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News Ex-Auschwitz guard sentenced to four years in prison
Ex-Auschwitz guard sentenced to four years in prison
William Helbling
July 16, 2015 12:55:39 pm

Germany's Lüneberg District Court on Wednesday sentenced 94-year-old man dubbed the "accountant of Auschwitz" to four years in prison for his role in the killing of 300,000 people. Last week prosecutors asked for...

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News Former North Carolina lawmaker sentenced to 24 months for embezzlement
Former North Carolina lawmaker sentenced to 24 months for embezzlement
William Helbling
July 9, 2015 11:09:11 am

A US district court on Wednesday sentenced former North Carolina State Assembly member Stephen Laroque to 24 months in prison for embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a non-profit he ran. Last January Laroque...

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News Algeria president issues emergency plan to fight civil unrest
Algeria president issues emergency plan to fight civil unrest
William Helbling
July 9, 2015 10:38:11 am

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Wednesday issued an emergency plan to combat the ethic driven civil unrest in the southern city of Ghardaia. It is reported that 22 people have died due...

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Saudi news website reports investigation of TV Host
William Helbling
July 2, 2015 09:08:49 pm

Sabq news , a Saudi government linked news website, reported on Thursday that King Salman ordered for an investigation and trial of a famous TV host and Muslim Brotherhood scholar. The order was reportedly motivated by...

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News Fiat Chrysler faces punishment for automotive recall issues
Fiat Chrysler faces punishment for automotive recall issues
William Helbling
July 2, 2015 08:54:09 pm

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday determined that Fiat Chrysler failed to provide a remedy and notices for 23 recalls related to malfunctions of their automobiles....

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HRW: Colombia officers likely knew of “false positive” civilian killings
William Helbling
June 25, 2015 01:59:39 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday released a report containing evidence that many Colombian army generals and colonels knew about or should have known about extrajudicial killings of civilians between 2002 and 2008. According to the...

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France parliament adopts new surveillance bill
William Helbling
June 25, 2015 11:52:43 am

The French Parliament on Wednesday adopted a surveillance bill that would give French intelligence services the authority to monitor Internet use metadata. It is reported that the bill also allows for court...

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FCC fines AT&T for false advertising of Internet speeds
William Helbling
June 18, 2015 09:22:38 am

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Wednesday that it plans to fine AT&T Mobile 100 million dollars for their actions in slowing internet speeds after "unlimited data" users reached a certain limit....

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Ukraine prosecutors detain soldiers suspected of civilian killings
William Helbling
June 18, 2015 09:08:44 am

The Ukraine Prosecutor General on Wednesday revealed that two government soldiers have been detained for alleged links to the murders of two women who sympathized with armed separatists from the east. It is reported that...

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News Arkansas judge orders recognition of in-state same-sex marriages
Arkansas judge orders recognition of in-state same-sex marriages
William Helbling
June 11, 2015 11:17:20 am

An Arkansas judge on Tuesday ordered that 500 same-sex marriages performed in the state last year be recognized as valid. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen ordered the recognition of the marriages performed during a six-day window last...

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US and Japan sign Kanagwa Treaty

On March 31, 1854, US Commodore Matthew Perry and representatives of the Japanese government signed the Convention of Kanagawa. The terms of the treaty marked the end of Japan's 500 years of self-imposed isolation by opening the Ports of Shimoda and Hakodate. Four years later, Japanese-American relations were further expanded by the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty), which opened more Japanese ports to US trade and set up a system of extraterritoriality for Americans in Japan.

Spanish royal decree ordered expulsion of Jews

On March 31, 1492, King Ferdinand of Spain signed a decree expelling Jews from his kingdom. Read a contemporary account of the expulsion, originally written in Hebrew by an Italian Jew in 1495.

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