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News Federal judge blocks Florida abortion counseling law
Federal judge blocks Florida abortion counseling law
Jennifer Suder
October 2, 2017 01:59:15 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Friday blocked a Florida law that would require individuals and groups that offer abortion advice to provide an in-depth explanation of the...

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News Germany same-sex marriage law takes effect
Germany same-sex marriage law takes effect
Jennifer Suder
October 2, 2017 12:45:47 pm

Germany's new same-sex marriage law took effect on Sunday, allowing Karl Kreile and Bodo Mende, a couple for 38 years, to be the first same-sex couple to marry in the country. The couple was married in a civil ceremony at...

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News Pakistan Finance Minister indicted by Islamabad Accountability Court
Pakistan Finance Minister indicted by Islamabad Accountability Court
Jennifer Suder
September 27, 2017 03:23:32 pm

Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was indicted on Wednesday on graft charges after investigators found his assets did not match his reported income. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) , Pakistan's highest anti-corruption organization, filed the case against Dar for...

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News Supreme Court orders new briefs after Trump issues travel ban proclamation
Supreme Court orders new briefs after Trump issues travel ban proclamation
Jennifer Suder
September 25, 2017 02:06:14 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday removed the travel ban cases from its calendar and ordered both sides to file new briefs in light of President Donald Trump's proclamation Sunday that created new restrictions to enter the US for...

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News Switzerland voters reject pension reform in national referendum
Switzerland voters reject pension reform in national referendum
Jennifer Suder
September 25, 2017 01:33:52 pm

Switzerland took part in a national referendum on Sunday in which 53 percent of voters rejected a pension reform plan known as Pension Reform 2020 . The plan set out to secure retirement benefits for Switzerland's aging population. The proposed...

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News Federal appeals court blocks San Fransisco ordinance requiring soda health warnings
Federal appeals court blocks San Fransisco ordinance requiring soda health warnings
Jennifer Suder
September 20, 2017 02:44:17 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday blocked a 2015 San Fransisco ordinance that mandated health warnings on advertisements for soda and other sugary drinks. The beverage industry sued San Francisco in...

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News Iraq top court suspends Kurdish referendum
Iraq top court suspends Kurdish referendum
Jennifer Suder
September 18, 2017 01:26:31 pm

Iraq's Federal Supreme Court on Monday temporarily suspended the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) independence referendum vote that was set to take place September 25. The move follows [JURIST...

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Brazil top court authorizes probe of president
Jennifer Suder
September 13, 2017 03:58:47 pm

The Brazil Supreme Court authorized another investigation on Tuesday into possible corruption and money laundering by President Michel Temer . Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso stated that there is enough evidence believe it is "plausible" the...

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News South Africa court rules 2015 election ‘unlawful and void’
South Africa court rules 2015 election ‘unlawful and void’
Jennifer Suder
September 13, 2017 03:23:10 pm

The Pietermaritzburg High Court of South Africa ruled Tuesday that the 2015 election of a faction loyal to South Africa's president, Jacob Zuma, is invalid. Zuma loyalists took control of the KwaZulu Natal province...

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Google appeals EU antitrust fines
Jennifer Suder
September 11, 2017 02:18:55 pm

Google appealed its EU antitrust fine on Monday after Intel's partial victory last week against a similar EU sanction. Google's appeal comes two months after the initial antitrust fine by the European Commission for...

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Montenegrins vote for independence from Serbia

Citizens of Montenegro voted by 55.5-45.5% on May 21, 2006 to secede from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and declare independence. The new country formally declared independence on June 3 of that year. Learn more about the 2006 Montenegro independence referendum.

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English prison reformer Elizabeth Fry was born on May 21, 1780. Learn more about Elizabeth Fry.

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