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News Egypt court overturns former president’s death sentence
Egypt court overturns former president’s death sentence
Matthew Santiago
November 15, 2016 02:43:12 pm

Egypt's Court of Cassation on Tuesday overturned the death sentences of former President Mohamed Morsi and five fellow leaders of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. During the Egyptian Revolution in 2011, Morsi allegedly conspired ...

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News Hong Kong court bans pro-democracy lawmakers from parliament
Hong Kong court bans pro-democracy lawmakers from parliament
Matthew Santiago
November 15, 2016 01:04:18 pm

Hong Kong's high court on Tuesday prohibited two newly-elected lawmakers from taking their seats in Hong Kong's Legislative Council following their recent refusal to declare allegiance to China. Upon taking their oaths last month, Baggio Leung and...

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News Philippines Supreme Court allows former dictator to receive ‘hero burial’
Philippines Supreme Court allows former dictator to receive ‘hero burial’
Matthew Santiago
November 8, 2016 11:14:43 am

The Philippines Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former dictator Ferdinand Marcos may be placed in the nation's "Heroes' Cemetery" despite public uproar denouncing the burial. In August human rights victims filed a petition against the...

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News North Carolina judge rejects voter intimidation suit against Trump campaign
North Carolina judge rejects voter intimidation suit against Trump campaign
Matthew Santiago
November 8, 2016 10:01:10 am

A North Carolina federal judge on Monday rejected a motion for preliminary injunction filed by state Democrats accusing Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign of promoting voter intimidation on election day. According to the Democratic Party...

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News Federal judge rejects challenge to New York ‘ballot selfie’ ban
Federal judge rejects challenge to New York ‘ballot selfie’ ban
Matthew Santiago
November 4, 2016 06:30:18 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday denied a motion for preliminary injunction challenging the New York law that makes it a misdemeanor...

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News Rights group urges EU to address Hungary’s attack on human rights
Rights group urges EU to address Hungary’s attack on human rights
Matthew Santiago
November 4, 2016 05:56:58 pm

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) on Friday urged the EU to better address Hungary's "sustained attack" on human rights and democracy since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ...

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News NAACP challenges North Carolina ‘en masse’ voter registration cancellations
NAACP challenges North Carolina ‘en masse’ voter registration cancellations
Matthew Santiago
November 2, 2016 07:37:21 am

The North Carolina National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) filed a federal lawsuit on Monday challenging North Carolina's sudden cancellation of voter registrations across three counties. The voter removals, executed by the...

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News Federal judge rejects NYPD settlement of Muslim surveillance lawsuit
Federal judge rejects NYPD settlement of Muslim surveillance lawsuit
Matthew Santiago
November 1, 2016 02:26:52 pm

A federal judge has rejected the New York Police Department's (NYPD) proposed settlement of a lawsuit accusing the department of improperly surveying the Muslim community. Following the September 11 attacks, the NYPD has reportedly...

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News Federal judge suspends Michigan ban on ‘ballot selfies’
Federal judge suspends Michigan ban on ‘ballot selfies’
Matthew Santiago
October 25, 2016 01:51:40 pm

A federal judge on Monday issued a preliminary injunction blocking Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson from enforcing a ban against "ballot selfies" on election day. The state statute made the act of...

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News Former Pennsylvania AG sentenced to 10 to 23 months in jail
Former Pennsylvania AG sentenced to 10 to 23 months in jail
Matthew Santiago
October 25, 2016 11:00:40 am

A Pennsylvania judge on Monday sentenced former attorney general Kathleen Kane to 10 to 23 months in jail after she was found guilty of perjury and abusing her position. Kane resigned from office in August...

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West Germany becomes a sovereign nation

On May 5, 1955, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a fully sovereign nation. Four days later on May 9, West Germany joined NATO. West Germany then became a founding member of the European Economic Community in 1958. Read the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz), which served as the constitution of West Germany and became the governing document of the reunited Germany in 1990.

Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in TN public schools

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