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News Cleveland submits revised use-of-force policy to federal judge
Cleveland submits revised use-of-force policy to federal judge
Justin Cosgrove
November 16, 2016 11:49:00 am

The city of Cleveland on Wednesday submitted a revised use-of-force policy to a federal judge on Wednesday. Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. of the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is overseeing...

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News Russia to block LinkedIn after court ruling
Russia to block LinkedIn after court ruling
Justin Cosgrove
November 11, 2016 10:30:35 am

Russia will block LinkedIn within the country after a court ruling Thursday. The local court found that the company had breached the country's data protection rules. This comes during a time of increased tension...

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News Amnesty: Iraq police forces tortured and killed villagers near Mosul
Amnesty: Iraq police forces tortured and killed villagers near Mosul
Justin Cosgrove
November 11, 2016 09:07:57 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday accused members of the Iraqi police force of torturing and unlawfully killing villagers during an operation to liberate Mosul from Islamic State (IS) forces. AI found that "men in...

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Federal judge rejects Airbnb bid to halt San Francisco ordinance
Justin Cosgrove
November 9, 2016 04:50:26 pm

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to block a San Francisco law that forbids home-rental companies from reclaiming booking in circumstances where the home has not been registered with the city. Judge James Donato...

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News Ivory Coast president signs new constitution
Ivory Coast president signs new constitution
Justin Cosgrove
November 9, 2016 03:09:46 pm

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara signed a new constitution into law on Tuesday. Voters endorsed the new charter with over 93 percent of the vote in a referendum last month, and the Ivory Coast court upheld...

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Federal judge denies Pennsylvania GOP effort to allow out-of-county poll watchers
Justin Cosgrove
November 4, 2016 10:54:28 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday denied the Pennsylvania Republican Party's effort to allow out-of-county poll watchers to monitor precincts on election day. Judge Gerald Pappert stated...

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Federal appeals court rejects challenge to Arizona election law
Justin Cosgrove
November 4, 2016 10:30:11 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected a challenge Wednesday to an Arizona election law. The Ninth circuit, in a 2-1 opinion turned down a legal challenge regarding thrown out ballots...

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Federal appeals court rejects RJ Reynolds appeal over corrective warning statements
Justin Cosgrove
November 2, 2016 01:58:05 pm

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s appeal citing that they waited too long. Reynolds appealed a decision by a federal judge who rules that Reynolds was required to...

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Ivory Coast voters approve new constitution
Justin Cosgrove
November 2, 2016 12:26:01 pm

Voters in the Ivory Coast have approved a new constitution during a weekend referendum, according to results announced Tuesday. It is hoped that the new charter will help the nation move on from the long lasting crisis in the country...

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October 28, 2016 10:16:34 am

Federal authorities charged 56 people on Thursday in an indictment for fraud. The 56 people allegedly posed as Internal Revenue Service agents and immigration authorities. They are accused of coning...

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Phillip III of Spain expels Muslim converts to Christianity

Phillip III of Spain began the expulsion of the country's "Morisco" (Muslims who converted to Christianity and their descendants) population on April 9, 1609, based on the Crown's fears that the Morisco population retained Muslim beliefs. Hundreds of thousands of Moriscos would be expelled from the country from 1609-1614. The expulsions took place just over 100 years after Spain's Jewish population was expelled in 1492. Learn more about the expulsion of the Moriscos.

Senate approves purchase of Alaska

On April 9, 1867, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska and thereby approve the purchase of the territory from Russia for $7.2 million. Initially, the purchase was made to keep Alaska away from the British. It was politically unpopular with many Americans who denounced it is "Seward's Folly", after U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, who had lobbied for the purchase. Seward was later vindicated by the discovery of gold and oil in Alaska.

Learn more about the Alaska Purchase from the U.S. State Department.

Last beheading in England

On April 9, 1747, Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, became the last man to be beheaded in England when he was executed on Tower Hill for his part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. Learn more about the legal history and practice of beheading.

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