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News Mexico legislature approves bill legalizing medical marijuana
Mexico legislature approves bill legalizing medical marijuana
Ruben Sindahl
April 29, 2017 04:16:20 pm

The Mexican Chamber of Deputies approved a bill on Friday allowing the use, production and distribution of marijuana for medical and scientific purposes. The bill was approved by the other chamber...

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News South Africa president signs anti-money laundering law
South Africa president signs anti-money laundering law
Ruben Sindahl
April 29, 2017 03:32:49 pm

South African President Jacob Zuma signed the anti-money laundering Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment (FICA) on Saturday to combat tax evasion and money laundering in the country. The global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) organization had threatened...

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News UN, World Bank form partnership to “build resilience” for the vulnerable
UN, World Bank form partnership to “build resilience” for the vulnerable
Ruben Sindahl
April 23, 2017 12:05:59 pm

The United Nations (UN) and the World Bank announced a partnership on Saturday to build resilience for the most vulnerable of the world. This effort will focus on "reducing poverty, promoting shared prosperity, enhancing...

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News Federal court strips man with al-Qaeda ties of naturalized US citizenship
Federal court strips man with al-Qaeda ties of naturalized US citizenship
Ruben Sindahl
April 23, 2017 11:20:02 am

The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday entered an order that stripped an Egyptian-born man of his naturalized US citizenship for lying during his naturalization process. The US government had claimed that...

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News Egypt court jails former official for corruption
Egypt court jails former official for corruption
Ruben Sindahl
April 16, 2017 11:55:36 am

An Egyptian criminal court in Cairo sentenced Habib el-Adly, the former interior minister under former president Hosni Mubarak, to seven years in jail on Saturday, for embezzling more than $100m of public funds. Adly was the head of Egypt's feared...

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News Federal judge hears case against order keeping funds from ‘sanctuary cities’
Federal judge hears case against order keeping funds from ‘sanctuary cities’
Ruben Sindahl
April 16, 2017 10:51:05 am

US District Judge William Orrick from the Northern District of California heard arguments Friday over President Trump's executive order withholding federal funds from so-called "sanctuary cities". San Fransisco and Santa Clara both filed suit asking for...

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News South Sudan: UN official urges government and opposition to protect civilians and aid workers
South Sudan: UN official urges government and opposition to protect civilians and aid workers
Ruben Sindahl
April 9, 2017 09:59:30 am

Eugene Owusu , the top United Nations humanitarian official in South Sudan, called on the government and opposition of South Sudan on Saturday, to ensure the protection of civilians and aid workers in the country. The plea comes...

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News US ambassador: Regime change in Syria is a priority for Trump administration
US ambassador: Regime change in Syria is a priority for Trump administration
Ruben Sindahl
April 9, 2017 08:55:23 am

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told CNN in an interview set to air Sunday that removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria is one of the top priorities of Donald Trump's...

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News Rights groups: British prisoners only win 1% of cases filed against prison guards for discrimination
Rights groups: British prisoners only win 1% of cases filed against prison guards for discrimination
Ruben Sindahl
April 2, 2017 12:15:47 pm

A report on discrimination and how it is handled in British prisons was published on Sunday, showing that only 1 out of 100 complaints of discrimination by prison guards are won by the prisoner. The report, which was...

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News Egypt court strikes down ruling, allows transfer of islands to Saudi Arabia
Egypt court strikes down ruling, allows transfer of islands to Saudi Arabia
Ruben Sindahl
April 2, 2017 11:07:30 am

The Egypt Court of Urgent Matters on Sunday struck down a ruling by the Egypt High Administrative Court regarding the transfer of two uninhabited Red Sea islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian government transferred the two islands [reuters...

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US President William McKinley dies after shooting

US President William McKinley died on September 14, 1901, eight days after being shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Czolgosz was executed over McKinley's assassination on October 29, 1901. Read more about William McKinley.

Eugene Debs sentenced for opposing US entry into WWI

On September 14, 1918, socialist and labor activist Eugene Debs was sentenced to ten years in prison for violating the Espionage Act and opposing the entry of the United States into World War I. Incarcerated in the Atlanta Penitentiary, he was still there when he ran for President as the Socialist Party candidate in the 1920 election, receiving 919,799 votes. He was pardoned by President Warren Harding in December 1921. Learn more about Eugene Debs on the website of the Debs Foundation.

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