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News DOJ asks for postponement in Apple iPhone unlocking case
DOJ asks for postponement in Apple iPhone unlocking case
Jacqueline Jones
March 22, 2016 11:02:27 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday requested a postponement of a hearing scheduled for Tuesday to determine whether Apple must comply with an order to unlock the San Bernadino shooter's iPhone. The DOJ...

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UN rights expert calls on Denmark to be more inclusive of all citizens
Jacqueline Jones
March 22, 2016 10:24:52 am

The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Heiner Bielefeld called Tuesday on Denmark to be more inclusive to all of its citizens . The Special Rapporteur stated, "the Government has to play a leading...

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News Brazil president to sue over corruption allegations
Brazil president to sue over corruption allegations
Jacqueline Jones
March 20, 2016 01:49:16 pm

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff , on Sunday, stated that she will take legal action against the senator who accused her of corruption charges. Rousseff stated that she would sue Senator Delcidio Amaral for his defamatory statements...

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Multiple African countries hold Presidential elections
Jacqueline Jones
March 20, 2016 01:26:28 pm

Elections are being held in several African countries on Sunday, a day many people have called "Super Sunday." Citizens in Benin, Cape Verde, Congo, Niger, and Zanzibar are voting for President, while voters in Senegal are voting...

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News South Africa court rejects government’s appeal over failure to arrest Bashir
South Africa court rejects government’s appeal over failure to arrest Bashir
Jacqueline Jones
March 15, 2016 10:28:54 am

South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld a lower court's ruling that the state broke the law by not detaining Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir despite an International Criminal Court (ICC) order...

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Volkswagen facing multi-billion dollar investor lawsuit in Germany
Jacqueline Jones
March 15, 2016 10:11:13 am

German law firm TISAB on Monday filed a lawsuit against Volkswagen AG on behalf of investors alleging a breach of duty to the capital market. The €3.255 billion lawsuit was brought in a German multi-regional...

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Sierra Leone president again blocks abortion legalization bill
Jacqueline Jones
March 13, 2016 01:47:37 pm

Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma on Saturday again blocked a bill that would have legalized abortion in the country. The Safe Abortion Act of 2015 passed with broad support in parliament in...

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UN Security Council passes resolution addressing sexual abuse by peacekeepers
Jacqueline Jones
March 13, 2016 01:20:36 pm

The UN Security Council passed a resolution Friday to increase protections against sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers. The resolution was almost unanimously passed with only one country, Egypt, abstaining. The resolution would require the country where the...

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California considering bill that would ban travel to ‘anti-gay’ states
Jacqueline Jones
March 6, 2016 01:28:13 pm

The California legislature began considering a new bill this week that would ban government-funded employee travel to states that are considered "anti-gay." Democrat Evan Low stated that he introduced the bill in response to bills like...

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Ex-Guantanamo chief ignores France court summons to answer torture allegations
Jacqueline Jones
March 1, 2016 11:12:42 am

Former head of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, US Army Major General Geoffrey Miller, failed to appear before a French court on Tuesday to answer a subpoena to appear for questioning on his involvement...

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President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

Hitler put on trial for treason in Munich

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