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News Mexico judge rejects appeals of ‘El Chapo’ extradition to US
Mexico judge rejects appeals of ‘El Chapo’ extradition to US
Matthew Santiago
October 21, 2016 04:42:15 pm

A Mexican judge on Thursday rejected five appeals intended to prevent the extradition of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán to the US for criminal charges. A previous judge had suspended Guzmán's extradition in May, but the...

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Matthew Santiago
October 21, 2016 03:45:49 pm

South Africa announced on Friday that the country will officially withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The government originally expressed such intentions last year when South Africa refused to act on the ICC's arrest...

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Conservation groups sue DHS for ignoring environmental impact of immigration
Matthew Santiago
October 18, 2016 01:08:35 pm

Several conservation groups on Monday filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accusing the agency of violating environmental law by neglecting the effects of unregulated immigration. The plaintiffs include public interest groups across...

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ICC prosecutors visit DRC to address pre-election violent protests
Matthew Santiago
October 18, 2016 12:03:50 pm

A delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) traveled Sunday to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to initiate a five-day plan to discourage violent protests ignited by the nation's postponed election. The DRC's...

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ICC concerned about Philippines extra-judicial killings
Matthew Santiago
October 14, 2016 06:02:22 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) expressed concern over the rising occurrence of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines in connection with the ongoing war on drugs encouraged by President Rodrigo Duterte . Duterte has continued to draw international...

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SEC sets liquidation risk management regulation
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October 14, 2016 05:27:07 pm

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) set new rules on Thursday establishing new liquidation risk management rules for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETF). The industry will now be required to establish...

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Brazil lower house approves amendment to cap government spending
Matthew Santiago
October 11, 2016 03:22:23 pm

The Brazil Chamber of Deputies on Monday voted in favor of a constitutional amendment that would limit government spending to counteract the country's alarming economic downturn. The Brazilian population has been struggling with...

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Matthew Santiago
October 11, 2016 02:16:59 pm

A federal judge on Monday partially granted a request by the Florida Democratic Party to extend the state's voter registration deadline in light of Hurricane Matthew evacuations. The party filed a federal lawsuit ...

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Federal appeals court reinstates jury award for Apple in Samsung patent case
Matthew Santiago
October 7, 2016 05:12:36 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday reinstated a $120 million jury award owed to Apple by Samsung in a prolonged patent infringement case involving the companies' competing smartphones....

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October 7, 2016 04:32:03 pm

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Friday issued reports on Nauru, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, New Zealand, South Africa and Suriname following a committee session held last month. The committee's independent experts...

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Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed

On February 21, 1971, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The Convention was promulgated to regulate psychotropic drugs, extending the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which applied to cannabis-, cocoa-, and opium-based drugs. In 1988, the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was promulgated to address international drug manufacture, possession, and distribution, primarily in organized crime. 175 nations are now parties to the Convention. Member nations have implemented the Convention in the form of domestic laws such as the US Psychotropic Substances Act, the UK Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Former Nixon AG Mitchell sentenced to prison for Watergate

On February 21, 1975, former US Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and domestic adviser John Ehrlichman were sentenced to prison terms of 2 1/2 to 8 years for obstructing justice in the Watergate affair.

Learn more about John Mitchell from the Washington Post.

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