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News US government proposes changes to contraceptive mandate exemptions
US government proposes changes to contraceptive mandate exemptions
Julie Deisher-Edwards
August 24, 2014 11:12:30 am

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday issued proposed rules to revise which for-profit businesses and non-profit organizations are exempt from the contraception mandate of the Patient Protection and Affordable...

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News China executes 8 for separatist violence and related crimes
China executes 8 for separatist violence and related crimes
Julie Deisher-Edwards
August 24, 2014 10:36:33 am

Chinese officials in the western region of Xinjiang executed eight individuals charged with terrorism- and separatism-related crimes on Saturday. According to a press release by China's state-run news agency, the execution was conducted with approval...

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News Texas governor pleads not guilty to abuse of power charges
Texas governor pleads not guilty to abuse of power charges
Julie Deisher-Edwards
August 21, 2014 09:58:25 am

Texas Governor Rick Perry on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to two felony charges for abuse of power . The jury charged Perry with abusing his power to intimidate former District...

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News Rights groups declare ISIS murder of journalist a war crime
Rights groups declare ISIS murder of journalist a war crime
Julie Deisher-Edwards
August 21, 2014 09:15:38 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) released separate statements Wednesday condemning the execution of US journalist James Foley by the Islamic State (IS) , formerly known as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant...

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News Arizona appeals court allows transgender man’s divorce to proceed
Arizona appeals court allows transgender man’s divorce to proceed
Julie Deisher-Edwards
August 14, 2014 07:53:33 am

The Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that a transgender man, who was legally married to a woman, may pursue a divorc from his wife within the Arizona court system. Thomas Beatie was born female...

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News Federal appeals court allows Virginia same-sex marriages to proceed
Federal appeals court allows Virginia same-sex marriages to proceed
Julie Deisher-Edwards
August 14, 2014 07:03:52 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday declined to stay its decision declaring Virginia's voter-approved same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional . Citizens of Virginia voted to amend ...

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News Brazil president signs law expanding rights of domestic workers
Brazil president signs law expanding rights of domestic workers
Julie Deisher-Edwards
August 10, 2014 10:22:22 am

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday signed into law a measure providing basic protections to Brazilian domestic workers . The law limits domestic workers' work weeks to 44 hours, and the work...

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News Federal judge rejects settlement in tech company hiring case
Federal judge rejects settlement in tech company hiring case
Julie Deisher-Edwards
August 10, 2014 09:38:16 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday rejected a bid by Adobe Systems Inc., Apple, Google and Intel to settle ongoing antitrust litigation brought by employees in...

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News Federal appeals court hears oral arguments for six cases challenging state bans on same-sex marriage
Federal appeals court hears oral arguments for six cases challenging state bans on same-sex marriage
Julie Deisher-Edwards
August 6, 2014 08:02:13 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard oral arguments on Wednesday for six lawsuits challenging same-sex marriage bans in four states. The panel heard arguments on Kentucky's...

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News UN peace chief briefs Security Council on developing humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
UN peace chief briefs Security Council on developing humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
Julie Deisher-Edwards
August 6, 2014 09:38:43 am

In a briefing before the UN Security Council , Assistant Secretary-General for UN Peacekeeping Operations Edmond Mulet discussed the ongoing humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, describing it as a "man-made crisis," putting...

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Catalonia declares independence from Spain

The Parliament of Catalonia declared independence from Spain in a failed bid for sovereignty on October 27, 2017. The declaration followed an independence referendum, boycotted by pro-union residents, that saw 92% of voters choose independence. The declaration was subsequently declared illegal by Spain's Supreme Court. Many Catalan independence figures such as then-Catalan President Carles Puigdemont were criminally charged as a result of their involvement in the independence attempt. Read the Catalan Declaration of Independence.

First of the Federalist Papers published

On October 27, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the pen-name "PUBLIUS" to promote the ratification of the new US Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper.

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