Federal judge approves SEC settlement with former Qwest executive News
Federal judge approves SEC settlement with former Qwest executive

[JURIST] A federal judge approved a $2.1 million civil settlement Wednesday for former Qwest Communications [corporate website, JURIST news archive] executive Gregory M. Casey, who was charged in a civil lawsuit [JURIST report] for his alleged involvement in an accounting scheme that caused the company to restate billions in revenue. The settlement was reached in July [JURIST report] with the US Securities and Exchange Commission [official website], with whom Casey has said he will cooperate in further investigations. Casey was one of seven executives charged. AP has more.

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UN Security Council called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in Six Days' War

On November 22, 1967, the UN Security Council called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied during the Six Days' War, and for respect of the right of all States in the area to "live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries." Read Resolution 242, which remains a cornerstone of efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.

President Kennedy assassinated, VP Lyndon Johnson sworn inin

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Later that day, Vice-President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States. Earl Warren, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was later tasked with leading a commission to investigate the assassination. President Johnson received the final report of the Warren Commission on September 24, 1964. Read the Warren Commission Report.