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News ACLU files new lawsuit challenging Trump’s immigration order
ACLU files new lawsuit challenging Trump’s immigration order
Justin Cosgrove
February 8, 2017 01:45:22 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump's controversial executive order restricting immigration. The ACLU claims that the ban is unconstitutional under the First...

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News GOP senators announce bill to reduce legal immigration
GOP senators announce bill to reduce legal immigration
Erik Slobe
February 8, 2017 01:17:46 pm

Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) on Tuesday announced the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act that would reduce overall legal immigration into the US. In 2015 a total of 1,051,031...

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News Legal advance company accused of scamming 9/11 first responders, NFL players
Legal advance company accused of scamming 9/11 first responders, NFL players
Akira Tomlinson
February 8, 2017 01:10:53 pm

The New York Attorney General and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against RD Legal Funding, LLC and founder/owner Roni Dersovitz for allegedly scamming 9/11 first responders and NFL...

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News Federal judge refuses to lift order delaying Ohio exeuctions
Federal judge refuses to lift order delaying Ohio exeuctions
Autumn Callan
February 8, 2017 01:00:09 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday refused to lift a preliminary injunction that delays executions in Ohio. Last month Judge Michael Merz blocked Ohio's lethal...

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News UK top court rules unmarried partner can receive survivor’s pension
UK top court rules unmarried partner can receive survivor’s pension
Akira Tomlinson
February 8, 2017 12:59:28 pm

The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an unmarried woman is entitled to the pension of her long-term partner. Denise Brewster and William Leonard "Lenny" McMullan became engaged on Christmas Eve 2009, but two days later...

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News Zimbabwe court dismisses challenge to Mugabe presidency
Zimbabwe court dismisses challenge to Mugabe presidency
Emelina Perez
February 8, 2017 11:35:59 am

Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court rejected a case on Wednesday alleging that President Robert Mugabe is unfit to hold office because of his age, holding that the applicant failed to follow proper court filing procedures. Mugabe, who has been in...

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News Russia opposition leader convicted and sentenced for embezzlement
Russia opposition leader convicted and sentenced for embezzlement
Emelina Perez
February 8, 2017 10:56:09 am

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was found guilty of embezzlement on Wednesday and suspended sentenced of five years and a 500,000-rouble (USD 8,500) fine by a court in Kirov, Russia. Navalny runs the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which investigates the...

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News Putin signs bill reducing punishment for domestic violence
Putin signs bill reducing punishment for domestic violence
Miracle Jones
February 8, 2017 10:16:41 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a bill into law that decriminalizes domestic violence to make it an administrative offense. The bill allows for criminal prosecution for repeat offenders but allows...

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News Romania court rules Swiss franc bill unconstitutional
Romania court rules Swiss franc bill unconstitutional
Miracle Jones
February 8, 2017 09:07:20 am

The Constitutional Court of Romania ruled unanimously Tuesday that a bill permitting the conversion of Swiss francs to Romanian currency was unconstitutional. The bill which was passed last year...

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Federal appeals court hears oral arguments on reinstating immigration order
Justin Cosgrove
February 8, 2017 08:00:57 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments on Tuesday regarding the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration. The government argued that the executive order was well...

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Memphis Massacre of 1866 breaks out

The Memphis Massacre of 1866 broke out on May 1 of that year after Black Union veterans and police were involved in an altercation surrounding the arrest of a Black soldier. The ensuing skirmish spiralled out of control due to the racial tensions that followed the end of the US Civil War, lasting for two days and claiming the lives of 46 Black people and six whites.  The riot later cemented support for what would become the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Consitution, ensuring equal protection under the law. Learn more about the Memphis Massacre.  

Acts of Union creates Great Britain

On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act. Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

First US trade union formed

On May 1, 1794, the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) was organized in Philadelphia to negotiate wages for its members, becoming the first trade union in the United States. Learn more about the history of the labor movement in the United States, and visit the website of the AFL-CIO, the federation of America's labor unions, representing more than 13 million workers.

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