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News Eleventh Circuit suspends same-sex marriage appeals
Eleventh Circuit suspends same-sex marriage appeals
Laura DeGeer
February 5, 2015 09:39:48 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday put all pending same-sex marriage appeals on hold until the US Supreme Court rules on the issue. The court issued similar orders on pending appeals from...

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News California lawmakers to propose strict vaccination legislation
California lawmakers to propose strict vaccination legislation
Laura DeGeer
February 5, 2015 09:02:21 am

California state senators Dr. Richard Pan and Ben Allen on Wednesday announced plans to propose legislation requiring parents to vaccinate all school children. This legislation will "repeal the personal belief exemption that currently allows parents...

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News US judge appointed to head UN Gaza inquiry
US judge appointed to head UN Gaza inquiry
Jacqueline Jones
February 4, 2015 03:28:13 pm

UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) President Ambassador Joachim Ruecker on Tuesday appointed a new chairperson to head the Inquiry into the Gaza conflict after the former chairperson resigned. The UNHRC appointed Mary McGowan Davis to replace William...

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News Montana high court orders hearing on abortion parental consent law
Montana high court orders hearing on abortion parental consent law
Jacqueline Jones
February 4, 2015 03:10:19 pm

The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a decision granting summary judgment to Planned Parenthood in a case challenging two Montana abortion parental consent laws, ordering further proceedings. Planned Parenthood challenged these laws based on the concept of issue...

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News New York doctors, patients file assisted suicide lawsuit
New York doctors, patients file assisted suicide lawsuit
Taylor Gillan
February 4, 2015 02:22:18 pm

A group of patients and doctors on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in a New York court requesting a declaration that physician-assisted suicide is not illegal under New York state law. Though the state does have a law...

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News Bangladesh opposition leader arrested for instigating arson
Bangladesh opposition leader arrested for instigating arson
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 4, 2015 01:24:20 pm

The leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and former prime minister Khaleda Zia was charged along with 55 other people on Wednesday for instigating an arson attack on a bus. In...

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News UN rights experts urge Bahrain to release political opposition leader
UN rights experts urge Bahrain to release political opposition leader
Ashley Hogan
February 4, 2015 01:14:32 pm

A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday urged the Bahrain government to release the peaceful politician Sheikh Ali Salman. The religious figure serves as the main political opposition to the Bahraini government, the Al-Wefaq National Islamic...

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News Amnesty urges countries to support refugee programs for Syria expatriates
Amnesty urges countries to support refugee programs for Syria expatriates
Julie Deisher-Edwards
February 4, 2015 12:25:30 pm

Countries around the world must show public support to Syrian refugees through resettlement and other humanitarian admission programs said Amnesty International (AI) in a report Wednesday. The report highlights the humanitarian crisis faced by individuals...

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News Romania parliament votes to allow corruption probe of former presidential candidate
Romania parliament votes to allow corruption probe of former presidential candidate
Peter Snyder
February 4, 2015 12:14:30 pm

The Romanian Parliament on Wednesday voted to allow prosecutors to investigate prominent politician Elena Udrea on suspicion of corruption. A parliamentary committee voted 20-1 to launch a formal criminal investigation of...

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News Lawsuit challenges newly enacted DC concealed carry law
Lawsuit challenges newly enacted DC concealed carry law
Ashley Hogan
February 4, 2015 12:03:44 pm

The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the District of Columbia's right to deny concealed carry permits to individuals for failure to show good cause. The complaint names the city and...

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US House voted to impeach President Clinton

On December 19, 1998, a divided US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton on charges of lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice in the Monica Lewinsky affair.

Read the Articles of Impeachment.

UK signs Hong Kong over to China

On December 19, 1984, the United Kingdom and China signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which ceded control of Hong Kong to the government of mainland China in 1997. The treaty also ensured that Hong Kong would retain its capitalist and democratic systems for at least 50 years after the transfer of power.

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