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North Carolina governor signs controversial transgender bill into law
Taylor Gillan
March 24, 2016 11:13:24 am

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory on Wednesday signed into law a bill that prevents local governments from enacting their own nondiscrimination ordinances. Under the new law, which was passed by both chambers of the...

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News HRW: Iran must grant detainees better access to legal representation
HRW: Iran must grant detainees better access to legal representation
Taylor Gillan
March 24, 2016 10:45:36 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged Iran to end restrictions that prevent access to lawyers for those charged with national security crimes. According to the rights group, there have been several instances of people charged...

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News Brazil high court judge upholds order barring appointment of ex-president
Brazil high court judge upholds order barring appointment of ex-president
Taylor Gillan
March 23, 2016 10:22:58 am

A judge for the Brazilian Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a ruling blocking former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking a ministry post. Last week's order blocking the appointment came...

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News Ninth Circuit panel partially dismisses NSA surveillance case as moot
Ninth Circuit panel partially dismisses NSA surveillance case as moot
Taylor Gillan
March 23, 2016 09:49:59 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday partially dismissed the lawsuit of a nurse challenging the National Security Agency's (NSA) bulk collection of cellphone metadata. The lawsuit, ruled on by...

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Qatar poet pardoned for critical poem: UN
Taylor Gillan
March 16, 2016 10:31:01 am

A UN official said Wednesday that Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami received a royal pardon on Tuesday night and has been freed after more than four years in prison. The poet received a 15-year prison sentence in 2011 after...

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North Korea high court sentences US student to 15 years hard labor
Taylor Gillan
March 16, 2016 10:02:26 am

North Korea's high court on Wednesday sentenced an American student to 15 years of imprisonment and hard labor following his conviction for subversion. The University of Virginia student, Otto Warmbier, confessed in a press conference held last month by...

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Ukraine pilot threatens hunger strike over Russia ‘show trial’
Taylor Gillan
March 3, 2016 11:25:23 am

A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia on Thursday told the court she is going on a dry hunger strike after facing another delay at trial. Nadezhda Savchenko has been charged with complicity in the killing of two journalists, with...

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US judge lifts Argentina bond payment ban
Taylor Gillan
March 3, 2016 10:37:01 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday lifted injunctions blocking Argentina from paying its restructured debt. According to Judge Thomas Griesa, the circumstances of the situation have...

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South Dakota governor vetoes bathroom gender restriction bill
Taylor Gillan
March 2, 2016 10:39:03 am

South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have required public school students to use the bathroom or locker room corresponding to their sex at birth. In a statementDaugaard said that the...

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Federal appeals court overturns Apple patent win against Samsung
Taylor Gillan
February 27, 2016 11:45:35 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday overturned a 2014 verdict against Samsung in its patent infringement conflict with Apple . The appeals court found that Samsung did not infringe...

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Treaty relinquishing Panama Canal signed

On September 7, 1977, US President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian Chief of Government Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty relinquishing American control over the canal effective in the year 2000.

Boxer Protocol signed, ending Boxer Rebellion in China

On September 7, 1901, the Boxer Protocol was signed between the Qing Dynasty of China on one side and eight Western Powers and Japan on the other. The treaty ended the Boxer Rebellion in China. Among other clauses, it levied an indemnity on China and allowed foreign troops to be stationed in Peking.

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