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News Texas AG files motion to delay enforcement of struck down abortion restrictions
Texas AG files motion to delay enforcement of struck down abortion restrictions
Alison Sacriponte
September 1, 2014 05:58:38 pm

On Sunday Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a motion in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to delay the enforcement of a recent district court ruling that...

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News ACLU, media seeking greater access to executions
ACLU, media seeking greater access to executions
Alison Sacriponte
August 26, 2014 01:56:15 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Oklahoma , the Guardian US and the Oklahoma Observer filed a lawsuit on Monday in the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma...

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News Mubarak lawyers enter not guilty plea at retrial
Mubarak lawyers enter not guilty plea at retrial
Alison Sacriponte
July 6, 2013 11:14:52 am

Lawyers for Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak on Saturday entered a not guilty plea when his retrial for alleged complicity in the 2011 killings of protestors resumed. Mubarak, who also faces corruption charges alongside...

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News Wisconsin governor signs abortion restrictions into law
Wisconsin governor signs abortion restrictions into law
Alison Sacriponte
July 6, 2013 10:42:56 am

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Friday signed a bill requiring women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound and banning doctors without admitting privileges at local hospitals from performing the procedures. The law goes into effect Saturday....

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News UN rights office urges Turkey to ensure right to assembly
UN rights office urges Turkey to ensure right to assembly
Alison Sacriponte
June 5, 2013 10:13:02 am

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday urged the Turkish government to ensure the right of its citizens to assemble freely and in a peaceful manner. The OHCHR is...

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News ACLU report finds racial disparities in marijuana possession arrest rates
ACLU report finds racial disparities in marijuana possession arrest rates
Alison Sacriponte
June 5, 2013 08:46:22 am

There is a racial bias in marijuana possession arrest rates press release], with black people 3.7 times more likely to be arrested than white people, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union...

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News UN urges Libya to include women in drafting constitution
UN urges Libya to include women in drafting constitution
Alison Sacriponte
May 30, 2013 09:24:23 am

The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) called Wednesday for the participation of Libyan women in the Constitution Drafting Assembly. The UNSMIL noted that the preparation and drafting of the constitution is a significant part...

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News Supreme Court declines to review Indiana Planned Parenthood case
Supreme Court declines to review Indiana Planned Parenthood case
Alison Sacriponte
May 29, 2013 10:34:12 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday denied an appeal by the state of Indiana challenging a lower court decision that blocked patient reimbursement through Medicaid if the health providers performed abortions as a part...

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UN rights expert urges government participation by persons in poverty
Alison Sacriponte
May 29, 2013 09:49:51 am

The UN special rapporteur for extreme poverty and human rights Magdalena Sepulveda on Tuesday presented her annual report to the UN Human Rights Council. Sepulveda urged world governments to enable participation amongst persons living...

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Obama addresses US drone strikes, steps to close Guantanamo
Alison Sacriponte
May 24, 2013 09:38:24 am

US President Barack Obama delivered a speech Thursday on US counterterrorism policy and efforts, outlining plans to restrict the use of unmanned drone strikes and to renew efforts to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay...

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No lynchings reported in US for first time

On December 30, 1952, the Tuskegee Institute reported that 1952 was the first year of no lynchings of African Americans in the United States in the 71 years it had kept records. Learn more about lynching and listen to Billie Holiday's jazz recording of the 1938 protest song Strange Fruit.

USSR established

On December 30, 1922, representatives of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and the Transcaucus approved the Treaty on the Creation of the USSR and the Declaration of the Creation of the USSR, creating the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). During World War II, the USSR would also annex Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Moldova. Learn more about the history of the USSR from the BBC.

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