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News US State Department releases annual report on global human rights
US State Department releases annual report on global human rights
Mark Casper
March 5, 2017 05:11:40 pm

The US State Department on Friday released its annual report on the current human rights situation across the world. This report has been published annually since the mid-1970s and has usually been accompanied by a press conference,...

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News Human rights groups condemn execution of 15 in Jordan
Human rights groups condemn execution of 15 in Jordan
Mark Casper
March 5, 2017 03:51:55 pm

In response to the mass execution of 15 people in Jordan on Saturday, several human rights groups, including Amnesty International (AI) , condemned the hanging as being secretive and conducted "without transparency. This mass execution was...

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News Utah House passes alcohol reform bill
Utah House passes alcohol reform bill
Mark Casper
March 5, 2017 01:24:02 am

The Utah House of Representatives passed an alcohol reform bill on Friday aimed at removing what is referred to as the "Zion Curtain," a 7-foot-tall barrier, shielding children from watching drinks being mixed in restaurants. The bill, HB442...

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News Facebook agrees to settle class-action privacy suit
Facebook agrees to settle class-action privacy suit
Mark Casper
March 4, 2017 05:03:20 pm

Facebook settled a class-action lawsuit levied against it on Wednesday for its prior practice of scanning private messages to aid in ads. A motion was filed on Wednesday, subject to court approval, for declaratory and injunctive...

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News HRW: Philippines must drop political charges against Duterte critic
HRW: Philippines must drop political charges against Duterte critic
Mark Casper
February 19, 2017 05:16:11 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday issued a call to Philippine authorities to drop political charges against Senator Leila de Lima, who has spoken against President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. The charges brought against...

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News Republican senators preparing bill to sanction Iran over missile tests
Republican senators preparing bill to sanction Iran over missile tests
Mark Casper
February 19, 2017 04:41:28 pm

US Republican senators announced on Sunday that they are planning to introduce a bill further sanctioning Iran for testing ballistic missiles and attempting to "destabilize" the Middle East. Tehran recently increased international tensions after testing ballistic missiles...

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News Bosnia to appeal ICJ ruling clearing Serbia of genocide
Bosnia to appeal ICJ ruling clearing Serbia of genocide
Mark Casper
February 18, 2017 02:07:28 pm

Following Bosnia-Herzegovina's vow to appeal a 2007 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling clearing Serbia of genocide during Bosnia's civil war, many fear political crisis may be brewing in the Balkans. Serbia's foreign minister, Ivica...

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News Texas election officials: hundreds of Texans may have voted improperly
Texas election officials: hundreds of Texans may have voted improperly
Mark Casper
February 18, 2017 01:33:19 pm

According to Texas election officials, hundreds of people were allowed to improperly cast ballots in the recent presidential election, evading the state's stringent voter ID law, by signing affidavits in lieu of showing their photo ID. State election...

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News China promises to punish those involved in illegal financing activities
China promises to punish those involved in illegal financing activities
Mark Casper
February 5, 2017 03:36:33 pm

China said Sunday it would begin imposing harsh punishments on those involved with illegal financing activities, with a particular focus on underground banking and the stock market, following a string of scandals. In particular, the state news agency...

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Federal judge orders Google to comply with search warrant
Mark Casper
February 5, 2017 02:59:03 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Friday ordered Google to disclose certain information found in foreign-stored e-mails, as requested by an FBI search warrant. This decision...

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Massacre of hundreds of Jews ends in Lisbon, Portugal

An anti-Jewish pogrom known as the "Lisbon Massacre" came to an end on April 21, 1506. The killings started as the result of a "New Christian," who was forcibly converted from Judaism as a result of King Manuel I's 1497 Edict of Forced Conversion, questioning a purported miracle at the Church of Saint Dominic. At least 1,000 New Christians were killed as a result of the ensuing riots, spurred on by two friars.  Today a memorial to the massacre victims stands outside of the church. Learn more about the Lisbon Massacre.

Henry VIII becomes King of England

On April 21, 1509, King Henry VII died, leaving his son, Henry VIII, King of England. Henry VIII eventually seceded his nation from the Roman Catholic Church, becoming the first major European nation to do so. Henry then made himself head of the Church of England and dissolved Catholic monasteries throughout the country.

Learn more about Henry VIII.

Maryland Toleration Act established freedom of worship for all Christians

On April 21, 1649, the Maryland Assembly passed the Maryland Toleration Act, providing for freedom of worship for all Christians. The key section of the act read: And whereas the inforceing of the conscience in matters of Religion hath frequently fallen out to be of dangerous Consequence in those commonwealthes where it hath been practised, And for the more quiett and peaceable governement of this Province, and the better to preserve mutuall Love and amity amongst the Inhabitants thereof, Be it Therefore also by the Lord Proprietary with the advise and consent of this Assembly Ordeyned and enacted (except as in this present Act is before Declared and sett forth) that noe person or persons whatsoever within this Province, or the Islands, Ports, Harbors, Creekes, or havens thereunto belonging professing to beleive in Jesus Christ, shall from henceforth bee any waies troubled, Molested or discountenanced for or in respect of his or her religion nor in the free exercise thereof within this Province or the Islands thereunto belonging nor any way compelled to the beleife or exercise of any other Religion against his or her consent, soe as they be not unfaithfull to the Lord Proprietary, or molest or conspire against the civill Governement established or to bee established in this Province under him or his heires. Learn more about the Maryland Toleration Act.

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