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News Kenya lawyer deported after protesting re-election of Kenyatta
Kenya lawyer deported after protesting re-election of Kenyatta
Akira Tomlinson
February 8, 2018 08:54:46 am

A Kenyan lawyer was reportedly deported on Tuesday after being charged with treason for attending the symbolic presidential inauguration of opposition leader Raila Odinga. The lawyer, Miguna Miguna, was to appear in court under orders from the...

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News Poland president signs Holocaust anti-defamation bill into law
Poland president signs Holocaust anti-defamation bill into law
Akira Tomlinson
February 7, 2018 06:13:40 pm

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday signed into law an anti-defamation bill that prohibits blaming Poland for assisting in Holocaust crimes. The Act on the Institute of National Remembrance - Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes...

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News Environmental groups appeal decision in Norway Arctic drilling lawsuit
Environmental groups appeal decision in Norway Arctic drilling lawsuit
Akira Tomlinson
February 5, 2018 11:40:01 am

Environmental groups filed an appeal on Monday after the Oslo District Court ruled that Norway's oil and gas exploration in the Arctic did not violate citizens' right to a clean environment. The court found...

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News Accused UK computer hacker wins appeal against extradition to US
Accused UK computer hacker wins appeal against extradition to US
Akira Tomlinson
February 5, 2018 10:15:56 am

An accused computer hacker won his appeal on Monday in the UK High Court of Justice , stopping his extradition to the US. Lauri Love, a British student, was indicted on charges of hacking into...

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News US House approves legislation meant to protect young athletes from abuse
US House approves legislation meant to protect young athletes from abuse
Akira Tomlinson
January 31, 2018 03:36:26 pm

The US House of Representatives approved legislation on Monday meant to protect young amateur athletes from sexual abuse. The vote to pass the bill was 406-3. The Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization...

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Environmentalists sue Trump administration over Mexican wolf
Akira Tomlinson
January 31, 2018 10:57:51 am

Environmental activists WildEarth Guardians and Defenders of Wildlife filed lawsuits on Tuesday against the Trump administration alleging the recovery plan for the endangered Mexican wolf is so flawed it would lead to the wolf's extinction. The Mexican wolf...

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Federal judge allows mandatory tipping class action to proceed
Akira Tomlinson
January 29, 2018 12:30:27 pm

A federal judge ruled Friday that a class action lawsuit may proceed against Applebee's for its mandatory minimum tip policy. US District Judge Paul Oetken of US District Court for the Southern District of New York ...

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News New York and Minnesota sue Trump administration over cuts to health care funding
New York and Minnesota sue Trump administration over cuts to health care funding
Akira Tomlinson
January 29, 2018 10:49:47 am

New York and Minnesota filed a lawsuit on Friday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to block the Trump administration from cutting off federal funding to state programs that provide...

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News Supreme Court agrees to hear frog habitat case
Supreme Court agrees to hear frog habitat case
Akira Tomlinson
January 22, 2018 12:45:06 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari on Monday in an environmental case. Weyerhaeuser Co. v. US Fish & Wildlife Service concerns the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to preserve the the "dusky...

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Federal judge temporaily blocks discontinuation of DACA program
Akira Tomlinson
January 10, 2018 10:48:51 am

Judge William Alsup of the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which gives undocumented...

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President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

Hitler put on trial for treason in Munich

On February 26, 1924, Adolf Hitler and several others were put on trial for treason in Munich in connection with an attempted coup. Learn more about the Munich (or "Beer Hall") Putsch and the subsequent trial of Hitler and his associates.

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