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News Settlement allows people denied entry under original travel ban to reapply for visas
Settlement allows people denied entry under original travel ban to reapply for visas
Rachel Gerber
September 1, 2017 01:11:13 pm

Individuals blocked from entering the US by President Donald Trump's original travel ban order can reapply for visas, under the terms of a settlement reached Thursday. Those who have a right to reapply are to be informed...

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News Texas Federal Court strikes down Obama-era overtime pay rule
Texas Federal Court strikes down Obama-era overtime pay rule
Erik Slobe
September 1, 2017 12:14:49 pm

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Thursday ruled that the United States Department of Labor overstepped its authority when it increased the minimum salary level for exempt employees from...

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News Kenya Supreme Court invalidates recent presidential election results
Kenya Supreme Court invalidates recent presidential election results
Erik Slobe
September 1, 2017 10:54:11 am

Kenya's Supreme Court ruled 4-2 Friday to invalidate the recent presidential election. President Uhuru Kenyatta was reelected after winning 54 percent of the votes in the recent election, which was held on August 8. The petition [text,...

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News Myanmar: UN expert speaks out against violence in Rakhine state
Myanmar: UN expert speaks out against violence in Rakhine state
Lindsay Offutt
September 1, 2017 09:39:47 am

UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee on Thursday expressed grave concern for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as the "cycle of violence" against them worsens. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh and nearly 18,000 more ...

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News Bipartisan group of governors propose plan to stabilize healthcare
Bipartisan group of governors propose plan to stabilize healthcare
Lindsay Offutt
September 1, 2017 08:59:49 am

Ohio Governor John Kasich , Republican, and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper , Democrat, sent a letter to Congress Thursday proposing a plan to preserve the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to stabilize the healthcare market [AP...

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News Federal judge blocks Wyoming’s suit against Volkswagen
Federal judge blocks Wyoming’s suit against Volkswagen
Lawrenz Fares
September 1, 2017 08:19:30 am

Senior District Judge Charles Breyer of the Northern District of California on Thursday blocked a lawsuit filed by the state of Wyoming against Volkswagen AG (VW) over the diesel emission scandal. The...

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News Florida Supreme Court allows governor to reassign death penalty cases
Florida Supreme Court allows governor to reassign death penalty cases
Lawrenz Fares
September 1, 2017 07:42:03 am

The Supreme Court of Florida on Thursday denied a petition by State Attorney Aramis Ayala challenging Governor Rick Scott's power to reassign her death penalty eligible cases. Ayala announced in March...

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Ku Klux Klan founded

The US hate group known as the Ku Klux Klan was founded on December 24, 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee as a reaction to reconstruction efforts following the Union victory in the American Civil War. The group would later become notorious for its attacks on Black Americans, being targeted by the Enforcement Act of 1871, which imposed civil and criminal liability for deprivation of constitutional rights. Read the Enforcement Act of 1871.  

Treaty of Ghent signed, ending War of 1812

On December 24, 1814, the "Treaty of Ghent" was signed by the United States and Great Britain, ending hostilities in the War of 1812. Review the articles of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America.

Hamid Karzai born

On December 24, 1957, Hamid Karzai was born in Karz, Afghanistan. He would go on to become in 2004 his country's first elected president after the end of Taliban rule in 2001.

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