing of corrections officer Linda Tisby, who was terminated for wearing a hijab to work as an expression of her religious beliefs. Tissuey, who had worked for the...

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News Rights groups express concern over Facebook censorship
Rights groups express concern over Facebook censorship
Jonathon Churchin
January 19, 2017 03:49:08 pm

Seventy-seven advocacy groups penned a letter to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday asking for transparency in the social media website's censorship of speech. The groups are concerned with Facebook's censorship of people of color's posts, mainly regarding political...

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News Labor Department sues Oracle for employment discrimination
Labor Department sues Oracle for employment discrimination
Rachel Gerber
January 19, 2017 02:22:38 pm

The US Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against Oracle America, Inc. on Tuesday alleging the leading technology company has a systemic practice of paying Caucasian male workers more than their counterparts in the same job...

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News Federal appeals court strikes down Chicago gun range restrictions
Federal appeals court strikes down Chicago gun range restrictions
Aaron Christenson
January 19, 2017 02:09:12 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday struck down Chicago restrictions on gun ranges throughout the city. The Chicago ordinances barred anyone under the age of 18 from entering a gun range,...

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Nuclear test-ban treaty signed

On October 7, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the first nuclear test ban treaty between the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union.

East Germany created

On October 7, 1949, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) was created, formally dividing the country for the next 41 years.

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