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News DHS: attempted border crossings and deportation down in 2017
DHS: attempted border crossings and deportation down in 2017
Jessica Lasky
December 6, 2017 06:14:31 pm

The number of people stopped from illegally crossing the border and the number of deportations are down, but immigration arrests are up from previous years, according to end-of-year statistics released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [official...

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California Department of Insurance seeks to revoke Wells Fargo’s license
Erik Slobe
December 6, 2017 04:19:01 pm

The California Department of Insurance announced Wednesday that it has served Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Insurance with an accusation seeking to suspend or revoke the companies' licenses due to improper insurance sales...

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News SEC freezes assets of PlexCorp during initial coin offering for PlexCoins cryptocurrency
SEC freezes assets of PlexCorp during initial coin offering for PlexCoins cryptocurrency
Erik Slobe
December 6, 2017 03:51:22 pm

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Cyber Unit announced Monday that it has obtained an emergency asset freeze against Dominic Lacroix, Lacroix's partner Sabrina Paradis-Royer, and his company, PlexCorps, after filing charges alleging...

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News HRW: Ethiopia officials using spyware to monitor government critics
HRW: Ethiopia officials using spyware to monitor government critics
Jennifer Suder
December 6, 2017 03:28:45 pm

Ethiopian officials have renewed their campaign of collecting intelligence against government critics abroad through the use of commercial spyware, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday. According to Citizen Lab , an independent research group in Toronto,...

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DHS sued for not disclosing memo recommending detention center closing
Kenneth Hall
December 6, 2017 02:16:26 pm

Several immigration and civil rights organizations filed suit Wednesday against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) division for illegally withholding a memo recommending the closure of...

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UN Human Rights Council condemns systematic abuse against Rohingya minority
Akira Tomlinson
December 6, 2017 01:44:06 pm

The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday approved a resolution condemning systematic human rights violations against the Rohingya minority and the acts of violence committed by Myanmar security forces, calling instead for a peaceful resolution. Thirty-three...

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UN rights chief against proposed Mexico security legislation
Akira Tomlinson
December 6, 2017 12:51:04 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said on Tuesday that Mexico's proposed security legislation will not assist its armed forces in combating the war on drugs. The Law on Internal Security [text, PDF,...

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News EU court rules luxury brands may ban sale of products on Amazon
EU court rules luxury brands may ban sale of products on Amazon
Sean Rohtla
December 6, 2017 12:24:14 pm

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that luxury brands can prohibit their distributors from selling products on third-party Internet sites like Amazon. The ruling came from a decision referred to the court by the Higher Regional Court,...

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Federal appeals court revives lawsuit against online retailer Alibaba
Raven Moore
December 6, 2017 09:24:16 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday revived a lawsuit brought against Alibaba Group Holding Ltd by the Chinese online retailer's shareholders last year. The suit alleged that in addition...

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News States challenge California egg law before Supreme Court
States challenge California egg law before Supreme Court
Christopher Hsu
December 6, 2017 08:33:39 am

Thirteen states filed a motion for leave to file bill of complaint with the US Supreme Court Monday challenging a California egg law. In 2008 California enacted California Health & Safety Code §§ 25990-25996 , which prohibits the...

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Nuremberg race laws went into effect in Nazi Germany

On September 15, 1935, the Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany became effective, racially defining German citizenship and making Jews outcasts. The Reich Health Office issued the following chart in 1936 to assist in ascertaining the "admissibility of marriage between Aryans and non-Aryans." White circles represented on the chart are "pure Germans" while the circles with black indicate the proportion of Jewish heritage. Review the Nuremberg Laws on Citizenship, German Blood and German Honor, and Hereditary Health.

KKK bombs Alabama Church

On September 15, 1963, members of the Klu Klux Klan bombed a predominantly African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. The blast at the 16th Street Baptist Church killed four young girls and injured twenty other people. Despite an investigation by the FBI, no one was charged with responsibility for the crime until Robert Chambliss was convicted of murder in 1977. His accomplices, Thomas Blaton, Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry, were not tried and convicted until about twenty-five years later. Learn more about the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and the trials of Blanton and Cherry from NPR.

Nuremberg Laws went into effect in Nazi Germany

On September 15, 1935, the Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany became effective, racially defining German citizenship and making Jews outcasts. The Reich Health Office issued the following chart in 1936 to assist in ascertaining the "admissibility of marriage between Aryans and non-Aryans": white circles represent on the chart are "pure Germans", while the circles with black indicate the proportion of Jewish blood.

Review the Laws for Protection of the German Race on Citizenship, German Blood and German Honor, and Hereditary Health.

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