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News DHS announces plan to ban laptops from aircraft cabins
DHS announces plan to ban laptops from aircraft cabins
Meena Ansari
May 28, 2017 05:43:40 pm

John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security ,stated in an interview Sunday that the United States is considering banning laptops in aircraft cabins on all international flights. During the interview with Fox New Sunday, Kelly said the...

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News HRW: Chechen police attempting to purge gay and bisexual men from society
HRW: Chechen police attempting to purge gay and bisexual men from society
Autumn Callan
May 28, 2017 08:43:35 am

According a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report , Chechen police have rounded up, beaten and humiliated dozens of men who are suspected of being gay or bisexual in an attempt to purge them from society. The report contains...

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News Federal judge voids 2002 Beltway-sniper-killer life sentences
Federal judge voids 2002 Beltway-sniper-killer life sentences
Meena Ansari
May 27, 2017 11:14:50 pm

Judge Raymond Jackson of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday tossed out the life sentences imposed by Virginia courts for Lee Boyd Malvo , ruling that...

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News France announces law to eliminate prison terms for marijuana usage
France announces law to eliminate prison terms for marijuana usage
Meena Ansari
May 27, 2017 10:35:00 pm

The government of France, under its newly elected president Emmanuel Macron , announced its intention on Friday to introduce a law ending prison terms for marijuana usage by the end of the year, although marijuana consumption...

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News North Carolina Governor sues state legislators over limitations on executive powers
North Carolina Governor sues state legislators over limitations on executive powers
Akira Tomlinson
May 27, 2017 09:35:37 pm

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper filed a new suit against Republican state legislators on Friday challenging laws, which allegedly unconstitutionally limit his power to appoint appeals court judges and members of board and commissions. Cooper argues...

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News Maryland Governor vetoes Ban the Box college-application bill
Maryland Governor vetoes Ban the Box college-application bill
Akira Tomlinson
May 27, 2017 12:00:39 pm

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan vetoed a bill on Friday that would have barred colleges from inquiring about applicants criminal history. Senate Bill 543 , also called the Maryland Fair Access to Education Act, prohibited colleges...

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News UN rights chief: Syria civilians must be protected from airstrikes
UN rights chief: Syria civilians must be protected from airstrikes
Autumn Callan
May 26, 2017 03:24:45 pm

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein , on Friday urged warring parties in Syria to take any steps necessary in protecting the civilian population during armed conflict. Many innocent civilians have already...

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News Report: Nepal politicians and army resistant to war crimes investigation
Report: Nepal politicians and army resistant to war crimes investigation
Autumn Callan
May 26, 2017 02:36:10 pm

The International Center for Transitional Justice released a 50-page report Thursday addressing the reluctance of politicians and security forces to bring justice to tens of thousands of families who were gravely affected by the country's decade-long...

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News GM accused in lawsuit of rigging diesel trucks to pass emissions tests
GM accused in lawsuit of rigging diesel trucks to pass emissions tests
Autumn Callan
May 26, 2017 12:15:06 pm

A class action lawsuit was filed against General Motors Company (GM) on Thursday that alleges the company rigged hundreds of thousands of diesel trucks with devices to ensure the vehicles pass emissions tests. The complaint, filed...

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News Kosovo Supreme Court rejects appeal of politician’s acquittal
Kosovo Supreme Court rejects appeal of politician’s acquittal
Autumn Callan
May 26, 2017 11:04:43 am

The Supreme Court of Kosovo rejected an appeal on Thursday against the acquittal of 10 Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members, including former commander and politician Fatmir Limaj, who were charged with war crimes in the so-called "Klecka case."...

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South Africa born

On May 31, 1910, the Union of South Africa was created. Exactly fifty-one years later in 1961, the Republic of South Africa was born. Learn more about the history of South Africa from the country's government.

Tulsa race riot began

On May 31, 1921, the Tulsa race riot was touched off after a black elevator operator was alleged to have attacked a white woman in an elevator in downtown Tulsa. Armed whites attacked, burned and looted the local black business community of Greenwood in violence that killed more than 300 people and destroyed more than 1200 homes. Learn more about the Tulsa race riot. A special commission set up by the Oklahoma legislature decades afterward submitted this report [PDF] on the riot in 2001.

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