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News Former Argentina president on trial for tax fraud
Former Argentina president on trial for tax fraud
Theresa Donovan
September 3, 2013 11:22:26 am

Former Argentinian president Carlos Menem appeared in court on Monday for allegedly falsifying his 2000 tax returns. Prosecutors argue that Menem hid bank accounts worth millions of dollars, as well as various aircraft,...

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News Morsi supporters sentenced to prison for assaulting army troops
Morsi supporters sentenced to prison for assaulting army troops
Theresa Donovan
September 3, 2013 10:55:04 am

An Egyptian military tribunal on Tuesday sentenced 11 supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi to life imprisonment for assaulting army troops last month during riots that took place in the Suez Canal. Forty-five other...

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News New Mexico judge rules same-sex marriage legal
New Mexico judge rules same-sex marriage legal
Theresa Donovan
August 27, 2013 12:01:00 pm

A judge for the Second Judicial District Court of New Mexico on Tuesday ordered district court clerks to begin granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Bernalillo County, the largest county in New Mexico, in accordance with...

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News Germany prosecutor: Auschwitz investigation almost complete
Germany prosecutor: Auschwitz investigation almost complete
Theresa Donovan
August 27, 2013 11:56:52 am

The head of the German prosecutors' office that specializes in investigating Nazi crimes reported on Monday that its investigation into 50 individuals suspected of serving as guards at Auschwitz is almost complete. The individuals are being...

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News Egypt court orders release of Mubarak
Egypt court orders release of Mubarak
Theresa Donovan
August 21, 2013 12:40:18 pm

A court in Cairo ordered the release of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday, in a long-pending corruption case. Mubarak, now 85, still faces charges of complicity for the killing...

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Wikileaks defendant sentenced to 35 years for espionage
Theresa Donovan
August 21, 2013 11:15:31 am

US Military Judge Denise Lind on Wednesday sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for his disclosure of classified information to the anti-secrecy organization Wikileaks . Manning was found guilty [JURIST...

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Illinois governor signs gun-control bill into law
Theresa Donovan
August 19, 2013 01:53:11 pm

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Sunday signed a gun safety bill that will require background checks for all gun purchases in the state as well as the reporting of all lost and...

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News Federal appeals court orders decision on nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain
Federal appeals court orders decision on nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain
Theresa Donovan
August 14, 2013 03:08:27 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday ruled that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been violating federal law by failing to accept or deny the pending...

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News Federal judge dismisses suit against SEC over Stanford Ponzi scheme
Federal judge dismisses suit against SEC over Stanford Ponzi scheme
Theresa Donovan
August 14, 2013 02:04:51 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Monday dismissed a lawsuit against the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the agency's failure to report Allen Stanford ...

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North Carolina governor signs voting reform bill into law
Theresa Donovan
August 13, 2013 03:06:09 pm

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory on Monday signed a voter ID bill into law that will require voters to present government-issued photo identification at the polls. The law will effectively roll back...

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First execution by guillotine in France

On April 25, 1792, highwayman Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier became the first person beheaded by the guillotine in France.

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