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News Trump administration confirms renegotiation of NAFTA
Trump administration confirms renegotiation of NAFTA
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
May 19, 2017 07:52:35 am

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer sent a letter to Congress Thursday communicating the Trump administration's intention to begin the process of re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) . NAFTA is an international trade agreement...

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News Report: NSA collected citizens’ phone records despite USA Freedom Act
Report: NSA collected citizens’ phone records despite USA Freedom Act
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
May 3, 2017 03:18:08 pm

The National Security Agency (NSA) published a report Tuesday saying that the agency had collected and stored more than 1.5 million civilian phone records in 2016. This report is the first that has been issued since the...

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News BOSE headphone manufacturer sued for allegedly collecting and selling private data
BOSE headphone manufacturer sued for allegedly collecting and selling private data
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 19, 2017 03:38:01 pm

A lawsuit was filed against Bose Corp. Tuesday claiming that the sound system manufacturer was illegally mining and distributing headphone users' personal data. The complaint alleges that Bose secretly collected, transmitted, and disclosed its customers' private...

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News Philippines senator calls for investigation into alleged kill bounties
Philippines senator calls for investigation into alleged kill bounties
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 19, 2017 02:54:44 pm

Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for an investigation Wednesday into allegations made by senior officials in the Philippine National Police that officers have been offered cash rewards to execute individuals who are suspected of illegal drug activity. More than 9,000...

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News Missouri House approves state-wide laws for ride sharing
Missouri House approves state-wide laws for ride sharing
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 14, 2017 01:14:03 pm

The Missouri State House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday to standardize state-wide ride sharing rules and have sent it to the desk of Governor Eric Greitens . If signed by Greitens, House Bill 130 will...

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News Hundreds detained at Washington immigration center go on hunger strike
Hundreds detained at Washington immigration center go on hunger strike
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 12, 2017 03:54:19 pm

Hundreds of detainees at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Washington began a hunger strike on Monday . According to NWDC Resistance , an advocacy group for undocumented immigrants, prior to the beginning...

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News Tunisia court sentences UK DJ to prison for offending public morality
Tunisia court sentences UK DJ to prison for offending public morality
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 7, 2017 03:23:48 pm

A Tunisian Court sentenced British DJ Dax J to a year in prison on Thursday for public indecency and offending public morality after the artist played a remix of the Muslim call to prayer...

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News UN: South Sudan refugee crisis worsening
UN: South Sudan refugee crisis worsening
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 7, 2017 02:36:45 pm

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has expressed alarm at the deteriorating condition of South Sudan's security in light of the recent attacks carried out in the the town of Pajok. UNHCR said that homes have...

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News AI: Private companies profiting from poor treatment of refugees by Australia
AI: Private companies profiting from poor treatment of refugees by Australia
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 6, 2017 09:12:58 am

Amnesty International (AI) released a report Wednesday criticizing the role two companies are playing in a refugee "processing" system Australia is carrying out on the Pacific island of Nauru. AI says that for multiple...

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News UN rights experts urge Russia to release peaceful protesters
UN rights experts urge Russia to release peaceful protesters
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
March 29, 2017 03:50:06 pm

UN human rights experts called on the Russian Federation Wednesday to release protest3rs arrested during a peaceful demonstration Sunday. Protestors gathered following allegations that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev amassed millions in a property portfolio through corrupt means. Dozens...

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Denmark constitution signed

On June 5, 1849, Denmark became a constitutional monarchy with the signing of its first constitution. Prior to the promulgation of its constitution, Denmark was an absolute monarchy. The Danish constitution protected civil liberties, limited the power of the king, and created a bicameral legislature called the Rigstag, consisting of the Folketing and the Landsting. Today, Constitution Day is celebrated as a national holiday in Denmark every year on June 5. Learn more about Denmark's system of government from the country's official website.

US Supreme Court ordered U. Texas law school to admit black students

On June 5, 1950, in Sweatt v. Painter, the US Supreme Court ordered the University of Texas Law School to admit black students because a law school founded for blacks could not be equal to the established and prestigious white law school. Learn more about Sweatt v. Painter.

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