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News Bank of America settles class action suit over Merrill Lynch acquisition
Bank of America settles class action suit over Merrill Lynch acquisition
Michael Haggerson
September 28, 2012 12:27:23 pm

Bank of America (BOA) announced Friday that it has agreed to pay $2.43 billion to settle a class action lawsuit with investors over its $18.5 billion acquisition of Merrill Lynch in January 2009....

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Vietnam court jails bloggers for anti-state propaganda
Michael Haggerson
September 24, 2012 01:33:14 pm

A court in Vietnam ordered three bloggers jailed for anti-state propaganda on Monday. Bloggers Nguyen Van Hai, alias Dieu Cay, Phan Thanh Hai, alias Anhbasg, and Ta Phong Tan were charged in April in...

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UN: Morocco must work to eradicate torture
Michael Haggerson
September 24, 2012 12:48:37 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez said Saturday after a visit to Morocco that the human rights situation in the country is improving but that more effort is needed to eradicate torture . Mendez stated...

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DC Circuit hears arguments on ACLU request for information on drone strikes
Michael Haggerson
September 21, 2012 09:26:25 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments Thursday on whether to grant a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy...

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Germany court confirms wanted Nazi doctor is dead
Michael Haggerson
September 21, 2012 08:53:32 am

The regional court in Baden-Baden, Germany announced on Friday that it is ending its inquiry into Aribert Heim, a wanted Nazi war criminal known as "Dr. Death." Heim was accused of experimenting on Jewish prisoners during the Holocaust, including...

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September 17, 2012 01:19:32 pm

UN investigators testified before the UN Human Rights Council on Monday that human rights violations in Syria committed by both sides of the conflict are growing in number and severity . Chair of the Independent International...

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay condemned human rights violations in Mali on Monday and called for international action to address the problems. Pillay stated that two militant Islamic groups, Movement for Unity...

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Michael Haggerson
September 14, 2012 03:04:51 pm

The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the Arkhangelsk region's ban on "gay propaganda" on Thursday, but ruled that gay pride parades and other demonstrations in support of gay rights are legal. According to the court,...

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September 14, 2012 02:00:59 pm

Apple won an injunction against Motorola Mobility on Thursday in a German court due to patent infringement in Motorola's smart phones and tablets. The patent at issue, EP2126788 [text; European Patent...

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A judge for the US District Court for the District of Southern of Florida ruled Friday that a suit against the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) over the agency's failure to report Allen Stanford...

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Standard Oil incorporated

On January 10, 1870, John Davison Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil. Rockefeller's corporation would grow to achieve a virtual monopoly over oil production in the United States. Standard Oil's dominance lasted until the corporation was split into 34 separate companies in 1911 after the Supreme Court found the company in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The rise of Standard Oil made Rockefeller America's first billionaire and eventually the richest man in the world. Read the text of Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey vs. United States, 221 U.S. 1 (1910).

League of Nations established

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