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News Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to UAE
Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to UAE
Alonso Diaz
November 16, 2015 06:53:12 pm

Five Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the Department of Defense (DOD) announced Sunday. The Guantanamo Review Task Force (GRTF) unanimously approved for transfer...

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US Senate approves defense spending bill prohibiting transfer of Guantanamo detainees to US
Alonso Diaz
November 11, 2015 11:38:34 am

The US Senate on Tuesday approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (NDAA ), which is expected to be signed by President Barack Obama despite further delaying the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Section...

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Mexico rights commission criticizes AG for ‘missing 43’ investigation failures
Alonso Diaz
November 9, 2015 11:49:43 am

Mexico's National Human Rights Commission on Sunday on Sunday criticized the Mexican Attorney General's Office and other government offices involved in the investigation of the "Missing 43" [The...

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Ohio voters reject marijuana legalization amendment
Alonso Diaz
November 4, 2015 11:58:28 am

Voters in Ohio on Tuesday rejected a proposal to legalize the medical and recreational use of marijuana. The measure would have decriminalized the use of marijuana by permitting retail sale of various marijuana-infused products, allowing those 21 years...

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Egypt court orders retrial for 77 Muslim Brotherhood supporters
Alonso Diaz
November 2, 2015 12:05:36 pm

An Alexandria court of appeals on Monday ordered a retrial for 77 Muslim Brotherhood supporters. The defendants were charged with murder, possession of weapons, rioting and a number of other criminal charges stemming from a July 2013 protest....

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African Union: War crimes committed by both sides in South Sudan conflict
Alonso Diaz
October 28, 2015 12:11:56 pm

The African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan (AUCISS) released its report on the South Sudan conflict Tuesday concluding that both sides committed war crimes. The commission found that the South Sudan government and rebels...

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News Venezuela prosecutor: opposition leader convicted on ‘false evidence’
Venezuela prosecutor: opposition leader convicted on ‘false evidence’
Alonso Diaz
October 26, 2015 11:58:41 am

Former Caracas prosecutor Franklin Nieves released a video Friday confessing to being pressured into presenting false evidence to condemn opposition leader Leopoldo López. The prosecutor claims that he fled Venezuela with his family...

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Puerto Ricans granted US Citizenship

On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act, granting Puerto Rico status as a United States territory and granting all of its residents US citizenship. The Bill furthermore constructed a government and a bill of rights for the island and allowed its residents to serve in the US military. In 1952, the rights of Puerto Rico and its residents were further extended when the island promulgated its own constitution.

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Lord Mansfield (William Murray), Chief Justice of the King's Bench and developer of English commercial law, was born in Scone, Scotland, on March 2, 1702. Learn more about Lord Mansfield.

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