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News Settlement ends border dispute over Red River land
Settlement ends border dispute over Red River land
Jonathon Churchin
November 10, 2017 12:28:00 pm

A federal judge, on Thursday signed a settlement agreement ending a land dispute between private citizens and Texas officials against the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over territory on the Red River. The landowners and state...

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News Former Philippines president faces corruption charges
Former Philippines president faces corruption charges
Lawrenz Fares
November 10, 2017 09:50:18 am

The Philippines Office of the Ombudsman (OTO) has anti-graft and corruption charges Tuesday against former Philippines president Benigno Aquino III in connection to the Mamasapano battle , which left 44 elite cops...

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News State Department ends Central American minor refugee program
State Department ends Central American minor refugee program
Raven Moore
November 10, 2017 09:23:12 am

The US State Department announced Wednesday that it will end the Central American Minors (CAM) refugee program, an Obama-era immigration initiative that sought to resettle "children and eligible family members who are nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, and...

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News Texas executes Mexican national despite international pressure
Texas executes Mexican national despite international pressure
David Zwier
November 10, 2017 08:40:44 am

Texas officials on Wednesday executed Rubén Cárdenas Ramírez, a Mexican national who was convicted in 1998 for the kidnap, rape and murder of his 16-year-old cousin, despite international pressure. The US Supreme Court had denied a writ of...

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News Saudi authorites detain more than 200 in corruption probe
Saudi authorites detain more than 200 in corruption probe
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 10, 2017 07:41:07 am

Saudi authorities have detained more than 200 individuals in connection with an investigation into corruption that has cost more than USD $100 billion over the past several decades, Attorney General Sheikh Saud Al Mojeb said Thursday. Of these...

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News Sri Lanka to investigate torture of Tamils held in custody
Sri Lanka to investigate torture of Tamils held in custody
Lawrenz Fares
November 10, 2017 06:46:07 am

Following an Associated Press (AP) article published Wednesday, Sri Lanka wrote Thursday in a letter to the New York Times that it will investigate allegations of torture and rape of 50 Tamil individuals by police offices and...

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News ICC Prosecutor renews call for arrest of Libya Al-Saiqa brigade commander
ICC Prosecutor renews call for arrest of Libya Al-Saiqa brigade commander
Kylee Clark
November 9, 2017 02:41:16 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Wednesday reported to the statement to the UN Security Council (UNSC) on the efforts to arrest Libyan special forces commander Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli. The warrant for his arrest was...

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News ICC prosecutor authorized to investigate crimes against humanity, war crimes in Burundi
ICC prosecutor authorized to investigate crimes against humanity, war crimes in Burundi
Christopher Anderson
November 9, 2017 02:35:01 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday authorized prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to investigate potential crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burundi. The decision of Pre-Trial Chamber III was the result of a preliminary examination...

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News Maine expands Medicaid by referendum with 60 percent approval
Maine expands Medicaid by referendum with 60 percent approval
Patrick Sherry
November 9, 2017 12:52:25 pm

Residents of Maine on Tuesday voted to expand access to Medicaid to an additional 70,000 low-income individuals under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , making it the first state to implement this expansion by referendum. Maine was one...

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News “This is about our children NOT pretty maps!”: a local look at redistricting
“This is about our children NOT pretty maps!”: a local look at redistricting
Kelly Cullen
November 9, 2017 12:49:04 pm

Redistricting has taken on increasing importance nationally as controversies over the political gerrymandering of House seats in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin have moved into the spotlight. However, redistricting controversies are not confined to the national level. At...

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Dutch East India Company established

On March 20, 1602, the States-General of the Netherlands established the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The creation edict granted VOC a monopoly over Dutch colonial activities in Asia for twenty-one years. During that time, VOC became the world's first multinational company and the first to issue stock. Read a history of the VOC and view the world's oldest share of stock, as issued by the VOC.

First woman executed by electric chair

On March 20, 1899, Martha Place, convicted of the murder of her stepdaughter, became the first woman to die in the electric chair. The execution was carried out at New York's Auburn Prison.

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