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News Thailand parliament approves legislation giving military political influence
Thailand parliament approves legislation giving military political influence
Akira Tomlinson
June 23, 2017 12:33:59 pm

Thailand's parliament unanimously approved national strategy legislation on Thursday which will provide the military with political influence for at least 20 years. The National Strategy Act will create a committee , led by coup leader Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha...

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News Supreme Court decides for immigrant who received poor advice from counsel
Supreme Court decides for immigrant who received poor advice from counsel
Autumn Callan
June 23, 2017 12:33:08 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday for an immigrant who had received poor legal advice from his counsel. The petitioner in Lee v. United States came to the US from South Korea in 1982...

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News Federal judge orders major changes to Arizona death penalty procedures
Federal judge orders major changes to Arizona death penalty procedures
Akira Tomlinson
June 23, 2017 11:20:11 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona signed an order on Thursday accepting major revisions to Arizona's death penalty procedures. The order provides such changes like eliminating paralytic drugs for lethal injections,...

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News HRW accuses UAE of supporting human rights abuses in Yemen
HRW accuses UAE of supporting human rights abuses in Yemen
Elizabeth Lowman
June 23, 2017 10:35:43 am

Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of backing "Yemeni forces that have arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared, tortured, and abused dozens of people during security operations." According to HRW, the UAE...

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News Federal appeals court upholds almost all convictions of former CIA officer
Federal appeals court upholds almost all convictions of former CIA officer
Elizabeth Lowman
June 23, 2017 09:48:05 am

A panel consisting of three judges from the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed all but one conviction of former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling, who was convicted in 2015 for...

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News Supreme Court rules excluding public from jury selection does not invalidate conviction
Supreme Court rules excluding public from jury selection does not invalidate conviction
Autumn Callan
June 23, 2017 07:58:20 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that where there is a public-trial violation during jury selection the defendant must demonstrate prejudice to secure a new trial if the issue is raised as an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim. Members...

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News Supreme Court: naturalized citizens cannot lose citizenship based on immaterial false statements
Supreme Court: naturalized citizens cannot lose citizenship based on immaterial false statements
Lars Peterson
June 23, 2017 07:47:53 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that naturalized citizens may not be stripped of their citizenship status based on false statements that were immaterial to becoming a citizen. The court held that in order to...

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News Supreme Court upholds DC murder convictions
Supreme Court upholds DC murder convictions
Autumn Callan
June 22, 2017 03:58:37 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the convictions of several men who robbed, raped, kidnapped Catherine Fuller in the District of Columbia in 1984. Twenty-five years after being convicted in Turner, et al. v. United...

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News Senate releases health care bill proposing Medicaid cuts, end to ACA penalties
Senate releases health care bill proposing Medicaid cuts, end to ACA penalties
Autumn Callan
June 22, 2017 02:08:32 pm

Senate Republicans unveiled their version of a health care bill Thursday, proposing numerous changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) . The bill will repeal many of the ACA's measures including the tax increases it enforced...

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News Israel court rules airline cannot force women to move to accommodate men
Israel court rules airline cannot force women to move to accommodate men
Autumn Callan
June 22, 2017 11:34:02 am

A Jerusalem court ruled on Wednesday that El Al Airline employees cannot ask women to change seats to accommodate men. Recently there has been an increased number of disruptions on flights due...

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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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