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News Prominent China human rights lawyer arrested for political subversion
Prominent China human rights lawyer arrested for political subversion
William Helbling
January 14, 2016 11:01:12 am

Chinese authorities on Thursday arrested high profile human rights lawyer Wang Yu and her husband on charges of political subversion. Authorities have accused Wang of subversion of state power and her husband Bao Longjun, a trainee lawyer,...

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News Oman accepts 10 Yemeni prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay
Oman accepts 10 Yemeni prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay
William Helbling
January 14, 2016 11:01:06 am

The Foreign Ministry of Oman on Thursday reported that 10 Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay arrived temporarily to Oman. The US Department of Defense later confirmed the move . On Monday human rights...

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News Venezuela Supreme Court voids all Assembly decisions
Venezuela Supreme Court voids all Assembly decisions
William Helbling
January 12, 2016 10:49:46 am

The Venezuelan Supreme Court on Monday ruled that decisions from the opposition dominated General Assembly are void until three barred lawmakers are relieved from their seats. The three lawmakers are part of an anti-government party...

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News China authorities charge detained lawyers: reports
China authorities charge detained lawyers: reports
William Helbling
January 12, 2016 10:49:39 am

Chinese authorities on Monday formally charged at least seven human rights lawyers who have been secretly detained for months, the lawyers' family members said. The Chinese government believes that the individuals charged are linked to events that have disrupted...

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News TransCanada files lawsuit challenging Keystone XL pipeline veto
TransCanada files lawsuit challenging Keystone XL pipeline veto
William Helbling
January 7, 2016 10:35:26 am

TransCanda on Wednesday brought a lawsuit against the US Government in federal court challenging President Barack Obama's decision to reject the expansion of the Keystone pipeline. TransCanada filed its suit in the US District Court for the...

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News Congress sends health care repeal bill to Obama
Congress sends health care repeal bill to Obama
William Helbling
January 7, 2016 10:35:17 am

The US Congress on Wednesday sent a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to President Barrack Obama . The repeal bill is one of the first pieces of legislation against the ACA to...

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French President proposes constitutional amendment
William Helbling
December 27, 2015 05:39:38 pm

French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday submitted a proposed Constitutional amendment to the French Parliament to address anti-terrorism laws in response to the terrorist attacks in Paris in November. It is reported that the proposed amendments would...

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News DOJ suspends asset forfeiture program
DOJ suspends asset forfeiture program
William Helbling
December 27, 2015 05:02:06 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it is suspending its asset seizure program which allows for local police departments to keep items confiscated from individuals under federal law. The controversial equitable sharing program...

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News Kentucky governor issues order removing clerks’ names from marriage licenses
Kentucky governor issues order removing clerks’ names from marriage licenses
William Helbling
December 23, 2015 10:44:42 am

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin on Tuesday signed an executive order to no longer require county clerks' names to appear on marriage licenses. The follows the refusal by county clerk Kim Davis to issue...

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News Federal judge rules Title IX applies to sexual orientation discrimination
Federal judge rules Title IX applies to sexual orientation discrimination
William Helbling
December 23, 2015 09:41:16 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Central District of California ruled Tuesday that sexual orientation discrimination is prohibited under a law that protects gender-based discrimination. The order pertains to the motion to dismiss...

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South Africa born

On May 31, 1910, the Union of South Africa was created. Exactly fifty-one years later in 1961, the Republic of South Africa was born. Learn more about the history of South Africa from the country's government.

Tulsa race riot began

On May 31, 1921, the Tulsa race riot was touched off after a black elevator operator was alleged to have attacked a white woman in an elevator in downtown Tulsa. Armed whites attacked, burned and looted the local black business community of Greenwood in violence that killed more than 300 people and destroyed more than 1200 homes. Learn more about the Tulsa race riot. A special commission set up by the Oklahoma legislature decades afterward submitted this report [PDF] on the riot in 2001.

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