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News France parliament approves anti-terrorism bill increasing surveillance powers
France parliament approves anti-terrorism bill increasing surveillance powers
Akira Tomlinson
October 5, 2017 07:19:09 am

The lower house of the French parliament on Tuesday voted 415-127 to approve an anti-terrorism bill that would increase police surveillance powers and enable authorities to close places of worship easier that are suspected of being a...

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News Former Germany AfD leader charged with perjury
Former Germany AfD leader charged with perjury
Jennifer Suder
October 4, 2017 03:25:23 pm

The German public prosecutor accusesd nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD) leader, Frauke Petry Wednesday, of giving false statements about campaign finance under oath. Petry is accused of lying to a committee of the regional...

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News Spain high court investigating Catalonia officials for sedition
Spain high court investigating Catalonia officials for sedition
Jennifer Suder
October 4, 2017 02:41:57 pm

Spain's High Court announced on Wednesday that Calalonia's police and organizers are under investigation for sedition, most notably Catalonia's regional police, Josep Lluis Trapero. Trapero is being called to testify in relation to arrests of high-ranking...

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News Supreme Court hears oral arguments related to qualified immunity, rights waived by guilty plea
Supreme Court hears oral arguments related to qualified immunity, rights waived by guilty plea
Erik Slobe
October 4, 2017 02:26:42 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments for two cases Wednesday. In District of Columbia v. Wesby , police arrested trespassers in a vacant house. The trespassers stated that they were invited by someone else...

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News Amnesty: Egypt arresting members of LGTBI community
Amnesty: Egypt arresting members of LGTBI community
Akira Tomlinson
October 4, 2017 12:46:55 pm

Egyptian authorities are waging an anti-lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex (LGBTI) campaign, having arrested a total of 33 individuals, according to a statement by Amnesty International (AI) on Monday. The crackdown began because of a rainbow flag...

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News ACLU files lawsuit against FDA over restrictions on abortion pill
ACLU files lawsuit against FDA over restrictions on abortion pill
Erik Slobe
October 4, 2017 11:31:51 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Hawaii Tuesday against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to regulations for the...

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News Supreme Court hears oral arguments in immigration detention case
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in immigration detention case
Lawrenz Fares
October 4, 2017 08:14:14 am

The Supreme Court heard arguments in Jennings v. Rodriguez , a case which will determine whether or not non-citizen aliens may be held indefinitely without a bond hearing on Tuesday. Specifically, the court will...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on Wisconsin gerrymandering case
Supreme Court hears arguments on Wisconsin gerrymandering case
William Theisen
October 4, 2017 07:42:18 am

Through their questions and various statements during a one-hour oral argument on Tuesday, most of the Supreme Court justices indicated at least some consensus about their opinion of the practice of gerrymandering. With the exception of...

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News US House votes to ban abortion at 20 weeks
US House votes to ban abortion at 20 weeks
Miracle Jones
October 3, 2017 09:24:56 pm

The United States House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 237-189 to approve an abortion bill that would criminalize the medical procedure if performed after the 20 week viability mark. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection...

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News Atlanta unanimously votes to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana
Atlanta unanimously votes to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana
Miracle Jones
October 3, 2017 05:14:05 pm

The Atlanta City Council on Monday unanimously approved an ordinance decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana within the city limits. Following the path of other cities, the council approved, by a 15-0 vote,...

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Massachusetts instituted death penalty for heresy

On November 4, 1646, the Massachusetts General Court approved a law requiring all members of the colony to recognize the Bible as the Word of God, under penalty of death.  

Israel PM Yitzhak Rabin assassinated

On November 4, 1995, Yigal Amir shot and killed Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in response to the Oslo Accords peace agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organization. Amir was tried and given a life sentence for the murder. Learn more about the trial of Yigal Amir from the New York Times.

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