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News FDA finalizes new rule to extend regulatory power over all tobacco products
FDA finalizes new rule to extend regulatory power over all tobacco products
William Helbling
May 5, 2016 11:38:55 am

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced the finalization of a new rule that extends its regulatory power to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars and more. The new rule reportedly strengthens the implementation...

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News Bangladesh high court upholds Islamist leader’s death sentence
Bangladesh high court upholds Islamist leader’s death sentence
William Helbling
May 5, 2016 10:12:57 am

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Thursday rejected Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami's final appeal of his death sentence for war crimes committed in the country's war for independence against Pakistan in 1971. Nizami's conviction was made...

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News Argentina prosecutor urges investigation of former president for illegal enrichment
Argentina prosecutor urges investigation of former president for illegal enrichment
William Helbling
May 3, 2016 11:04:10 am

An Argentinian federal prosecutor on Monday made a formal request to a judge to conduct an investigation of former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her son for illegal enrichment. Federal prosecutor Carlos Rivolo has been overseeing...

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News New York judge rejects challenged to ‘closed primary’
New York judge rejects challenged to ‘closed primary’
William Helbling
May 3, 2016 09:58:38 am

New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron on Monday ruled that New York election officials may certify the recent primary election results after rejecting a challenge to the state's "closed primary" system. New York attorney Mark Warren...

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News US surveillance court approves NSA phone records application
US surveillance court approves NSA phone records application
William Helbling
April 20, 2016 09:34:42 am

The US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) on Tuesday released an order allowing the National Security Agency (NSA) to collect telephone records under the new intelligence law passed by congress last year. The...

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News Dutch court overturns arbitration award to Russia oil company sharholders
Dutch court overturns arbitration award to Russia oil company sharholders
William Helbling
April 20, 2016 09:11:59 am

The Hague District Court on Wednesday overturned a 2014 order from the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) that Russia pay USD $50 billion to former shareholders of the Yukos oil company [Foreign...

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News Brazil lower house votes in favor of Rousseff impeachment
Brazil lower house votes in favor of Rousseff impeachment
William Helbling
April 18, 2016 09:17:34 am

The lower house of Brazil's National Congress on Sunday voted in favor of impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff for manipulating government accounts. The Chamber of Deputies voted for impeachment by the...

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News China high court confirms death penalty for serious corruption cases
China high court confirms death penalty for serious corruption cases
William Helbling
April 18, 2016 08:17:50 am

The Supreme People's Court of China on Monday clarified that the maximum penalty for the crime of corruption in the form of embezzlement or accepting bribes amounting to high sums of money will be the death penalty....

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News Chicago task force: police influenced by institutional racism
Chicago task force: police influenced by institutional racism
William Helbling
April 14, 2016 08:11:48 am

A Chicago task force assigned by Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday issued a report finding that racism has caused systematic failures within the city's police department. The report includes statistics illustrating how African Americans are...

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News Louisiana govenor signs order banning LGBT discrimination
Louisiana govenor signs order banning LGBT discrimination
William Helbling
April 14, 2016 07:11:45 am

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Wednesday signed an executive order that creates a new anti-discrimination law intended to protect members of the LGBT community. Prior to signing the executive order, there was...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Twenty-sixth Amendment made US voting age 18

On June 30, 1971, the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, making the legal voting age 18. Learn more about the history surrounding the passage of the 26th Amendment.

Congo gains independence, Congo crisis begins shortly thereafter

On June 30, 1960, the Congo gained independence from Belgium. Soon afterward, the Congolese military mutinied, touching off the Congo Crisis that would compel UN and Belgian intervention and concluded with the installation of Mobutu Sese Seko as dictator of the country, which was renamed Zaire. Learn more about the Congo Crisis from the Internet Archive.

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