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News Trump healthcare bill withdrawn from Congress due to lack of votes
Trump healthcare bill withdrawn from Congress due to lack of votes
Steven Wildberger
March 25, 2017 09:48:19 am

President Donald Trump's healthcare bill was withdrawn from Congress on Friday after pushback from moderate Republicans and Democrats. Introduced to fulfill one of Trump's biggest campaign promises, repealing the Affordable Care Act , the American...

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News ICC awards reparations to victims of 2003 Congo attack
ICC awards reparations to victims of 2003 Congo attack
Clarissa Sarmiento
March 24, 2017 03:19:44 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday awarded symbolic reparations for the victims of a deadly 2003 attack by forces under the control of Germain Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ICC Trial...

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News Lawsuit filed against Massachusetts man for alleged warcrimes committed in Haiti
Lawsuit filed against Massachusetts man for alleged warcrimes committed in Haiti
Erik Slobe
March 24, 2017 02:50:13 pm

The Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA) filed a lawsuit on Thursday in the US District Court of Massachusetts against former Haitian Mayor Jean Morose Viliena alleging he committed crimes against humanity in...

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News Utah lowers DUI threshold to lowest in US
Utah lowers DUI threshold to lowest in US
Lawrenz Fares
March 24, 2017 01:35:00 pm

Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed House Bill 155 into law on Friday, lowering the blood alcohol limit for drivers from the current .08 percent to .05 percent. The new limit, the lowest threshold in the US,...

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News North Dakota governor signs ‘constitutional carry’ handgun bill into law
North Dakota governor signs ‘constitutional carry’ handgun bill into law
William Theisen
March 24, 2017 01:28:58 pm

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum signed House Bill 1169 into law on Thursday, making his the 15th state to allow residents to carry concealed firearms without a permit. The bill was met with little opposition in the state...

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Federal appeals court expedites review of Trump travel ban
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 24, 2017 01:18:46 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday ordered an expedited schedule for the appeal of a lower court ruling blocking the travel ban executive order by President Donald Trump . The...

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News Argentina’s ex-president ordered to stand trial
Argentina’s ex-president ordered to stand trial
Lawrenz Fares
March 24, 2017 01:11:38 pm

Argentinian Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio on Thursday ordered former President Cristina Kirchner to stand trail in a multi-billion dollar fraud case. Kirchner and 14 other government officials have...

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News State Department issues permit for Keystone XL pipeline
State Department issues permit for Keystone XL pipeline
Elizabeth Lowman
March 24, 2017 01:10:43 pm

The US State Department granted a presidential permit to the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline on Friday allowing it to "construct, connect, operate, and maintain pipeline facilities at the U.S.-Canadian border in Phillips County, Montana...

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News Senate introduces bill to expand Iran sanctions
Senate introduces bill to expand Iran sanctions
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 24, 2017 12:34:27 pm

A group of a dozen US Senators introduced the "Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017" Thursday to expand sanctions on Iran for ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, transfers of conventional weapons, and human rights violations. The...

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US agency: Trump hotel in Old Post Office does not violate government lease
William Theisen
March 24, 2017 12:34:00 pm

A contracting officer from the US General Services Administration sent a letter to Donald Trump, Jr., on Thursday finding that the Trump Organization did not violate the lease it holds for the Trump International Hotel ...

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Catholic priest Girolamo Savonarola burned at the stake

Radical Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola was burned at the stake in the Republic of Florence on May 23, 1498 for preaching against the practices of the powerful within the Catholic Church, including Pope Alexander VI, and celebrating mass while excommunicated. Learn more about the life of Savonarola and his execution.

Captain Kidd hanged for piracy

On May 23, 1701, Captain William Kidd, convicted of piracy and murder, was hanged in London. His body was later tarred and hung up in a gibbet - an iron cage - at the mouth of the River Thames as a warning to others.

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South Carolina becomes eighth U.S. state

On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratified the US Constitution, becoming the eighth American state. Learn more about the history of South Carolina.

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