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News Federal judge further extends Florida voter registration deadline following hurricane
Federal judge further extends Florida voter registration deadline following hurricane
Taylor Isaac
October 12, 2016 04:27:00 pm

A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday extended the voter registration deadline due to the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. The Florida Democratic Party originally filed the lawsuit on Sunday, and Judge Mark Walker of the US...

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News Vietnam blogger detained for posts criticizing government
Vietnam blogger detained for posts criticizing government
Taylor Isaac
October 12, 2016 03:39:40 pm

Police in Vietnam announced on Tuesday that they have detained a popular blogger in the country for posts criticizing the government. Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known as "Mother Mushroom" in English, was charged with spreading anti-state propaganda by...

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News Reuters: US pursued arms deal with Saudi Arabia despite possible war crimes implications
Reuters: US pursued arms deal with Saudi Arabia despite possible war crimes implications
Taylor Isaac
October 11, 2016 08:37:10 am

According to a report released Monday, the Obama administration conducted a $1.3 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia last year despite warnings that such contribution to the country's activities could implicate the US for war crimes. The information...

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News UN rights chief reiterates call for Yemen probe following funeral attack
UN rights chief reiterates call for Yemen probe following funeral attack
Taylor Isaac
October 11, 2016 07:57:34 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Monday reiterated a call for an international investigative body in Yemen to handle allegations of violations of international human rights laws . following an attack on...

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News UN rights chief ‘seriously concerned’ about human rights in Jammu and Kashmir
UN rights chief ‘seriously concerned’ about human rights in Jammu and Kashmir
Taylor Isaac
October 5, 2016 04:33:43 pm

A spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Tuesday that Zeid is "seriously concerned" about human rights violations in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir . Rupert Colville, the spokesperson...

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Zimbabwe court upholds ban on protests
Taylor Isaac
October 5, 2016 03:49:37 pm

The Harare High Court in Zimbabwe on Tuesday upheld a 30-day ban against protests in the capital. The lawsuit was brought by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) on behalf of many organizations, and challenged the ban based...

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News UN child rights expert: Syria onslaught a ‘brutal abdication of human rights obligations’
UN child rights expert: Syria onslaught a ‘brutal abdication of human rights obligations’
Taylor Isaac
October 4, 2016 10:13:53 am

A UN children's rights expert on Monday stated that Syria's continued infliction of harm on children is a "brutal abdication of human rights obligations they have committed to respect." Benyam Dawit Mezmur , Chair of the...

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News Thailand opens specialized corruption court
Thailand opens specialized corruption court
Taylor Isaac
October 4, 2016 09:23:45 am

Thailand on Monday opened a specialized corruption court in hopes of finalizing cases more quickly and possibly expanding the reach of the cases that can be tried. Government corruption was one of the rationales provided for the military coup two...

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News Amnesty: Thailand military government has created culture of torture
Amnesty: Thailand military government has created culture of torture
Taylor Isaac
September 28, 2016 03:06:43 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday released a report detailing the prevalence of torture employed by Thai authorities and claiming the military government has led to a "culture of torture" . "Make Him Speak by Tomorrow," named...

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Norway appeals court rejects Snowden lawsuit
Taylor Isaac
September 28, 2016 02:10:38 pm

A Norwegian court of appeals on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit against the country's government from Edward Snowden . Snowden received a free-speech award from Norsk PEN, the country's branch of PEN International . Snowden,...

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UK parliament passed Statute of Westminster

On December 3, 1931, the UK Parliament passed the Statute of Westminster, under which the British dominions of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Irish Free State and Newfoundland gained complete legislative independence; the statute received royal assent and came into force on December 11.

President Theodore Roosevelt calls for dissolution of trusts

On December 3, 1901, President Theodore Roosevelt called for the dissolution of business trusts in his first State of the Union address. Roosevelt would go on to dissolve 44 trusts during his administration, earning the nickname "Trust Buster".
Learn more about the history of U.S. antitrust law.

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