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News AG Sessions testifies before Senate committee in Russia investigation
AG Sessions testifies before Senate committee in Russia investigation
Autumn Callan
June 14, 2017 09:10:41 am

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday in relation to his alleged ties to Russia and its coordination with President Donald Trump's campaign in 2016. During the two-and-a-half-hour session, Sessions...

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News Supreme Court rules applicants for biosimilar products may provide notice of marketing before FDA approval
Supreme Court rules applicants for biosimilar products may provide notice of marketing before FDA approval
Autumn Callan
June 14, 2017 08:37:02 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc. that companies applying to produce biosimilar products do not need to have the approval of the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) before...

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News Supreme Court refuses to block order finding Texas county’s bail system discriminatory
Supreme Court refuses to block order finding Texas county’s bail system discriminatory
Autumn Callan
June 9, 2017 08:22:32 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block a finding that a Texas county's bail system discriminates against the poor. Officials of Harris County petitioned the court on Tuesday for an emergency order to...

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News Former FBI director James Comey testifies against Trump administration
Former FBI director James Comey testifies against Trump administration
Autumn Callan
June 9, 2017 07:28:25 am

Former FBI director James Comey testified on Thursday in front of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence . During more than two hours of testimony, Comey recounted nine encounters with President Donald Trump. Comey had...

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News Connecticut legislature passes stronger hate crime bill
Connecticut legislature passes stronger hate crime bill
Autumn Callan
June 8, 2017 11:55:15 am

The Connecticut General Assembly on Tuesday passed HB 5743 , an anti-hate crime bill that could be the strongest in the country. The legislation makes any hate crime an automatic felony rather than a misdemeanor. The bill...

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News Supreme Court lifts stay of execution for Alabama inmate
Supreme Court lifts stay of execution for Alabama inmate
Autumn Callan
June 8, 2017 09:01:33 am

The US Supreme Court lifted the stay of execution granted last week by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit for Robert Melson late Tuesday. The brief order was issued by [AL...

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News Delaware house approves bill guaranteeing abortion access
Delaware house approves bill guaranteeing abortion access
Autumn Callan
June 8, 2017 07:17:11 am

The Delaware legislature approved a bill on Tuesday that guarantees access to abortion. The bill, which was previously approved by the state Senate, was approved by a vote of 22-16 after five hours of debate and...

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Mexico ex-governor arrested in Panama
Autumn Callan
June 6, 2017 10:59:08 am

Fugitive ex-governor of Quintana Roo, Mexico, Roberto Borge, was arrested on Monday in Panama. Borge, a member of President Enrique Peña Nieto's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), was taken into custody on charges of corruption. He was wanted ...

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News Philippines lawmakers petition Supreme Court to end martial law
Philippines lawmakers petition Supreme Court to end martial law
Autumn Callan
June 6, 2017 08:17:38 am

Philippine opposition lawmakers petitioned the Supreme Court on Monday to reject President Rodrigo Duterte's imposition of martial law. Duterte declared martial law on May 23 when heavily armed militants linked to the Islamic State ...

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News Supreme Court rules intervenors must show Article III standing
Supreme Court rules intervenors must show Article III standing
Autumn Callan
June 6, 2017 07:50:31 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates, Inc. that as-of-right intervenors must have independent Article III standing to intervene under Rule 24(a)(2) . Justice Samuel Alito delivered...

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WWI gas attack on Canadians led to first chemical weapons ban

On April 24, 1915, the German army used chlorine gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Gas was later employed by British and French forces against the Germans. Learn more about early efforts by the Red Cross to ban chemical weapons and review the June 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.

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