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News Google proposes new concessions in EU antitrust action
Google proposes new concessions in EU antitrust action
Peter Snyder
September 9, 2013 11:10:06 am

The European Commission on Monday announced a new concession proposal from Google in connection to an ongoing EU antitrust investigation of the company. Google faces USD $5 billion in fines over accusations that...

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News Federal arbitration board orders FEMA to pay New Orleans Katrina responders
Federal arbitration board orders FEMA to pay New Orleans Katrina responders
Peter Snyder
September 6, 2013 02:32:55 pm

The US Civilian Board of Contract Appeals has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)to pay the City of New Orleans $10.8 million in connection to Hurricane Katrina in 2005....

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Federal judge issues injunction against Apple in e-book price fixing case
Peter Snyder
September 6, 2013 12:27:48 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday entered an injunction against Apple preventing the company from future antitrust violations in connection with e-book price...

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Federal judge grants partial victory to individuals on no-fly list
Peter Snyder
August 30, 2013 01:29:24 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Oregon ruled Wednesday that those placed on the US government's no-fly list have "a constitutionally-protected liberty interest in traveling internationally by air, which is...

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Portugal high court strikes down government employee austerity measure
Peter Snyder
August 30, 2013 12:44:17 pm

Portugal's Constitutional Court struck down an austerity measure Thursday that would have made it easier for the government to lay off civil servants. The revised law applied to government employees...

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India parliament approves no-fault divorce amendment to marriage law
Peter Snyder
August 26, 2013 11:50:12 am

The Rajya Sabha , the upper house of the Indian parliament, approved an amendment to the Marriage Law , 2010 Monday that would grant both men and woman the ability to file for divorce on the...

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UNESCO director condemns killing of Egypt journalists
Peter Snyder
August 26, 2013 11:02:34 am

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on Monday condemned the death of three journalists in Egypt and called for a thorough investigation into the incidents. Two journalists, Ahmed Abdel of Al-Akhbar and Gawad...

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Peter Snyder
August 21, 2013 08:49:39 am

A member of the controversial feminist rock collective Pussy Riot filed a lawsuit Tuesday against her former defense lawyer. Group member Yekaterina Samutsevic accused her former lawyer Violetta Volkova...

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UN maritime labor convention comes into force
Peter Snyder
August 21, 2013 07:20:00 am

The International Labor Organization (ILO) Maritime Labor Convention came into effect Tuesday. The international standards, originally adopted by the ILO in 2006, required ratification by a minimum of 30 ILO member states to come...

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China authorities detain anti-corruption activist Xu Zhiyong
Peter Snyder
July 18, 2013 07:15:26 am

Chinese activist and lawyer Xu Zhiyong was arrested by Chinese authorities on Wednesday on suspicion of having "gathered crowds to disrupt public order." Xu, a law lecturer at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and founder...

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First Fleet departs from England to establish penal colony in Australia

On May 13, 1787, the First Fleet departed from England, carrying 780 British convicts to establish a penal colony in Australia. Led by Captain Arthur Philip, all eleven ships arrived safely in Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia in January of 1788.

Read Captain Philip's account of his voyage on Project Gutenberg, and learn more about the journey and its impact from First Fleet online.

Federal government denied funding to segregated school districts

On May 13, 1966, the US federal government took its first action against violators of the desegregation guidelines of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by denying federal education funding for 12 segregated Southern school districts. Learn more about school desegregation.

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