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News Turkish security officials indicted by US grand jury
Turkish security officials indicted by US grand jury
Jennifer Suder
August 31, 2017 07:07:42 am

A US grand jury indicted 19 people , including 15 Turkish security officials, on Tuesday for attacking protesters during a visit to the White House by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in May. The protesters gathered...

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News Guatemala top court halts deportation of UN anti-corruption official
Guatemala top court halts deportation of UN anti-corruption official
Jennifer Suder
August 30, 2017 03:26:30 pm

The Guatemalan Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended President Jimmy Morales' order to deport the head of a UN anti-corruption commission from the country. The order came from the president two days after Ivan Velasquez, the Colombian prosecutor who...

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News Defense Secretary allows transgender troops to continue to serve pending study
Defense Secretary allows transgender troops to continue to serve pending study
Erik Slobe
August 30, 2017 02:45:12 pm

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on Tuesday released a statement declaring that a panel will be established to determine how to implement President Donald Trump's "Military and Service by Transgender Individuals" Presidential Memorandum and...

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News UN calls on Venezuela to address human rights violations amid political unrest
UN calls on Venezuela to address human rights violations amid political unrest
Matthew Santiago
August 30, 2017 02:44:17 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a report on Wednesday highlighting the human rights violations abuses that have been committed in Venezuela amid this year's anti-government protests. Since the...

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News Uber under investigation for foreign bribes
Uber under investigation for foreign bribes
Lars Peterson
August 30, 2017 02:38:34 pm

Uber confirmed on Tuesday that they are currently under investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for bribing foreign officials. The DOJ is seeking to determine whether Uber operated in violation of the Foreign Corrupt...

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Transgender prison nurse files discrimination lawsuit
Akira Tomlinson
August 30, 2017 01:21:09 pm

Former prison nurse Jesse Vroegh filed a lawsuit in Polk County District Court on Monday under the Iowa Civil Rights Act and equal protection clause of Iowa Constitution claiming the Iowa's...

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Wells Fargo sued over rate-lock extension fees
Matthew Santiago
August 30, 2017 01:04:25 pm

A Nevada homeowner on Monday filed suit against Wells Fargo & Co in a San Francisco federal court accusing the bank of falsely charging consumers certain mortgage fees. Borrowers applying for mortgages must usually pay...

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News UN rights chief concerned over violence in northern Rakhine state
UN rights chief concerned over violence in northern Rakhine state
Akira Tomlinson
August 30, 2017 11:52:11 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday urged people to refrain from violence against Myanmar security forces, for authorities to adhere to human rights law, and for authorities to prohibit use of provocative...

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UN urges member states to ratify convention to combat enforced disappearances
Lawrenz Fares
August 30, 2017 10:47:02 am

Multiple UN experts on Tuesday urged all member states to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance as the rates of enforced disappearances are increasing in multiple countries in...

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California Supreme Court makes it easier for tax propositions to appear on ballots
Lawrenz Fares
August 30, 2017 09:13:26 am

The California Supreme Court issued a 5-2 ruling on Monday that will make it easier for the state to get tax propositions on ballots. The court's ruling relied on its interpretation of Proposition 218 ,...

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Massacre of hundreds of Jews ends in Lisbon, Portugal

An anti-Jewish pogrom known as the "Lisbon Massacre" came to an end on April 21, 1506. The killings started as the result of a "New Christian," who was forcibly converted from Judaism as a result of King Manuel I's 1497 Edict of Forced Conversion, questioning a purported miracle at the Church of Saint Dominic. At least 1,000 New Christians were killed as a result of the ensuing riots, spurred on by two friars.  Today a memorial to the massacre victims stands outside of the church. Learn more about the Lisbon Massacre.

Henry VIII becomes King of England

On April 21, 1509, King Henry VII died, leaving his son, Henry VIII, King of England. Henry VIII eventually seceded his nation from the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first major European nation to do so. Henry then made himself head of the Church of England and dissolved Catholic monasteries throughout the country.

Learn more about Henry VIII.

Maryland Toleration Act established freedom of worship for all Christians

On April 21, 1649, the Maryland Assembly passed the Maryland Toleration Act, providing for freedom of worship for all Christians. The key section of the act read: And whereas the inforceing of the conscience in matters of Religion hath frequently fallen out to be of dangerous Consequence in those commonwealthes where it hath been practised, And for the more quiett and peaceable governement of this Province, and the better to preserve mutuall Love and amity amongst the Inhabitants thereof, Be it Therefore also by the Lord Proprietary with the advise and consent of this Assembly Ordeyned and enacted (except as in this present Act is before Declared and sett forth) that noe person or persons whatsoever within this Province, or the Islands, Ports, Harbors, Creekes, or havens thereunto belonging professing to beleive in Jesus Christ, shall from henceforth bee any waies troubled, Molested or discountenanced for or in respect of his or her religion nor in the free exercise thereof within this Province or the Islands thereunto belonging nor any way compelled to the beleife or exercise of any other Religion against his or her consent, soe as they be not unfaithfull to the Lord Proprietary, or molest or conspire against the civill Governement established or to bee established in this Province under him or his heires. Learn more about the Maryland Toleration Act.

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