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News JP Morgan agrees to settlement in Madoff case
JP Morgan agrees to settlement in Madoff case
Bradley McAllister
January 7, 2014 12:35:42 pm

The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co. on Tuesday, which stipulates the bank will pay $1.7 billion...

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News Arizona couples file lawsuit to overturn same-sex marriage ban
Arizona couples file lawsuit to overturn same-sex marriage ban
Bradley McAllister
January 7, 2014 10:45:37 am

Four same-sex couples filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Monday, seeking to overturn the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and...

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News ACLU files complaint seeking information on extent of NSA program
ACLU files complaint seeking information on extent of NSA program
Bradley McAllister
December 31, 2013 02:14:14 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday announced that they had filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking information on the extent of governmental use and...

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News HRW: Saudi Arabia should reject counterterrorism law
HRW: Saudi Arabia should reject counterterrorism law
Bradley McAllister
December 31, 2013 12:44:25 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia to reject the country's recently-passed counterterrorism law. HRW alleged that the law's definition of terrorism is overly broad, and...

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News UNICEF report: brutal killings occurring in the Central African Republic
UNICEF report: brutal killings occurring in the Central African Republic
Bradley McAllister
December 30, 2013 05:00:10 pm

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a report on Monday describing horrific attacks against children that have occurred in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the last month. The...

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FAA selects test sites for non-military applications of drones
Bradley McAllister
December 30, 2013 03:45:39 pm

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Monday the selection of six locations that will serve as research and testing sites for non-military applications of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones . In February...

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News Uganda parliament passes anti-gay legislation
Uganda parliament passes anti-gay legislation
Bradley McAllister
December 20, 2013 03:49:00 pm

The Ugandan Parliament announced on Friday the passing of the anti-gay bill that, if signed by President Yoweri Museveni in the next 30 days, will criminalize homosexuality and impose harsh jail terms for...

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News Obama commutes sentences of drug offenders
Obama commutes sentences of drug offenders
Bradley McAllister
December 20, 2013 02:27:33 pm

President Barack Obama on Thursday commuted the sentences of eight inmates currently serving lengthly prison terms for crack cocaine offenses, citing the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (FSA) . The FSA reduced significant disparities...

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News HRW: Nigeria government ignored years of mass killings
HRW: Nigeria government ignored years of mass killings
Bradley McAllister
December 13, 2013 12:05:01 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report on Thursday that exposes years of mass killings in the regions of Kaduna and Plateau in Nigeria and alleges the Nigerian government has ignored...

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Federal judge rules Detroit eligible for bankruptcy
Bradley McAllister
December 4, 2013 11:12:13 am

A judge for the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled Tuesday that the city of Detroit is eligible to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 9 of the US Bankruptcy Code ,...

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Spain votes to be a democracy

On November 18, 1976, the largely-appointed Parliament of Spain voted to transition to elective democracy. The vote came almost a year after the death of dictator Francisco Franco, who had governed the nation since 1936. Learn more about the Spanish transition to democracy.

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On November 18, 1903, Panama and the United States signed a treaty on the proposed Panama Canal. Read the full text of the Convention for the Construction of a Ship Canal.

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