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News Report: more cities passing laws criminalizing homelessness
Report: more cities passing laws criminalizing homelessness
Jonathon Churchin
November 16, 2016 12:12:39 pm

The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) released a report on Tuesday finding an increased criminalization of homelessness in cities across the US despite a lack of housing options. Such criminalization includes local ordinances...

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News Obama blames failure to close Guantanamo on congressional restrictions
Obama blames failure to close Guantanamo on congressional restrictions
Jonathon Churchin
November 15, 2016 12:40:56 pm

US President Barack Obama on Monday acknowledged the difficulties he has encountered trying to shut down the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, blaming his failure on congressional restrictions. On his second day in office in 2009, Obama issued...

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News UN rights chief issues call to action over Islamic State victims’ rights
UN rights chief issues call to action over Islamic State victims’ rights
Jonathon Churchin
November 11, 2016 01:05:51 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Friday for immediate action for the victims of Islamic State (IS) to ensure their rights are upheld in Iraq. As the Iraqi Army moves closer...

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News Women lack Internet access in poorest countries: rights group
Women lack Internet access in poorest countries: rights group
Jonathon Churchin
November 8, 2016 12:50:43 pm

A third fewer women than men lack Internet access in the world's poorest countries—a gap that is set to widen, according to a report released Tuesday by the poverty rights organization One . The report , released at...

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Supreme Court ordered dissolution of Standard Oil

On May 15, 1911, the US Supreme Court found Standard Oil in violation of the Sherman Act and ordered its dissolution.

Read Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. U.S.

Austrian State Treaty signed

On May 15, 1955, the Allied Powers of World War II and representatives of Austria signed the Österreichischer Staatsvertrag (Austrian State Treaty), which re-established Austria as an independent nation for the first time since it was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938. The treaty explicitly forbade any future attempts to unify with Germany.

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