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News Chinese-American sentenced to 15 years following espionage conviction
Chinese-American sentenced to 15 years following espionage conviction
Hillary Stemple
February 9, 2010 08:41:00 am

Former Boeing engineer Dongfan "Greg" Chung was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison, following his July 2009 conviction under the 1996 Economic Espionage Act . Chung, a native of China, was convicted by...

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News Malaysia opposition leader seeking removal of high court judge in sodomy trial
Malaysia opposition leader seeking removal of high court judge in sodomy trial
Hillary Stemple
February 8, 2010 08:34:00 am

The sodomy trial of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was temporarily suspended Monday as defense lawyers sought the removal of high court Judge Mohamad Zabidin Diah for his failure to control prejudicial media coverage....

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News Sri Lanka high court rules president’s second term to begin in November
Sri Lanka high court rules president’s second term to begin in November
Hillary Stemple
February 2, 2010 08:23:00 am

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ruled Tuesday that President Mahinda Rajapaksa will begin his second term in office on November 19, 2010. Rajapaksa won re-election last week with an 18-point victory over his opponent,...

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News More than 50 countries submit climate change plans under Copenhagen treaty
More than 50 countries submit climate change plans under Copenhagen treaty
Hillary Stemple
February 1, 2010 09:22:00 am

More than 50 countries, including the US, China, and EU member states, submitted plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCC) prior to a Sunday deadline set by...

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News Pennsylvania prosecutor will not retry juveniles associated with sentencing scandal
Pennsylvania prosecutor will not retry juveniles associated with sentencing scandal
Hillary Stemple
January 26, 2010 08:27:00 am

Luzerne County District Attorney Jacqueline Musto Carroll agreed on Monday to drop efforts to retry 46 juveniles whose original convictions were overturned because they had been issued by a judge indicted on federal corruption charges...

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News Myanmar official says Suu Kyi to be released in November
Myanmar official says Suu Kyi to be released in November
Hillary Stemple
January 25, 2010 08:23:00 am

A Myanmar government official has said that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released from house arrest in November when her sentence is scheduled to end. Witnesses reported that Home...

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News FBI illegally collected phone records by claiming terrorism emergencies: report
FBI illegally collected phone records by claiming terrorism emergencies: report
Hillary Stemple
January 19, 2010 02:49:00 pm

The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 telephone records between 2002 and 2006 by claiming the phone calls being made related to possible terrorism emergencies, according to a Washington Post report Tuesday. According to the article, the Department...

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News New Jersey governor signs bill legalizing medical marijuana
New Jersey governor signs bill legalizing medical marijuana
Hillary Stemple
January 19, 2010 12:05:00 pm

Former New Jersey governor Jon Corzine signed the "Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana" bill on his last full day in office Monday, legalizing the use of medical marijuana in the state. The bill allows...

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News Navy SEALs accused of assaulting prisoner to be tried on US military base in Iraq
Navy SEALs accused of assaulting prisoner to be tried on US military base in Iraq
Hillary Stemple
January 12, 2010 08:33:00 am

A US military judge ruled Monday that the trials for two Navy SEALs accused in the alleged assault of an Iraqi prisoner will be held on a US military base in Iraq in order for the alleged...

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News Italy authorities evacuate African immigrants following violence
Italy authorities evacuate African immigrants following violence
Hillary Stemple
January 11, 2010 09:50:00 am

Police in the southern Italian town of Rosarno began evacuating hundreds of African immigrants Saturday, following three days of violence that began Thursday when a group of immigrants was attacked while returning from the farms where they worked. The...

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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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