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News Unions seek injunction on Kentucky right to work law
Unions seek injunction on Kentucky right to work law
Elizabeth Lowman
May 26, 2017 09:12:18 am

Two unions, Kentucky State AFL-CIO and Teamsters Local 89 filed a class action lawsuit on Thursday against the state of Kentucky and the governor, claiming that Kentucky's "right-to-work" bill violates the state constitution. The plaintiffs...

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News UN rights chief voices concern about Palestinian prisoner hunger strike
UN rights chief voices concern about Palestinian prisoner hunger strike
Elizabeth Lowman
May 26, 2017 08:52:25 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein voiced concern on Wednesday over the treatment of hunger striking Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. The health of hundreds of prisoners has been declining, according...

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News Maine Supreme Court finds ranked-candidate voting law unconstitutional
Maine Supreme Court finds ranked-candidate voting law unconstitutional
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
May 26, 2017 08:17:50 am

The Maine Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the state's newly enacted legislation providing for a ranked-choice voting system conflicted with the state's constitution . The issue came before the court when the State Senate submitted a...

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News DOJ files civil suit against Fiat-Chrysler for emissions tampering devices
DOJ files civil suit against Fiat-Chrysler for emissions tampering devices
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
May 26, 2017 07:04:50 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil complaint on Tuesday against Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles NV alleging that the company illegally used computer software to bypass emissions tests in nearly 104,000 of the company's diesel cars....

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News Federal appeals court upholds injunction blocking Trump’s travel ban
Federal appeals court upholds injunction blocking Trump’s travel ban
Autumn Callan
May 25, 2017 03:15:58 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday upheld an injunction against President Donald Trump's travel ban that targets six Muslim-majority countries. The ban, announced in March , was the second version...

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News Iraq to investigate human rights violations in Mosul
Iraq to investigate human rights violations in Mosul
Autumn Callan
May 25, 2017 12:39:26 pm

Iraq's Interior Ministry has launched an investigation into human rights violations carried out against civilians by special forces while fighting the Islamic State (IS) in Mosul. The allegations were initially reported by...

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News Vermont governor vetoes recreational marijuana bill
Vermont governor vetoes recreational marijuana bill
Madison Chajson
May 25, 2017 11:58:27 am

Vermont Governor Phil Scott vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have made Vermont the ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana and the first to do so via a legislative body . Scott sent the bill...

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News UN: Saudi’s demolition of historic neighborhood violates human rights
UN: Saudi’s demolition of historic neighborhood violates human rights
Autumn Callan
May 25, 2017 10:45:59 am

Three UN experts on cultural rights, extreme poverty and adequate housing urged the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to stop the demolition of a 400-year-old neighborhood in Awamia on Wednesday. According to Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in...

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News Philippines president declares martial law as militants invade Marawi City
Philippines president declares martial law as militants invade Marawi City
Autumn Callan
May 25, 2017 08:22:42 am

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law on the island of Mindanao on Tuesday when heavily armed militants linked to the Islamic State took over large parts of Marawi City, a provincial capital in the predominantly...

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News Federal judge agrees to reconsider ruling blocking Trump’s order to defund sanctuary cities
Federal judge agrees to reconsider ruling blocking Trump’s order to defund sanctuary cities
Autumn Callan
May 24, 2017 02:49:42 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District Court of California agreed Tuesday to reconsider his ruling blocking President Donald Trump's executive order that cuts funding from so-called "sanctuary cities." In his opinion,...

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India sues Union Carbide over Bhopal industrial disaster

On April 8, 1985, the government of India filed a lawsuit against the Union Carbide Corporation for the Bhopal industrial disaster in which forty-two tons of methyl isocyanate gas was released from the pesticide plant of a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The disaster initially killed 2,000 Indians and injured another 200,000. These injuries led to another 16,000 deaths as a result of exposure to the gas. In 1989, the parties reached a $470 million settlement out of court. Learn more about the Bhopal industrial disaster from the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department of the government of Madhya Pradesh.

Seventeenth Amendment ratified

On April 8, 1913, the Seventeenth Amendment to the US Constitution, providing for the election of senators by popular vote rather than selection by state legislatures, was ratified. Learn more about the Seventeenth Amendment.

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