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Trump orders review of trade agreements, WTO membership
Ashley Hogan
April 30, 2017 03:30:07 pm

US President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order directing the Commerce Department and the US Trade Representative to review all US trade agreements and membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO)...

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Turkey removes 3900 from civil service positions on alleged terrorist links
Ashley Hogan
April 30, 2017 02:57:59 pm

Turkish authorities removed more than 3900 people from their positions in the civil service and military pursuant to a new national security law published on Saturday. Those removed included prison guards, clerks, academics, and employees of the...

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News Texas sues FDA to release seized lethal injection drugs
Texas sues FDA to release seized lethal injection drugs
Ashley Hogan
April 27, 2017 03:51:51 pm

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice sued the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday after the FDA banned a shipment of lethal injection drugs to prison officials. Texas argued that the...

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News France approves law to hold parent corporations liable for subsidiary human rights violations
France approves law to hold parent corporations liable for subsidiary human rights violations
Ashley Hogan
February 23, 2017 02:55:26 pm

The French National Assembly approved a law on Tuesday that would make French parent corporations liable for human rights violations committed by their subsidiary companies located anywhere in the world. Parent corporations subject to the...

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News Croatia war crimes suspect extradited from US to Bosnia
Croatia war crimes suspect extradited from US to Bosnia
Ashley Hogan
November 22, 2016 03:34:50 pm

Azra Basic, a Croatian woman wanted for war crimes she allegedly committed against Serbs during the 1992-95 war, was extradited from the US to Bosnia Herzegovina on Tuesday. A report from the Prosecutor's Office of BiH stated [press...

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US House requests delay of health care appeal
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November 22, 2016 03:03:03 pm

The US House of Representatives submitted a motion on Monday to request the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit delay any further action on the appeal of the district court...

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US House committee agrees to release information for SEC insider trading investigation
Ashley Hogan
November 15, 2016 03:26:20 pm

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee , as well as an ex-staff member, reached an agreement to provide requested material to the SEC in relation to an...

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Amnesty urges Kenya to halt closure of refugee camp
Ashley Hogan
November 15, 2016 01:38:42 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday urged the Kenyan government to cease coercing refugees into leaving the Dadaab refugee camp and returning to Somalia. The Kenyan government announced its intention to close Dadaab, the world's largest refugee...

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Hong Kong lawyers march to oppose China blocking lawmakers from taking seats
Ashley Hogan
November 8, 2016 02:51:41 pm

More than 1,000 Hong Kong lawyers dressed in black marched through the the city in silence on Tuesday in opposition of a decision by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress that barred two elected pro-independence lawmakers,...

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Hungary parliament rejects bill to block settlement of refugees
Ashley Hogan
November 8, 2016 02:09:45 pm

The Hungarian National Assembly on Tuesday rejected a constitutional amendment proposed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to block the settlement of new refugees in Hungary. Orban's ruling Fidesz party failed to attract...

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Justice Brennan retired from US Supreme Court

On July 20, 1990, Justice William J. Brennan retired from the US Supreme Court after 34 years of service. Learn more about Justice Brennan from Oyez.

UN Resolution condemns Iran-Iraq war

On July 20, 1987, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 598, which condemned the Iran-Iraq War. The resolution further called on both parties to move for an immediate cease-fire and a return to the borders that existed before the conflict.

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