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News Michigan sued to prevent use of public funds for private schools
Michigan sued to prevent use of public funds for private schools
Akira Tomlinson
March 22, 2017 01:32:42 pm

Education and parent groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to prevent the Michigan government from using certain public funds for private schools. The suit is a response to the state's education budget , which allocates $2.5 million for reimbursements...

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News Supreme Court rules on bankruptcy settlement procedure case
Supreme Court rules on bankruptcy settlement procedure case
Autumn Callan
March 22, 2017 12:42:48 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corporation , a case involving the authority of bankruptcy courts. The case involves a trucking company seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection,...

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News UN expert encourages working toward water and sanitation rights for all
UN expert encourages working toward water and sanitation rights for all
Emelina Perez
March 22, 2017 12:39:02 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation, Léo Heller , on Tuesday urged the international community involved in development cooperation to work toward ensuring that people everywhere have rights to water and sanitation ....

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News Mississippi Senate approves bill to prohibit local ‘sanctuary’ immigration policies
Mississippi Senate approves bill to prohibit local ‘sanctuary’ immigration policies
Erik Slobe
March 22, 2017 12:02:54 pm

The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would prohibit cities in the state from passing so-called "sanctuary" laws limiting how local government groups cooperate with federal immigration agencies. The bill defines a sanctuary policy...

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News Oklahoma House approves bill banning abortions because of genetic abnormalities
Oklahoma House approves bill banning abortions because of genetic abnormalities
Emelina Perez
March 22, 2017 11:30:34 am

The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed HB 1549, known as the the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2017 , on Tuesday, which would prohibit abortions because of Down's Syndrome or genetic abnormalities of the child. According to the...

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HRW accuses Libya National Army of committing war crimes
Erik Slobe
March 22, 2017 11:21:21 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday that members of the Libyan National Army (LNA) may have committed war crimes in Benghazi on and around March 18. Benghazi has been center of stand-off between the LNA and...

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News Former South Korea president interrogated by prosecutors
Former South Korea president interrogated by prosecutors
Miracle Jones
March 22, 2017 09:29:02 am

Former South Korean president Park Geun-Hye met with The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office for several hours on Tuesday in connection with the ongoing corruption probe. Park began the day by giving an apology ...

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News Pakistan Assembly votes to continue use of military courts on terrorism suspects
Pakistan Assembly votes to continue use of military courts on terrorism suspects
Miracle Jones
March 22, 2017 08:22:19 am

The Pakistan National Assembly voted Tuesday to renew an amendment to the country's constitution that allows military tribunals to oversee civilians accused of terrorist-related crimes. Pakistan first made the amendment following an attack [Al Jazeera...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on appellate review, patent-exhaustion doctrine
Supreme Court hears arguments on appellate review, patent-exhaustion doctrine
Justin Cosgrove
March 22, 2017 08:04:23 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker and Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. . In Microsoft Corp. v. Baker the court heard arguments on whether a...

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News Gorsuch faces tough questions in second day of confirmation hearings
Gorsuch faces tough questions in second day of confirmation hearings
Justin Cosgrove
March 22, 2017 07:08:47 am

The Senate Judiciary Committee continued confirmation hearings on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Gorsuch faced numerous questions and concerns by Democrats on issues of abortion, gun control and campaign spending....

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Warsaw Pact signed

On May 14, 1955, seven communist countries in Eastern Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland Romania, and the USSR) signed the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (Warsaw Pact), a mutual defense accord created to counter NATO in the West. East Germany joined in 1959. Albania left in 1968.

Delegates gathered in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention

On May 14, 1787, delegates from each state begin to arrive in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention.

The last delegates arrived 10 days later, on May 24. Learn more about the Constitutional Convention.

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