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News Judge restricts extrajudicial statements in Manafort and Gates trial
Judge restricts extrajudicial statements in Manafort and Gates trial
Erik Slobe
November 8, 2017 03:20:37 pm

Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the US District Court for the District of Columbia released an order Wednesday preventing all interested parties in the case against Paul Manafort Jr. and Richard Gates III from making certain statements to...

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News UN reports increase in religous attacks in Afghanistan
UN reports increase in religous attacks in Afghanistan
Erik Slobe
November 8, 2017 02:37:50 pm

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported Wednesday that attacks against places of worship and religious leaders have seen a "disturbing" increase in Afghanistan since January 1, 2016. The attacks typically target Shi'a Muslim congregations,...

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News House committee to hold hearing on patent rights for Native American tribes
House committee to hold hearing on patent rights for Native American tribes
Erik Slobe
November 3, 2017 11:58:31 am

The US House of Representatives Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee announced Thursday they will be holding a hearing on November 7 that will examine "the issue of intellectual property rights owned by entities that...

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News Four states join California in lawsuit against Trump administration’s contraceptive regulations
Four states join California in lawsuit against Trump administration’s contraceptive regulations
Erik Slobe
November 3, 2017 11:03:25 am

Attorneys general from Delaware, Maryland, New York and Virginia on Wednesday joined California's federal lawsuit against the Trump administration's regulations that allow employers or health insurers with religious or moral objections to opt out of...

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News Amnesty accuses Venezuela government forces of using illegal night home raids to intimidate protesters
Amnesty accuses Venezuela government forces of using illegal night home raids to intimidate protesters
Erik Slobe
November 2, 2017 08:54:40 am

Amnesty International (AI) published a report Tuesday accusing Venezuelan officials of doing illegal nightly home invasions of individuals suspected of dissent in an effort of intimidation. AI received reports of 47 illegal home invasions between April...

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News DOJ and EPA settle lawsuit with ExxonMobil over air pollution violations
DOJ and EPA settle lawsuit with ExxonMobil over air pollution violations
Erik Slobe
November 2, 2017 06:40:39 am

The US Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) reached a settlement agreement with ExxonMobil Tuesday over violations of the Clean Air Act from their chemical, olefins,...

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News Connecticut House of Representatives endorses competitive procurement for nuclear power plants
Connecticut House of Representatives endorses competitive procurement for nuclear power plants
Erik Slobe
October 27, 2017 01:54:15 pm

TheConnecticut House of Representatives on Thursday passed SB-1501 that could allow the state's nuclear power plants to enter into a competitive procurement process with other zero carbon energy sources. Before the Commissioner of Energy...

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News Federal court prevents DoD from blocking citizenship applications for foreign-born Army Reserve soldiers
Federal court prevents DoD from blocking citizenship applications for foreign-born Army Reserve soldiers
Erik Slobe
October 27, 2017 11:55:02 am

The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday granted injunctive relief preventing the Department of Defense (DoD) from blocking fast-tracked citizenship applications for US Army Reserve soldiers under the Military Accessions...

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News Kenya Supreme Court unable to hear case seeking to delay elections
Kenya Supreme Court unable to hear case seeking to delay elections
Erik Slobe
October 25, 2017 03:19:11 pm

The Supreme Court of Kenya ruled Wednesday that it was unable to hear a case in which the petitioners are seeking to delay the upcoming presidential election. The court was unable to hear the...

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News Senate approves bill allowing financial institutions to bar class action suits by requiring arbitration
Senate approves bill allowing financial institutions to bar class action suits by requiring arbitration
Erik Slobe
October 25, 2017 01:57:15 pm

The US Senate on Tuesday approved HJ Res 111 , which cancels a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule related to arbitration agreements. The canceled CFPB rule, 82 FR 33210 , prevented providers of...

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US and Japan sign Kanagwa Treaty

On March 31, 1854, US Commodore Matthew Perry and representatives of the Japanese government signed the Convention of Kanagawa. The terms of the treaty marked the end of Japan's 500 years of self-imposed isolation by opening the Ports of Shimoda and Hakodate. Four years later, Japanese-American relations were further expanded by the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty), which opened more Japanese ports to US trade and set up a system of extraterritoriality for Americans in Japan.

Spanish royal decree ordered expulsion of Jews

On March 31, 1492, King Ferdinand of Spain signed a decree expelling Jews from his kingdom. Read a contemporary account of the expulsion, originally written in Hebrew by an Italian Jew in 1495.

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