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News HTC sues Apple for three new counts of patent infringement
HTC sues Apple for three new counts of patent infringement
Julia Zebley
August 17, 2011 09:18:07 am

HTC filed three new patent complaints against Apple on Tuesday through the US International Trade Commission (USITC) , the latest in a series of suits...

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News ACLU seeks to block Louisiana sex offender Internet-use law
ACLU seeks to block Louisiana sex offender Internet-use law
Maureen Cosgrove
August 16, 2011 02:33:10 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana (ACLU) on Tuesday filed a complaint in federal court seeking to block a new Louisiana law that limits Internet use for registered...

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News Philippines president urges lawmakers to strengthen anti-terrorism law
Philippines president urges lawmakers to strengthen anti-terrorism law
Maureen Cosgrove
August 16, 2011 01:40:01 pm

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday urged lawmakers to enhance a controversial anti-terror law by removing provisions that deter authorities from using the law. The Human Security Act (HSA) , signed in 2007...

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News Michigan lawmakers introduce anti-foreign law legislation
Michigan lawmakers introduce anti-foreign law legislation
Maureen Cosgrove
August 16, 2011 11:54:27 am

The Michigan House of Representatives on Monday introduced a bill that would ban Sharia law and other laws deemed "foreign." The bill, introduced by Representative Dave Agema (R), seeks to limit the enforcement...

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News Hungary urged to revoke church law
Hungary urged to revoke church law
Maureen Cosgrove
August 16, 2011 10:34:43 am

Sixteen Hungarian churches have appealed to the country's Constitutional Court seeking to block a controversial church law that purportedly violates the separation of church and state. The "Law on the Right to Freedom of Conscience...

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Georgia appeals immigration law ruling
Maureen Cosgrove
August 16, 2011 09:40:33 am

Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens filed an appeal Monday in the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit seeking to overturn a recent injunction of a controversial immigration law [HB...

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News Federal appeals court reinstates African-American firefighter discrimination suit
Federal appeals court reinstates African-American firefighter discrimination suit
Maureen Cosgrove
August 15, 2011 03:34:01 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday reinstated a lawsuit filed by an African American firefighter claiming the firefighter promotion exams used in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, are discriminatory....

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News Rights group urges Egypt to drop charges against blogger
Rights group urges Egypt to drop charges against blogger
Maureen Cosgrove
August 15, 2011 02:53:29 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Monday called on Egyptian authorities to drop charges against a female blogger accused of insulting Egyptian armed forces and inciting the use of violence on Twitter . Asmaa Mahfouz, 26,...

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News Arkansas judge rules part of execution law unconstitutional
Arkansas judge rules part of execution law unconstitutional
Maureen Cosgrove
August 15, 2011 01:41:48 pm

An Arkansas judge on Monday ruled that part of the state's law governing executions is unconstitutional. The provision in state law allowing "any other chemical or chemicals" to be used for lethal injections violates the constitution's protection...

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HRW urges end to Somalia armed conflict
Maureen Cosgrove
August 15, 2011 12:17:46 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday accused all parties to Somalia's ongoing armed conflict of engaging in rights violations and urged the parties to immediately end abuses against citizens. In a report entitled "You Don't...

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Cultural Revolution begins in China

On May 16, 1966, the Chinese Communist Party launched the Cultural Revolution with the issuance of the May Sixteenth Notice.

President Andrew Johnson found "not guilty" in impeachment trial

On May 16, 1868, President Andrew Johnson was found "not guilty" of high crimes and misdemeanors in his impeachment trial.

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