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News New York governor signs emergency medical marijuana bills
New York governor signs emergency medical marijuana bills
Matthew Santiago
November 12, 2015 11:11:12 am

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed two bills on Wednesday in order to expedite the distribution of medical marijuana to citizens with critical health conditions. Though statewide medical marijuana distribution will begin in January, the governor...

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News UN rights chief: Bangladesh must protect writers and publishers from extremists
UN rights chief: Bangladesh must protect writers and publishers from extremists
Matthew Santiago
November 6, 2015 12:50:16 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged Bangladesh to make a significant effort to prevent extremists from targeting writers, publishers and other potential victims. Zeid stressed that civilians should...

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News UN rights experts: Brazil anti-terrorism law may restrict freedoms
UN rights experts: Brazil anti-terrorism law may restrict freedoms
Matthew Santiago
November 5, 2015 12:03:13 pm

Several independent UN human rights experts said Wednesday that a recent Brazilian draft law may infringe upon civil rights in its efforts to counteract terrorism. The bill was approved by the Brazilian Senate last...

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News Last UK detainee released from Guantanamo
Last UK detainee released from Guantanamo
Matthew Santiago
October 30, 2015 02:52:55 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday announced that the last remaining British inmate, Shaker Aamer, has been released and returned to the UK after extensive review by the Guantanamo Review Task...

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News Federal judge bars Alabama from terminating Planned Parenthood funding
Federal judge bars Alabama from terminating Planned Parenthood funding
Matthew Santiago
October 29, 2015 11:16:45 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama issued an order on Wednesday prohibiting Alabama Governor Robert Bentley from terminating the provider agreement between Medicaid and Planned Parenthood...

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US and Japan sign Kanagwa Treaty

On March 31, 1854, US Commodore Matthew Perry and representatives of the Japanese government signed the Convention of Kanagawa. The terms of the treaty marked the end of Japan's 500 years of self-imposed isolation by opening the Ports of Shimoda and Hakodate. Four years later, Japanese-American relations were further expanded by the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty), which opened more Japanese ports to US trade and set up a system of extraterritoriality for Americans in Japan.

Spanish royal decree ordered expulsion of Jews

On March 31, 1492, King Ferdinand of Spain signed a decree expelling Jews from his kingdom. Read a contemporary account of the expulsion, originally written in Hebrew by an Italian Jew in 1495.

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