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News Tasmania approves law recognizing all foreign and national same-sex marriages
Tasmania approves law recognizing all foreign and national same-sex marriages
Sarah Miley
August 31, 2010 02:46:53 pm

The lower house of the Tasmanian Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the Relationships Act of 2003 , recognizing same-sex marriages and civil unions registered in foreign countries and other Australian states....

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News Equatorial Guinea defends executions over 2009 coup
Equatorial Guinea defends executions over 2009 coup
Sarah Miley
August 25, 2010 12:55:48 pm

Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday defended the execution of four men convicted on Saturday of attempting to assassinate President Teodoro Obiang during a 2009 attack on the presidential palace. Jose Abeso Nsue, Manuel Ndong Anseme, Alipio Ndong Asumu and Jacinto...

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News DOJ to appeal decision blocking funding for stem cell research
DOJ to appeal decision blocking funding for stem cell research
Sarah Miley
August 25, 2010 12:11:32 pm

The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it will appeal a preliminary injunction issued earlier this week blocking federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The DOJ will seek to...

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News Wyoming same-sex marriage ban challenged
Wyoming same-sex marriage ban challenged
Sarah Miley
August 25, 2010 09:08:58 am

A gay couple has filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Wyoming challenging the state's law defining marriage as only existing between a man and a woman. The suit...

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News Israel police call for ex-PM to stand trial on real estate corruption charges
Israel police call for ex-PM to stand trial on real estate corruption charges
Sarah Miley
August 25, 2010 07:49:19 am

The Israeli Police on Monday recommended that former prime minister Ehud Olmert stand trial for his alleged involvement in the Holyland bribery scandal that occurred during his time as mayor of Jerusalem....

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News Dutch prosecutors open investigation into officer conduct in Srebrenica
Dutch prosecutors open investigation into officer conduct in Srebrenica
Sarah Miley
August 20, 2010 03:02:23 pm

The Dutch National Prosecution Office announced Friday that it will open an investigation into whether Dutch peacekeeping soldiers should face criminal charges for their actions during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [JURIST...

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News Peru judge revokes parole of US woman held for involvement with rebel group
Peru judge revokes parole of US woman held for involvement with rebel group
Sarah Miley
August 18, 2010 03:38:55 pm

A Peruvian judge on Wednesday revoked the parole of Lori Berenson , a US citizen held since 1995 for collaboration with a Marxist rebel organization. Berenson was granted parole in May after serving 14 years of...

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News Bangladesh to release 1000 inmates to relieve prison overcrowding
Bangladesh to release 1000 inmates to relieve prison overcrowding
Sarah Miley
August 18, 2010 01:59:08 pm

The Bangladesh Ministry of Home Affairs announced Wednesday that it will release almost 1,000 prisoners in an effort to resolve the issue of overcrowding throughout the nation's jails. Most Bangladeshi jails currently house three...

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News Ninth Circuit strikes down law criminalizinng false claims of military honors
Ninth Circuit strikes down law criminalizinng false claims of military honors
Sarah Miley
August 18, 2010 10:23:42 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday struck down a federal law criminalizing the act of falsely claiming to have received a medal from the US military. Xavier Alvarez was convicted...

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News Blagojevich guilty of false statements to FBI, jury hung on other 23 counts
Blagojevich guilty of false statements to FBI, jury hung on other 23 counts
Sarah Miley
August 18, 2010 08:50:02 am

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty Tuesday of making false statements to the FBI, but the jury in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois was deadlocked on 23...

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LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

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