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News Wisconsin governor signs bill legalizing medicinal marijuana extract
Wisconsin governor signs bill legalizing medicinal marijuana extract
Jonathon Churchin
April 18, 2017 12:50:22 pm

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 10 , legalizing the medicinal use of a marijuana extract, into law Monday. The bill, which was passed by both houses of the Wisconsin legislature earlier this year, allows patients to...

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News Trial begins for France soldier accused of abusing minors in Burkina Faso
Trial begins for France soldier accused of abusing minors in Burkina Faso
Jonathon Churchin
April 18, 2017 11:57:12 am

The Paris Criminal Court , began a trial Tuesday over the alleged abuse of two minors by a French soldier in Burkina Faso in 2015. The French soldier, only recognized by the name Sebastian L., is alleged to film...

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News Malaysia court postpones trial of women accused of killing Kim Jong Nam
Malaysia court postpones trial of women accused of killing Kim Jong Nam
Jonathon Churchin
April 13, 2017 01:52:22 pm

Malaysia's Sepang court on Thursday postponed until May proceedings against two women accused of killing Kim Jong Nam .The hearing was scheduled by request of the prosecutor to determine if the women...

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News Japan appeals court upholds obscenity decision against artist
Japan appeals court upholds obscenity decision against artist
Jonathon Churchin
April 13, 2017 12:57:37 pm

The Tokyo High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court obscenity decision against a female artist over distribution of 3-D printed models of vaginas. Megumi Igarashi is an artist who was found guilty ...

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News Iowa House approves bill with extensive abortion restrictions
Iowa House approves bill with extensive abortion restrictions
Jonathon Churchin
April 7, 2017 10:19:37 am

The Iowa House approved a bill Thursday that implements the most strict restrictions on abortion the state has ever had. The bill prohibits all abortions after 20 weeks into the pregnancy and enacts a 72 hour waiting period before...

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News UK Supreme Court upholds penalties for parents who remove children from school
UK Supreme Court upholds penalties for parents who remove children from school
Jonathon Churchin
April 7, 2017 08:26:39 am

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Thursday ruled that parents who remove their children from school during the term may be subject to prosecution. Jon Platt was facing this prosecution after a 7 day...

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News European Court of Justice upholds visa ban for Iran student
European Court of Justice upholds visa ban for Iran student
Jonathon Churchin
April 4, 2017 01:01:16 pm

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday upheld a visa ban on an Iranian student seeking to study in Germany. Sahar Fahimian applied to study sensitive security topics at a University in Germany, but was subsequently...

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Italy court acquits S&P in credit rating case
Jonathon Churchin
March 30, 2017 01:20:19 pm

A judge for the criminal division of the Tribunal of Trani on Thursday acquitted Standard & Poor (S&P) officials over market manipulation charges. The credit rating agency was accused of...

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News UN rights chief deplores recent civilian deaths in Mosul
UN rights chief deplores recent civilian deaths in Mosul
Jonathon Churchin
March 28, 2017 01:04:21 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday condemned the recent loss of civilian life in Mosul as a result of airstrikes and actions by Islamic State (IS) militants. Information from the...

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Kosovo special court adopts rules and procedures
Jonathon Churchin
March 28, 2017 12:31:47 pm

The Kosovo Specialist Chambers on Monday adopted Rules of Procedure and Evidence , less than two months after the justices were appointed. The adoption of the rules brings the court to the brink of being operable. The...

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Slave revolt leader Nat Turner arrested

US slave revolt leader Nat Turner was arrested in Virginia on October 30, 1831. Turner, inspired by a religious vision, led a rebellion in August of that year which resulted in the deaths of 55 white people, including the family who enslaved Turner. White mobs later killed between 36 and 102 Black people in retaliation for the attacks. After his October capture, Turner became one of 55 people to be executed by Virginia in connection with the rebellion. Learn more about Nat Turner and Turner's Rebellion.

Russians granted basic civil liberties

On October 30, 1905 [October 17 in the Julian Calendar], Tsar Nicholas II granted Russians basic civil liberties in the October Manifesto.

Roosevelt approves $1 billion in aid to WWII Allies under Lend-Lease Act

On October 30, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt approved $1 billion in wartime aid to the Allies under the Lend-Lease Act. America did not formally enter World War II until December of 1941, but the US Government nonetheless provided crucial aid to the Allied Powers from the passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March of 1941 through the end of the war. The Lend-Lease Agreement between the US and the UK was formalized the following year.

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