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News Federal appeals court upholds mobile-data roaming rule
Federal appeals court upholds mobile-data roaming rule
Maureen Cosgrove
December 5, 2012 09:56:50 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday upheld a federal rule requiring mobile-data providers to offer roaming agreements to other providers on "commercially reasonable" terms. In April 2011 the...

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News Iran human rights lawyer ends hunger strike
Iran human rights lawyer ends hunger strike
Maureen Cosgrove
December 5, 2012 09:02:04 am

Iranian lawyer and prominent human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh on Tuesday ended a 49-day hunger strike in protest of her prison conditions and a travel ban imposed on her family. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...

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News Federal appeals court denies Alabama request to reconsider immigration ruling
Federal appeals court denies Alabama request to reconsider immigration ruling
Maureen Cosgrove
November 28, 2012 10:04:47 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday denied a request by the state of Alabama to reconsider its August ruling partially striking down the state's immigration law [HB 56,...

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News Egypt courts suspend work to protest presidential decree
Egypt courts suspend work to protest presidential decree
Maureen Cosgrove
November 28, 2012 08:59:28 am

The Egyptian Court of Cassation on Wednesday suspended work until President Mohammed Morsi rescinds a decree he issued last week that removes judicial review of his actions and vastly expands his power,...

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News Union files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin collective bargaining law
Union files lawsuit challenging Wisconsin collective bargaining law
Maureen Cosgrove
November 14, 2012 09:34:29 am

The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association (WLEA) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in the Dane County Circuit Court challenging the constitutionality of a controversial law limiting the collective bargaining rights of public sector...

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News Federal judge hears arguments on South Carolina immigration law
Federal judge hears arguments on South Carolina immigration law
Maureen Cosgrove
November 14, 2012 08:58:50 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina on Tuesday heard arguments on part of South Carolina's controversial immigration law that permits law enforcement officials to detain motorists on...

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News Puerto Rico voters choose statehood in non-binding referendum
Puerto Rico voters choose statehood in non-binding referendum
Maureen Cosgrove
November 7, 2012 09:50:59 am

Puerto Rican voters elected to become the fifty-first US state in a non-binding referendum on Tuesday. The referendum was presented in a two-question format. Nearly 54 percent of Puerto Rican voters wanted to change the island territory's relationship [AP...

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News Maine, Maryland voters approve same-sex marriage
Maine, Maryland voters approve same-sex marriage
Maureen Cosgrove
November 7, 2012 08:22:36 am

Maine voters on Tuesday voted in favor of Question 1 , which permits the state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. 53 percent of voters answered the question in the affirmative. The referendum was championed by EqualityMaine...

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News UK Supreme Court rejects detainee request for release from US prison in Afghanistan
UK Supreme Court rejects detainee request for release from US prison in Afghanistan
Maureen Cosgrove
October 31, 2012 12:58:58 pm

The Supreme Court of the UK on Wednesday quashed a request for release from a 30-year-old individual detained by US officials at an Afghan prison. Yunus Rahmatullah, a citizen of Pakistan, was arrested by British...

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Italy passes anti-corruption law
Maureen Cosgrove
October 31, 2012 09:07:25 am

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Tuesday approved a new law that imposes harsher sanctions on officials engaged in corruption in both the public and private sectors. Public officials convicted of abuse of office, bribery...

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Biological Weapons Convention goes into force

On March 26, 1975, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. Today, 162 countries have signed the Convention, pledging never "to develop, produce, stockpile or otherwise acquire or retain" biological weapons. Some signatory nations, however, have reserved the right to hold certain biological weapons for "prophylactic" purposes. Learn more about the UN Biological Weapons Convention.

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