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News Arizona sheriff deputies to receive body cameras
Arizona sheriff deputies to receive body cameras
Kimberly Bennett
February 7, 2015 06:00:00 pm

Self-defense products company TASER International Inc. on Friday announced that Maricopa County Sheriff's Office will be receiving an order of cameras which will be worn by officers to record their actions in the field. Under the sales...

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News Slovakia to vote in referendum on same-sex marriage ban
Slovakia to vote in referendum on same-sex marriage ban
Kimberly Bennett
February 7, 2015 02:17:07 pm

Slovakia held a referendum on Saturday asking voters to decide whether marriage can only be a union between a man and a woman. The vote will also determine other rights for same-sex couples , such as the right...

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News Families of Newtown shooting victims file lawsuit against gun distributor and store
Families of Newtown shooting victims file lawsuit against gun distributor and store
Kimberly Bennett
December 15, 2014 10:34:13 am

Families of victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Connecticut Monday, alleging that the manufacturer, distributor and seller of the rifle used in the shooting were...

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News Rights group asks ICC to investigate Nigeria presidential candidate
Rights group asks ICC to investigate Nigeria presidential candidate
Kimberly Bennett
December 15, 2014 09:55:34 am

The Nigerian human rights group Northern Coalition for Democracy and Justice (NCDJ) on Monday urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate and charge presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari for post-election violence in 2011. The NCDJ...

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News Tanzania parliament votes on PM resignation amid corruption scandal
Tanzania parliament votes on PM resignation amid corruption scandal
Kimberly Bennett
November 30, 2014 10:38:40 am

Tanzania's parliament voted on Saturday to dismiss senior officials, including the attorney general and the minister of energy, following a report released earlier this week implicating public officials in a scandal involving fraudulent payments of public funds....

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Egypt court confirms dissolution of Islamist Istiqlal Party
Kimberly Bennett
November 30, 2014 10:23:42 am

A Cairo court on Saturday confirmed a decision dissolving the Islamist Istiqlal Party. The court also rejected an appeal of the decision. The case was brought before the court after former State Security Court judge...

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Mexico president announces anti-crime plan
Kimberly Bennett
November 29, 2014 11:25:23 am

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday announced a nationwide anti-crime campaign following the September 26 disappearance of 43 students who were en route to Iguala to protest lack of funds for...

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Egypt court dismisses case against Mubarak
Kimberly Bennett
November 29, 2014 10:31:52 am

An Egyptian court on Saturday dropped charges against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak by dismissing the case . Judge Mahmoud Kamel al-Rashidi, who read the verdict for the three-panel court, stated that charges...

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News Amnesty announces concern over Colombia land returns
Amnesty announces concern over Colombia land returns
Kimberly Bennett
November 27, 2014 09:34:37 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday released a report detailing its concern that people hoping to gain their land back under the Victims Land and Restitution Law in Colombia may face...

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Commission decides Scotland to have more independent powers
Kimberly Bennett
November 27, 2014 09:16:15 am

UK's commission on strengthening devolution, the Smith Commission , concluded on Thursday that Scotland's parliament should have more independence in certain matters. The commission, which was set up by Prime Minister David Cameron , recommended...

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Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).

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