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News Britain condemns Kerry’s Israel remarks
Britain condemns Kerry’s Israel remarks
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December 30, 2016 03:11:30 pm

A spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday condemned remarks made by US Secretary of State John Kerry on the current Israeli government. In a speech given on Thursday, Kerry...

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News UK Supreme Court hears Brexit referendum not legally binding
UK Supreme Court hears Brexit referendum not legally binding
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December 7, 2016 01:39:35 pm

The UK Supreme Court heard an argument on Wednesday that the referendum vote to leave the EU is not legally binding. The appeal of last month's ruling argued that only Parliament has the...

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News US concludes Syria airstrikes not in violation of international law
US concludes Syria airstrikes not in violation of international law
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November 30, 2016 01:13:55 pm

US Central Command concluded on Wednesday that airstrikes carried out by the US-led coalition near Dayr az Zawr, Syria, in September did not violate international law. According to Russian sources , the strike killed...

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UK mass surveillance bill becomes law
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November 29, 2016 01:08:12 pm

The UK's Investigatory Powers Bill was given royal assent and became law on Tuesday. The bill gives the UK's intelligence agency a wide variety of tools to monitor the online activity of all UK citizens. The bill...

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News UN extends condolences after Fidel Castro’s death
UN extends condolences after Fidel Castro’s death
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November 26, 2016 04:27:27 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave his condolences to the Cuban people and the family of the nation’s former President Fidel Castro, who passed away late Friday night. Ban spoke on the last...

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November 22, 2016 01:04:58 pm

US President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he would issue a notification of intent to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on his first day in office. Trump called the TPP a "potential disaster for our...

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DC lawmakers approve ‘Death with Dignity’ bill
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November 16, 2016 01:15:08 pm

In an 11-2 vote on Tuesday the District of Columbia Council approved a "Death with Dignity" bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a physician's help. Under...

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Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of Detroit water shut-off case
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November 15, 2016 01:25:46 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Monday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a group of Detroit citizens seeking to stop the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) [official...

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News Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Washington voters approve minimum wage increases
Arizona, Colorado, Maine, Washington voters approve minimum wage increases
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November 10, 2016 08:06:05 am

Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Maine and Washington all approved minimum wage increase initiatives Tuesday, while South Dakota rejected a measure to lower the minimum wage. In Arizona, Proposition 206, which proposed raising minimum wage from the current...

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Senators ask FTC to review EpiPen manufacturer
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November 8, 2016 12:50:44 pm

Two members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Monday asking them to review Mylan NV , the manufacturer of the EpiPen allergy shot....

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President Lincoln offered amnesty to Confederates

On December 8, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation offering amnesty to all citizens of the Confederacy who swore an oath to uphold the US Constitution. Because of confusion over who was to administer the oath, Lincoln issued another proclamation on March 26, 1864, empowering "any commissioned officer, civil, military, or naval in the service of the United States", as well as those persons in the territories which were "not in insurrection who were by the laws therefore qualified for administering oaths." Both Proclamations specified that military prisoners and others held for crimes against the United States were ineligible for amnesty, although Confederate deserters could volunteer to take the oath.

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