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News Ukraine president agrees to allow referendum on expanded autonomy in rebel-controlled east
Ukraine president agrees to allow referendum on expanded autonomy in rebel-controlled east
Peter Snyder
April 6, 2015 11:43:13 am

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced Monday that the Ukrainian government would no longer object to allowing a referendum that could grant greater autonomy to the eastern regions of the country controlled by Russian-backed rebels....

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News Thailand military court sentences man to 25 years for defaming monarchy
Thailand military court sentences man to 25 years for defaming monarchy
Peter Snyder
April 1, 2015 11:25:11 am

A military court in Thailand Tuesday sentenced a businessman to 25 years in prison for posting messages critical of the Thai royal family on Facebook. Theinsutham Suthijittaseranee was found guilty of five counts of of lèse majesté...

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News UN rights chief: Boko Haram killing captive women
UN rights chief: Boko Haram killing captive women
Peter Snyder
April 1, 2015 10:58:34 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein reported Wednesday that retreating Boko Haram militants in Nigeria have been murdering woman and girls previously taken captive by the group....

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News Former Israel PM Olmert convicted of fraud
Former Israel PM Olmert convicted of fraud
Peter Snyder
March 30, 2015 11:15:37 am

Former Israeli prime minster Ehud Olmert was convicted Monday by the Jerusalem District Court of fraud and breach of trust in connection to payments received from American businessman Morris Talansky. According to Talansky's previous...

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News Medical marijuana bill introduced in US House
Medical marijuana bill introduced in US House
Peter Snyder
March 25, 2015 11:31:08 am

A bipartisan bill seeking to change the US federal government's approach to medicinal marijuana was introduced in the US House of Representatives Tuesday. The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act of 2015, or...

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News Maryland lawmakers approve 3-year fracking moratorium
Maryland lawmakers approve 3-year fracking moratorium
Peter Snyder
March 25, 2015 11:05:21 am

Maryland's House of Delegates approved a bill Tuesday that would place a three-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the state. The bill, HB449, passed on a third reading by a vote of...

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UN envoy warns Security Council that Yemen nearing civil war
Peter Snyder
March 23, 2015 11:00:07 am

The UN special envoy to Yemen warned the UN Security Council during an emergency meeting Sunday that the situation in Yemen is teetering on the brink of civil war. The special envoy, Jamal Benomar , warned [Al Jazeera...

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News EU unveils draft legislation requiring automatic exchange of tax rulings
EU unveils draft legislation requiring automatic exchange of tax rulings
Peter Snyder
March 18, 2015 11:47:21 am

The European Commission , the EU's executive body, on Wednesday released a package of proposed legislation aimed at combating tax deals between individual EU member states and multinational companies. Included in the "Tax Transparency Package" is...

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News Serbia police arrest 8 suspected of carrying out 1995 Srebrenica massacre
Serbia police arrest 8 suspected of carrying out 1995 Srebrenica massacre
Peter Snyder
March 18, 2015 11:10:42 am

Serbian police on Wednesday arrested eight men suspected of having a direct role in the killing of more than 1,000 Muslim men and boys during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre . In July 1995 more than...

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News US government to appeal ruling reducing BP’s potential oil spill liability
US government to appeal ruling reducing BP’s potential oil spill liability
Peter Snyder
March 16, 2015 11:58:21 am

The US government on Friday appealed a federal court ruling that reduced the potential liability BP faces under the Clean Water Act in relation to the 2010 offshore oil spill . District Court Judge...

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On November 13, 1956, the US Supreme Court declined the appeal of a US District Court ruling in Browder v. Gayle that had declared unconstitutional Alabama's state and local laws requiring segregation on buses, thereby ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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