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News Federal judge overturns North Dakota abortion law
Federal judge overturns North Dakota abortion law
Theresa Donovan
April 17, 2014 07:30:17 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of North Dakota on Wednesday overturned a North Dakota law that prohibits physicians from performing abortions on women as soon as the...

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News UN rights expert urges UK to improve responses to violence against women
UN rights expert urges UK to improve responses to violence against women
Theresa Donovan
April 17, 2014 06:08:09 am

UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women Rashida Manjoo on Wednesday reported that despite many positive developments implemented by the UK government to combat and appropriately respond to violence against women, it still remains a...

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News Federal judge blocks Massachusetts ban on painkiller Zohydro
Federal judge blocks Massachusetts ban on painkiller Zohydro
Theresa Donovan
April 16, 2014 07:29:52 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Tuesday granted drug company Zogenix a preliminary injunction against a state-wide ban of the drug Zohydro. Judge Rya Zobel stated...

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News Oklahoma governor signs bill blocking minimum wage increase
Oklahoma governor signs bill blocking minimum wage increase
Theresa Donovan
April 16, 2014 06:44:32 am

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on Monday signed into law a bill banning cities within the state from creating a mandatory minimum wage. The bill also prohibits cities from enacting various mandatory employee...

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News HP offers $108 million to settle bribery charges by SEC, DOJ
HP offers $108 million to settle bribery charges by SEC, DOJ
Theresa Donovan
April 10, 2014 08:01:53 am

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday charged Hewlett-Packard (HP) with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by making improper payments to various government officials in order to...

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News Italy Constitutional Court overturns assisted reproduction restrictions
Italy Constitutional Court overturns assisted reproduction restrictions
Theresa Donovan
April 10, 2014 06:51:26 am

Italy's Constitutional Court on Wednesday struck down provisions set forth in Law 40 that prohibited the use of donor sperm and eggs in fertility treatments. The court reported that the...

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News Turkish authorities lift Twitter ban following court ruling
Turkish authorities lift Twitter ban following court ruling
Theresa Donovan
April 3, 2014 10:23:31 am

A Turkish official said Thursday that the government has lifted a ban on Twitter following a Constitutional Court ruling Wednesday. The court stated that the ban violated both individual rights...

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News Federal appeals court temporarily blocks Arizona abortion drug regulations
Federal appeals court temporarily blocks Arizona abortion drug regulations
Theresa Donovan
April 3, 2014 06:51:19 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing a statute that will prohibit women from having a medication abortion after seven weeks of pregnancy. On Monday, a...

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News UN SG urges international community to protect human rights
UN SG urges international community to protect human rights
Theresa Donovan
April 2, 2014 08:31:05 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged global leaders Tuesday to commit to ensuring the protection of human rights and an end to mass atrocities. The Secretary-General spoke positively of progress that has been made in holding...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in bank fraud case
Supreme Court hears arguments in bank fraud case
Theresa Donovan
April 2, 2014 07:21:54 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in Loughrin v. United States , which raises the issue of whether prosecution under the federal government's anti-bank fraud statute requires proof that the...

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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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