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News Kentucky clerk continues to refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses despite court ruling
Kentucky clerk continues to refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses despite court ruling
Valerie Howell
August 28, 2015 01:29:42 pm

A Kentucky county clerk on Thursday again denied a same-sex couple's request for a marriage license, despite a federal appeals court order. Kim Davis, the clerk for Rowan county, has declined to extend marriage licenses to same-sex couples following...

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News Judge allows removal of a University of Texas confederate statue
Judge allows removal of a University of Texas confederate statue
Valerie Howell
August 28, 2015 12:31:33 pm

A Travis county judge on Friday denied a request for a temporary restraining order meant to halt the University of Texas at Austin's efforts to relocate a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. The university's plan to...

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News Ferguson judge orders substantial changes to court system
Ferguson judge orders substantial changes to court system
Valerie Howell
August 25, 2015 02:28:51 pm

A new Municipal Court judge in Ferguson, Missouri, on Tuesday ordered sweeping reforms of courtroom practices following a damning federal report of racial bias. Judge Donald McCullin handed down an order to withdraw all arrest warrants issued...

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News Russia court sentences Ukraine activist to 20 years for terrorism
Russia court sentences Ukraine activist to 20 years for terrorism
Valerie Howell
August 25, 2015 01:48:33 pm

A Russian military court on Tuesday sentenced two Ukrainian activists to substantial jail time for the charge of conspiring to commit terror attacks. Oleg Sentsov, a filmmaker, and Aleksandr Kolchenko, an ecologist and antifascist activist, received...

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News South Sudan president delays peace agreement
South Sudan president delays peace agreement
Valerie Howell
August 18, 2015 05:30:28 pm

The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir , on Monday withheld from signing a peace agreement between the government and rebel forces meant to end the country's ongoing civil war. The South Sudanese conflict has been ongoing between...

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News African Union: Burundi violence could harm entire region
African Union: Burundi violence could harm entire region
Valerie Howell
August 18, 2015 11:55:10 am

The chair of the African Union (AU) , Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma , expressed concern that Burundi's recent violence could be "catastrophic" for not only Burundi itself, but surrounding countries as well. Burundi erupted in violence in April when...

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News China court sentences former general to death
China court sentences former general to death
Valerie Howell
August 11, 2015 01:40:19 pm

A former general in China's People's Liberation Army, Gu Junshan, on Monday was sentenced by a Chinese military court to death with a two year reprieve for corruption charges. Gu is one of the first to face trial [Xinhua...

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News Federal judge rules New York banking law unconstitutional
Federal judge rules New York banking law unconstitutional
Valerie Howell
August 11, 2015 01:25:11 pm

A judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Friday that New York City's regulation of the banking industry through the Responsible Banking Act is...

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News Mexico City launches investigation into journalist’s murder
Mexico City launches investigation into journalist’s murder
Valerie Howell
August 4, 2015 11:03:15 am

Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera said Monday he plans an exhaustive investigation into the murders of a photojournalist and four women last week. The photojournalist, Rueben Espinosa, and four women were found murdered [Proceso report, in...

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News India orders pornographic websites blocked
India orders pornographic websites blocked
Valerie Howell
August 3, 2015 11:24:44 pm

India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) asked internet service providers (ISPs) on Monday to block more than 800 pornographic websites under Section 79 (b) of the country's Information Act . Certain sources ...

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Nineteenth Amendment ratified

On August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, establishing women's suffrage, was ratified by the states.
Learn more about the Nineteenth Amendment.

IOC bars South Africa over Apartheid

On August 18, 1964, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) barred South Africa from participating in the Summer Olympics due to the country's Apartheid policy. The nation would not be reinstated until 1992.

Learn more
about the banishment of South Africa by the IOC from the BBC.

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