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News Argentina high court approves extradition of US fugitive
Argentina high court approves extradition of US fugitive
Peter Snyder
January 5, 2015 11:04:23 am

The Supreme Court of Argentina confirmed Saturday the extradition of a US fugitive wanted for a 2002 murder in Colorado. Kurt Sonnenfeld, a former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) cameraman and 9/11 conspiracy theorist, fled...

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News Rights group condemns removal of Maldives Supreme Court justices
Rights group condemns removal of Maldives Supreme Court justices
Peter Snyder
December 19, 2014 11:36:48 am

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on Thursday condemned the removal of two Maldives Supreme Court justices including Chief Justice Ahmed Faiz Hussain. The dismissal of the justices stems from an amendment to...

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Egypt court sentences 40 Morsi supporters over violence
Peter Snyder
December 19, 2014 11:04:05 am

An Egyptian court on Thursday convicted 40 supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi for committing violence last year in the wake of Morsi's ousting by the Egyptian military. The group of Islamists were found...

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HRW: Thailand government must cancel prisoner fishing boat plan
Peter Snyder
December 11, 2014 10:55:29 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Thursday for the cancellation of a plan formulated by Thailand's military government that encourages prisoners to work on fishing boats, citing the widespread abuse in the Thai fishing industry. The...

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Federal appeals court reverses insider trading convictions
Peter Snyder
December 11, 2014 10:24:45 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday overturned the insider trading convictions of two former hedge fund traders. Defendants Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson were convicted in May 2013 on charges...

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Supreme Court to rule on specialty license plates
Peter Snyder
December 8, 2014 11:57:32 am

The US Supreme Court agreed last Friday to add three cases to the docket for the upcoming term. The first case, Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc. involves...

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Peter Snyder
December 8, 2014 11:15:50 am

The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) issued a press release Friday declaring 2014 "a devastating year for children" citing the 15 million children affected by violent conflicts in the Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, the State...

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Police in Serbia and Bosnia arrest 15 individuals for role in Balkan war massacre
Peter Snyder
December 5, 2014 12:52:26 pm

Police in Bosnia and Serbia, as part of a joint investigation and operation, arrested 15 individuals Friday accused of perpetrating the massacre of 19 unarmed men during the height of the Balkan conflict. The men are accused ...

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DOJ investigation into Cleveland police finds pattern of excessive force
Peter Snyder
December 5, 2014 12:18:54 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that a civil rights investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) into the Cleveland Division of Police discovered "a pattern or...

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US states challenge Obama immigration order
Peter Snyder
December 4, 2014 01:40:34 pm

A coalition of 17 states led by Texas Governor-elect Greg Abbott filed suit against President Barack Obama Wednesday challenging his executive action on immigration. Abbott sharply criticized the president's action stating...

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President Lincoln signs Naitonal Banking Act into law

On February 26, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the National Banking Act into law, creating the American banking charter system. The Act furthermore created the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) within the Treasury Department. The law was further intended to help raise money for the Civil War by pressing banks to buy federal as opposed to state bonds. The law was not as successful as intended in this regard and was soon replaced by the National Banking Act of 1864. Read the history of the OCC from the US Department of the Treasury.

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