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News California governor signs Fair Pay Act into law
California governor signs Fair Pay Act into law
Alexandra Farone
October 7, 2015 10:43:35 am

California Governor Jerry Brown signed the Fair Pay Act into law on Tuesday, aimed at closing the wage gap between male and female employees. The bill will prohibit an employer from...

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News Doctors Without Borders seeks investigation into US bombing of Afghan hospital
Doctors Without Borders seeks investigation into US bombing of Afghan hospital
Alexandra Farone
October 7, 2015 09:00:28 am

The discrepancies between the US and Afghan accounts of the US-led bombing that struck a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, last week call for an independent investigation by a never-before-used international body, said Joanne Liu, president of Doctors Without Borders...

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News Algeria man released from Guantanamo Bay seeks reparations from Inter-American court
Algeria man released from Guantanamo Bay seeks reparations from Inter-American court
Alexandra Farone
October 1, 2015 10:19:17 am

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Djamel Ameziane filed a petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) seeking reparations from the US government for human rights violations he alleges that he endured while in custody....

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News Corruption trial begins for Honduras congressional VP
Corruption trial begins for Honduras congressional VP
Alexandra Farone
October 1, 2015 09:30:17 am

Honduran Congressional Vice President Lena Gutierrez began her trial Wednesday for her role in the nation's recent medical sale scandal. The charges include falsification of public documents and fraud against the...

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News UN high court rules it may hear Bolivia case on ocean access
UN high court rules it may hear Bolivia case on ocean access
Alexandra Farone
September 25, 2015 11:30:07 am

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled 14-2 Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear the case between Bolivia and Chile regarding land-locked Bolivia's access to the Pacific Ocean. Bolivia argued to the ICJ that...

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Mexico to appoint special prosecutor in missing students case
Alexandra Farone
September 25, 2015 10:51:34 am

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announced through his spokesperson Thursday that he will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from Guerrero. The announcement comes...

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News Cyprus high court supports impeachment of deputy AG
Cyprus high court supports impeachment of deputy AG
Alexandra Farone
September 24, 2015 09:56:51 am

The Supreme Court of Cyprus unanimously ruled Thursday that Deputy Attorney General Rikkos Erotokritou should be impeached for his inappropriate actions when he accused Attorney General Costas Clerides of bribery during...

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News Egypt president pardons jailed Al Jazeera journalists
Egypt president pardons jailed Al Jazeera journalists
Alexandra Farone
September 24, 2015 09:31:23 am

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi pardoned two Al Jazeera journalists Wednesday who had been sentenced in late August for releasing video footage that allegedly contained false news in support of the Muslim Brotherhood ....

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News Mexico police capture cartel member connected to student disappearances
Mexico police capture cartel member connected to student disappearances
Alexandra Farone
September 18, 2015 08:55:52 am

Mexican authorities captured high-ranking drug cartel member Gildardo Lopez Astudillo Wednesday, alleging that he is connected to last year's disappearance of 43 college students in Guerrero. National Security Commissioner Renato Sales Heredia confirmed the arrest...

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Nebraska group challenges death penalty referendum
Alexandra Farone
September 18, 2015 08:20:03 am

Nebraskans for Public Safety initiated a lawsuit Thursday challenging the legality of a voter referendum that has been planned to potentially overturn the legislative repeal of the death penalty in the state. In May the...

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LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

Learn more about Oliver Ellsworth.

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