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News Federal appeals court upholds ban on Texas city immigrant housing ordinance
Federal appeals court upholds ban on Texas city immigrant housing ordinance
Saheli Chakrabarty
March 22, 2012 09:21:57 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday that an ordinance passed in 2008 by the Texas city of Farmers Branch, prohibiting illegal immigrants from renting housing...

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News Mississippi lawmakers approve controversial immigration bill
Mississippi lawmakers approve controversial immigration bill
Saheli Chakrabarty
March 16, 2012 09:29:31 am

The Mississippi House of Representatives voted 70-47 Thursday to approve a controversial immigration reform bill . The "Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act" is based off of Arizona's SB 1070 , which has been...

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News UN members urged to end sexual orientation-based discrimination
UN members urged to end sexual orientation-based discrimination
Saheli Chakrabarty
March 8, 2012 10:29:16 am

The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday urged member states to put an end to sexual orientation-based violence and discrimination. In a video address , UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledged that sexual...

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News Federal judge rules tobacco warning label requirements unconstitutional
Federal judge rules tobacco warning label requirements unconstitutional
Saheli Chakrabarty
March 1, 2012 09:50:54 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation requiring cigarette packaging and advertisements to display more...

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News Guantanamo Bay prisoner pleads guilty to terror charges
Guantanamo Bay prisoner pleads guilty to terror charges
Saheli Chakrabarty
February 29, 2012 12:08:59 pm

Majid Khan , a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who is linked with al Qaeda, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to five terror charges including conspiracy, attempted murder and murder. Per his plea bargain, Khan must testify...

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News Ninth Circuit rules ‘Armenian genocide’ victims not entitled to seek compensation
Ninth Circuit rules ‘Armenian genocide’ victims not entitled to seek compensation
Saheli Chakrabarty
February 24, 2012 09:22:41 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that heirs of victims of the Armenian genocide in Turkey cannot sue German insurance companies for failed life insurance...

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UN accuses Syria of human rights violations
Saheli Chakrabarty
February 23, 2012 09:45:43 am

The UN-appointed Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria on Wednesday accused Syria of violating international human rights law after finding that Syrian forces are engaging in torture and killings under orders from high level government officials....

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French June Rebellion ends

A republican uprising known as the June Rebellion was put down by French authorities in Paris on June 6, 1832. The rebels sought the abdication of French King Louis Philippe I, who assumed the throne two years prior following the overthrow of King Charles X. Louis Philippe would go on to rule until 1848 when he was overthrown in the wave of revolutions that took hold across Europe that year. Author Victor Hugo would later dramatize the June Rebellion in his novel Les Miserables Read excerpts of contemporary coverage about the June Rebellion from the Guardian.

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