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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
Lawrenz Fares
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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News UK mass surveillance bill becomes law
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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News Trump to withdraw from Trans-Pacific Partnership on first day in office
Trump to withdraw from Trans-Pacific Partnership on first day in office
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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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News DC lawmakers approve ‘Death with Dignity’ bill
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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News Federal appeals court upholds dismissal of Detroit water shut-off case
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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Congress passed Posse Comitatus Act against military enforcement of domestic laws

On June 18, 1878, Congress passed the Posse Comitatus Act. This law made it a felony to willfully use "any part of the Army ... to execute the laws" except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or by an act of Congress. Learn more about the origins of the Posse Comitatus.

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