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News Germany parliament calls killings of Armenians ‘genocide’
Germany parliament calls killings of Armenians ‘genocide’
William Helbling
April 24, 2015 12:38:35 pm

The German Parliament on Friday approved a resolution declaring the killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces during World War I a "genocide." The resolution's approval, which coincides with the centenary...

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News Egypt court sentences Morsi supporters to death
Egypt court sentences Morsi supporters to death
William Helbling
April 20, 2015 10:57:51 am

An Egyptian Criminal Court in Giza on Monday sentenced 22 people to death for their involvement in the storming of a police station and killing of an officer on the day Mohamed Morsi was overthrown. The defendants are alleged...

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News Guam AG directs issuance of same-sex marriage licenses
Guam AG directs issuance of same-sex marriage licenses
William Helbling
April 15, 2015 10:34:25 am

The Attorney General of Guam on Wednesday directed officials to begin processing same-sex marriage applications. The action by Attorney General Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson comes two weeks after a same-sex couple brought a suit in the US territory challenging...

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News EU initiates antitrust proceedings against Google
EU initiates antitrust proceedings against Google
William Helbling
April 15, 2015 10:34:22 am

The European Commission on Wednesday initiated antitrust proceedings against Google accusing the company of utilizing their dominant position in the search engine market to hurt competitors. The commission sent Google a Statement of...

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News Pakistan top court denies petition challenging US drone strikes
Pakistan top court denies petition challenging US drone strikes
William Helbling
April 13, 2015 10:03:55 am

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday rejected a petition to stop US drone attacks in the northwestern tribal region of the country. Justice Saqib Nisar presided over the petition and concluded that the it...

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News Federal appeals court rejects Argentina’s contempt appeal in ongoing debt dispute
Federal appeals court rejects Argentina’s contempt appeal in ongoing debt dispute
William Helbling
April 8, 2015 10:31:33 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday dismissed the Argentine government's appeal of a contempt charge in an ongoing dispute over Argentina's bond default in 2001. The contempt charge resulted after Buenos Aires...

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News ICC prosecutor: formal probe into Islamic State unlikely
ICC prosecutor: formal probe into Islamic State unlikely
William Helbling
April 8, 2015 10:19:25 am

Chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda said Wednesday that although the Islamic State (IS) has been accused of widespread atrocities throughout Iraq and Syria, her office lacks jurisdiction to open...

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News Indonesia court rejcets appeal by Australian drug smugglers on death row
Indonesia court rejcets appeal by Australian drug smugglers on death row
William Helbling
April 6, 2015 10:26:42 am

An Indonesian court on Monday rejected the appeals of two Australians on death row for drug smuggling. The two Australians, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, are known leaders of the Bali Nine narcotics organization. They filed appeals...

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Arkansas House approves ‘religious freedom’ bill
William Helbling
April 1, 2015 11:05:52 am

The Arkansas House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a controversial bill intended to protect religious freedoms of businesses.Those supporting the Republican-backed bill say it will protect religious freedoms for businesses, and those opposed say...

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Palestine formally joins ICC
William Helbling
April 1, 2015 11:05:49 am

Palestine became the 123rd state party to the Rome Statute Wednesday, officially joining the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The Rome Statute of the ICC was signed and submitted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Slave revolt leader Nat Turner arrested

US slave revolt leader Nat Turner was arrested in Virginia on October 30, 1831. Turner, inspired by a religious vision, led a rebellion in August of that year which resulted in the deaths of 55 white people, including the family who enslaved Turner. White mobs later killed between 36 and 102 Black people in retaliation for the attacks. After his October capture, Turner became one of 55 people to be executed by Virginia in connection with the rebellion. Learn more about Nat Turner and Turner's Rebellion.

Russians granted basic civil liberties

On October 30, 1905 [October 17 in the Julian Calendar], Tsar Nicholas II granted Russians basic civil liberties in the October Manifesto.

Roosevelt approves $1 billion in aid to WWII Allies under Lend-Lease Act

On October 30, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt approved $1 billion in wartime aid to the Allies under the Lend-Lease Act. America did not formally enter World War II until December of 1941, but the US Government nonetheless provided crucial aid to the Allied Powers from the passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March of 1941 through the end of the war. The Lend-Lease Agreement between the US and the UK was formalized the following year.

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