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News Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting document recovered in US raid
Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting document recovered in US raid
Kasey Tuttle
December 26, 2015 12:34:26 pm

U.S. special forces obtained a document during a raid in eastern Syria sanctioning the harvesting of human organs. The document permits the harvesting of a captive's organs to save a Muslim's life, even if it is fatal for...

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NAACP files lawsuit challenging Alabama voter ID law
Kasey Tuttle
December 3, 2015 11:56:43 am

The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF) filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking Alabama to loosen the discriminatory burdens resulting from their voter photo identification law. The law's purported purpose is to prevent voter fraud by...

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News Supreme Court rules California woman injured in Austria cannot sue in US
Supreme Court rules California woman injured in Austria cannot sue in US
Kasey Tuttle
December 2, 2015 08:43:42 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in OBB Personenverkehr AG v. Sachs that a California woman injured in a train accident in Austria fell outside the commercial activity exception of the Foreign Sovereign...

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Obama administration appeals immigration ruling to Supreme Court
Kasey Tuttle
November 20, 2015 02:05:56 pm

Lawyers for the Obama administration on Friday asked the US Supreme Court to uphold the president's changes to US immigration policy. Earlier this month the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ...

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HRW: US should stop approved arms sale to Saudi Arabia
Kasey Tuttle
November 19, 2015 11:59:49 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the US Wednesday to halt the sale of weapons to the government of Saudi Arabia . The call comes days after the US Department of Defense (DOD) ...

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Senate approves bill to legalize space mining
Kasey Tuttle
November 13, 2015 02:31:34 pm

The US Senate approved the US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act on Tuesday, granting US citizens the right to legally claim natural resources mined in space. The Act is intended to facilitate a pro-growth environment for the developing...

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Amnesty: China legal reforms have failed to prevent torture
Kasey Tuttle
November 12, 2015 12:03:22 pm

Recent state-drive reforms within China's judicial system have failed to cease the practice of torturing suspects in order to force confessions, according to a report released Wednesday by Amnesty International (AI) . Since 2010, the Chinese government...

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Germany lawmakers approve assisted suicide bill
Kasey Tuttle
November 6, 2015 02:47:31 pm

German lawmakers approved a bill Friday allowing assisted suicide for "altruistic motives" but banning the practice in cases where it is being conducted on a "business" basis. Lawmakers voted in favor of...

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Amnesty: Syria crimes against humanity fueling black market
Kasey Tuttle
November 5, 2015 12:14:54 pm

The Syrian government's widespread and murky policies of disappearances have spawned a thriving market of bribery and exploitation, according to a report released Thursday by Amnesty International (AI) . AI explained that tens of thousands of people...

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Hague court to rule in South China Sea dispute
Kasey Tuttle
October 30, 2015 03:36:47 pm

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague ruled Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear a dispute between the Philippines and China over parts of the South China Sea. At issue...

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Organization of American States established

On April 30, 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) was established in Bogota, Colombia with the signing of the Charter of the Organization of American States at the Ninth International Conference of American States.

Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed

On April 30, 1803, the United States and France signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris, by which France ceded its Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.

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