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News EU fines Facebook for misleading regulators on WhatsApp deal
EU fines Facebook for misleading regulators on WhatsApp deal
Akira Tomlinson
May 18, 2017 12:06:10 pm

European Union (EU) antitrust regulators fined Facebook 122 million dollars on Thursday for misleading information regarding a deal for WhatsApp . The European Commission , found that in order to avoid anti-trust concerns, Facebook...

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News Delaware House votes to reinstate death penalty
Delaware House votes to reinstate death penalty
Akira Tomlinson
May 10, 2017 12:31:31 pm

The Delaware House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that would reinstate the death penalty. The House voted a 24-16 on House Bill 125, designated the Extreme Crimes Protection Act . The bill requires juries to...

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News Trump fires FBI director Comey
Trump fires FBI director Comey
Akira Tomlinson
May 10, 2017 11:55:16 am

US President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday. Trump said he acted under direction from both the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. A letter written to...

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News Turkey blocks Wikipedia as threat to national security
Turkey blocks Wikipedia as threat to national security
Akira Tomlinson
April 29, 2017 01:01:30 pm

Turkey blocked the website Wikipedia on Saturday deeming it a threat to national security. Opponents say Turkey's choice to block the website further supports rights groups and Turkey's Western allies opinion that...

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News Trump signs order reducing restrictions on offshore drilling
Trump signs order reducing restrictions on offshore drilling
Akira Tomlinson
April 29, 2017 12:31:37 pm

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to lift restrictions placed on offshore oil drilling. According to a statement , about 94 percent of the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) was either off-limits to or...

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Virginia governor commutes death row inmate sentence
Akira Tomlinson
April 21, 2017 03:14:20 pm

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe commuted a death row inmate's sentence on Thursday stating the conviction was flawed. Ivan Teleguz was sentenced to death for the murder of his ex-girlfriend in 2001. McAuliffe stayed the execution of...

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HRW calls for UN investigation into LGBT rights abuses in Chechnya
Akira Tomlinson
April 21, 2017 02:07:04 pm

Human Rights Watch and other advocacy groups urged UN Secretary General on Thursday to investigate alleged abuse against LGBT people in Chechnya. According to the open letter about 100 gay and bisexual men have been detained,...

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DOJ increases federal support of Native American law inforcement
Akira Tomlinson
April 19, 2017 01:48:19 pm

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced plans on Tuesday to implement a series of actions that will support the public safety on Native American lands. The initiative is hoped to improve relations between federal authorities and "Native America."...

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News Amnesty calls for Arkansas to stop executions
Amnesty calls for Arkansas to stop executions
Akira Tomlinson
April 14, 2017 02:46:39 pm

Amnesty International (AI) released a statement on Thursday calling for Arkansas to halt the execution of eight death row prisoners. Arkansas has scheduled these execution to take place within short time spans of each other in...

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UK court allows appeal of assisted dying ban
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April 12, 2017 03:09:50 pm

The UK Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday that terminally ill Noel Conway can proceed with challenge of the country's law against assisted dying. Noel Conway, a retired college lecturer, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in...

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First gay civil union law goes into effect

On October 1, 1989, the Registered Partnership Act went into effect in Denmark. It was the first law in the world that allowed civil unions between homosexual couples. Read a report on the world's first civil unions from the New York Times.

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