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International commission recommends decriminalizing drugs
Jonathan Niznansky
November 22, 2016 10:17:15 am

A report released Monday by the Global Commission on Drug Policy recommends "no penalty whatsoever" for low-level possession and consumption drug offenses. The commission of 23, which includes former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, Virgin Group founder...

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News North Dakota files suit challenging new regulation governing discrimination in child transgender surgery
North Dakota files suit challenging new regulation governing discrimination in child transgender surgery
Jonathan Niznansky
November 15, 2016 07:00:00 am

OnMonday, The Becket Fund announced it had filed suit challenging a new Health and Human Services (HHS) regulation on behalf of North Dakota and several Catholic organizations. The suit, filed in federal district court...

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News Colombia government, rebels reach new peace deal
Colombia government, rebels reach new peace deal
Jonathan Niznansky
November 13, 2016 04:36:34 pm

The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) reached a peace agreement Saturday to end the guerrilla warfare that has been plaguing the country for more than five decades. Meeting in Havana, the two sides solidified a...

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News Washington DC voters overhelmingly support statehood
Washington DC voters overhelmingly support statehood
Jonathan Niznansky
November 10, 2016 11:25:26 am

Voters in Washington, DC, on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of DC becoming the fifty-first US state. Advisory Referendum B asked voters if the DC Council should petition the US Congress to admit the state of "New Columbia"...

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News UN report: UK violated disabled rights in welfare reform
UN report: UK violated disabled rights in welfare reform
Jonathan Niznansky
November 8, 2016 07:42:08 am

The UK has infringed upon the rights of disabled persons starting with welfare reforms in 2012 , according to a report issued Monday by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities . The...

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Iraq negotiated independence from Britain under treaty

On December 14, 1927, Iraqi and British officials agreed to a new treaty under which Britain would recognize the independence of Iraq and promised to support its admission into the League of Nations in 1932. In return, Iraq granted the British three new airbases in Iraq and agreed that British officers should train the Iraqi army. Learn more about Iraq's history with Britain.

Alabama admitted as 22nd state

On December 14, 1819, Alabama was admitted to the United States of America as the twenty-second state. Read the Constitution of Alabama and learn more about the history of the state.

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