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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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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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Massacre of hundreds of Jews ends in Lisbon, Portugal

An anti-Jewish pogrom known as the "Lisbon Massacre" came to an end on April 21, 1506. The killings started as the result of a "New Christian," who was forcibly converted from Judaism as a result of King Manuel I's 1497 Edict of Forced Conversion, questioning a purported miracle at the Church of Saint Dominic. At least 1,000 New Christians were killed as a result of the ensuing riots, spurred on by two friars.  Today a memorial to the massacre victims stands outside of the church. Learn more about the Lisbon Massacre.

Henry VIII becomes King of England

On April 21, 1509, King Henry VII died, leaving his son, Henry VIII, King of England. Henry VIII eventually seceded his nation from the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first major European nation to do so. Henry then made himself head of the Church of England and dissolved Catholic monasteries throughout the country.

Learn more about Henry VIII.

Maryland Toleration Act established freedom of worship for all Christians

On April 21, 1649, the Maryland Assembly passed the Maryland Toleration Act, providing for freedom of worship for all Christians. The key section of the act read: And whereas the inforceing of the conscience in matters of Religion hath frequently fallen out to be of dangerous Consequence in those commonwealthes where it hath been practised, And for the more quiett and peaceable governement of this Province, and the better to preserve mutuall Love and amity amongst the Inhabitants thereof, Be it Therefore also by the Lord Proprietary with the advise and consent of this Assembly Ordeyned and enacted (except as in this present Act is before Declared and sett forth) that noe person or persons whatsoever within this Province, or the Islands, Ports, Harbors, Creekes, or havens thereunto belonging professing to beleive in Jesus Christ, shall from henceforth bee any waies troubled, Molested or discountenanced for or in respect of his or her religion nor in the free exercise thereof within this Province or the Islands thereunto belonging nor any way compelled to the beleife or exercise of any other Religion against his or her consent, soe as they be not unfaithfull to the Lord Proprietary, or molest or conspire against the civill Governement established or to bee established in this Province under him or his heires. Learn more about the Maryland Toleration Act.

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