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News Federal judge tells CIA to investigate destruction of interrogation tapes
Federal judge tells CIA to investigate destruction of interrogation tapes
Sarah Paulsworth
January 17, 2011 10:09:07 am

A federal judge on Friday told the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that it must investigate the destruction of interrogation tapes related to 9/11 and prevent similar incidents from happening in the...

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News Offshore drilling company files suit to end delay in issuance of drilling permits
Offshore drilling company files suit to end delay in issuance of drilling permits
Sarah Paulsworth
January 13, 2011 11:03:23 am

Officials from the Ensco Offshore Company appeared in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Wednesday in connection with a lawsuit the company filed last year against the moratorium...

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News Associated Press, artist settle copyright infringement claims over Obama ‘Hope’ image
Associated Press, artist settle copyright infringement claims over Obama ‘Hope’ image
Sarah Paulsworth
January 13, 2011 09:41:19 am

The Associated Press (AP) and artist Shepard Fairey on Wednesday reached a settlement agreement on their opposing copyright infringement claims stemming from Fairey's unauthorized use of an AP photo of incumbent US President Barack...

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News Pakistan blasphemy laws will not be changed: PM
Pakistan blasphemy laws will not be changed: PM
Sarah Paulsworth
January 10, 2011 10:32:31 am

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced Sunday that he has no intention of revising the country's contentious blasphemy laws after Governor Salman Taseer of Punjab province was shot and killed Tuesday [JURIST...

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News Charges filed in shooting death of Arizona federal judge
Charges filed in shooting death of Arizona federal judge
Sarah Paulsworth
January 10, 2011 09:44:36 am

Federal charges were formally filed on Sunday against Jared Loughner, the man is accused of shooting to death Chief Judge John Roll of the US District Court for the District of Arizona ...

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News Rights coalition seeks to block additional provisions of Arizona immigration law
Rights coalition seeks to block additional provisions of Arizona immigration law
Sarah Paulsworth
January 9, 2011 03:54:25 pm

A coalition of six rights groups filed a petition in the US District Court of Arizona on Friday seeking to block to additional elements of the Arizona's recently passed immigration reform bill SB 1070 [text;...

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News Massachusetts high court rules against banks in crucial foreclosure case
Massachusetts high court rules against banks in crucial foreclosure case
Sarah Paulsworth
January 9, 2011 02:45:26 pm

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a decision on Friday ruling against banks in two foreclosure cases that could have important implications on similar cases both inside and outside of the state. In the consolidated...

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News Germany prosecutors file war crimes charges against Rwandan genocide suspects
Germany prosecutors file war crimes charges against Rwandan genocide suspects
Sarah Paulsworth
December 17, 2010 02:40:41 pm

German prosecutors announced on Friday they are pursuing war crimes charges against two Rwandan men suspected of ordering the killing of Congolese citizens. The men, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) leader Ignace Murwanashyaka...

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California regulators approve incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Sarah Paulsworth
December 17, 2010 12:58:59 pm

California's Air Resources Board on Thursday approved measures that will provide incentives to companies and factories that decrease their greenhouse gas emissions . The provisions are envisaged under Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) [text, PDF;...

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EU to sanction Ivory Coast over non-compliance with election results
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December 13, 2010 02:29:48 pm

The Council of the EU adopted a decision Monday to institute sanctions against the Ivory Coast. There has been unrest in the country since elections were held at the beginning of this...

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Memphis Massacre of 1866 breaks out

The Memphis Massacre of 1866 broke out on May 1 of that year after Black Union veterans and police were involved in an altercation surrounding the arrest of a Black soldier. The ensuing skirmish spiralled out of control due to the racial tensions that followed the end of the US Civil War, lasting for two days and claiming the lives of 46 Black people and six whites.  The riot later cemented support for what would become the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Consitution, ensuring equal protection under the law. Learn more about the Memphis Massacre.  

Acts of Union creates Great Britain

On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act. Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

First US trade union formed

On May 1, 1794, the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) was organized in Philadelphia to negotiate wages for its members, becoming the first trade union in the United States. Learn more about the history of the labor movement in the United States, and visit the website of the AFL-CIO, the federation of America's labor unions, representing more than 13 million workers.

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