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News California lawmakers pass bill prohibiting state assistance in enforcement of federal marijuana laws
California lawmakers pass bill prohibiting state assistance in enforcement of federal marijuana laws
William Theisen
June 3, 2017 06:58:30 pm

The California State Assembly passed a bill on Thursday with the bare minimum 41 out of 80 votes that, if passed by the Senate, will prohibit state and local authorities from assisting federal agencies in...

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News UN rights group calls on world leaders to invest in health and well-being
UN rights group calls on world leaders to invest in health and well-being
William Theisen
May 23, 2017 11:47:20 am

The High-Level Group on the Health and Human Rights of Women, Children and Adolescents released a report Tuesday imploring world leaders to allocate 5 percent of their country's GDP in "public health spending," according ...

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News Turkey: 200 defendants put on trial over 2016 coup attempt
Turkey: 200 defendants put on trial over 2016 coup attempt
William Theisen
May 23, 2017 10:38:51 am

A trial over the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey began at a prison courtroom in Sincan on Monday. Two hundred of the 221 defendants in the case were marched into the courtroom before a group...

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Turkey lawmakers elect judicial board under new constitution
William Theisen
May 17, 2017 12:15:49 pm

The Turkish Parliament elected seven new members to the country's 13-member Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) in an overnight vote Wednesday under changes made to the constitution in a referendum last...

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House oversight chair seeks Comey memos on Trump
William Theisen
May 17, 2017 11:07:47 am

Representative Jason Chaffetz , chairman of the House Oversight Committee , sent a letter to the Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations on Tuesday requesting "all memoranda, notes, summaries, and recordings referring or relating...

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New South Korea president seeks international assistance against North Korea weapons
William Theisen
May 11, 2017 04:33:12 pm

Moon Jae-in was sworn in as the 19th President of South Korea on Wednesday, later that day seeking international assistance on North Korean weapons threats. Moon had a phone call with US President Donald Trump focusing ...

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Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenas former NSA leader Flynn
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May 11, 2017 03:51:36 pm

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued a subpoena Wednesday compelling former National Security Adviser Lieutenant General Michael Flynn to provide documents related to the committee's investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 presidential election. In...

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News ICJ to hear case of India man sentenced for spying on Pakistan
ICJ to hear case of India man sentenced for spying on Pakistan
William Theisen
May 10, 2017 04:49:56 pm

The International Court of Justice on Wenesday scheduled a public hearing to resolve a dispute over an Indian man accused of spying after receiving notice from Indian officials that a Pakistani military court has...

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China releases two prominent human rights lawyers from prison
William Theisen
May 10, 2017 03:17:30 pm

Chinese human rights lawyers Xie Yang and Li Heping were released from prison Tuesday after being detained for nearly two years on charges of attempting to subvert the country's ruling Communist Party. The two activists were originally rounded up in...

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Egypt president signs law giving him authority to appoint head judges
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April 28, 2017 01:21:09 pm

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ratified a law Thursday that will allow him to appoint head judges in the country's highest courts. The amended law, which was ratified when it was published in the official gazette...

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Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy

Fascist leader Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy on October 31, 1922 after being appointed by King Victor Emmanuel II. Mussolini came to power after his paramilitary "blackshirts" marched on Rome to take control of the country's government. Italy would be under Mussolini's authoritarian rule until 1943, after which he was arrested and subsequently freed by the Nazis. Mussolini would rule a breakaway republic in Italy's north until his execution by anti-fascist partisans in 1945. Learn more about Benito Mussolini.

Nevada admitted to US after telegraphing Constitution

On October 31, 1864, Congress admitted Nevada as the 36th state in the US. With President Lincoln coming up for re-election and looking for support for his proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Nevadans had moved quickly to meet the legal requirements for statehood, ultimately sending the entire text of the proposed state constitution to Washington by telegraph, creating in the longest—and most expensive—telegram on record to that date.

India PM Indira Gandhi assassinated

On October 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two security guards, precipitating riots throughout the country.

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