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News Uruguay president signs bill legalizing abortion
Uruguay president signs bill legalizing abortion
Matthew Pomy
October 24, 2012 10:57:20 am

Uruguay President Jose Mujica on Tuesday signed a bill legalizing abortion. The bill provides no restrictions on abortion in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. After the first 12 weeks it provides...

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News Federal appeals court blocks Indiana abortion funding bill
Federal appeals court blocks Indiana abortion funding bill
Matthew Pomy
October 24, 2012 09:52:25 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday upheld an injunction on an Indiana law that would block Medicaid funding for abortion providers. The court found that the law,...

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News Prosecutors in Lockerbie investigation implicate acquitted suspect
Prosecutors in Lockerbie investigation implicate acquitted suspect
Matthew Pomy
October 21, 2012 12:19:16 pm

Prosecutors investigating the Lockerbie bombing are examining evidence that may implicate acquitted Libyan Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah for allegedly working with Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi who was convicted for the December 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 [BBC...

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News Rights group asks Pennsylvania governor to veto juvenile life sentence bill
Rights group asks Pennsylvania governor to veto juvenile life sentence bill
Matthew Pomy
October 21, 2012 10:52:38 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) wrote a letter to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett on Friday asking him to veto legislation which would maintain the sentence of life without parole as an option...

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News Syria military using banned cluster bombs: HRW
Syria military using banned cluster bombs: HRW
Matthew Pomy
October 14, 2012 03:00:34 pm

The Syrian military is using cluster munitions against opposition forces, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Sunday. A Youtube video , posted by Syrian opposition forces, showed remnants of cluster munitions allegedly near several...

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News UK marines charged with 2011 Afghanistan murder
UK marines charged with 2011 Afghanistan murder
Matthew Pomy
October 14, 2012 12:18:08 pm

Five UK Royal Marines were charged with murder on Sunday in connection with an incident in 2011 in Afghanistan. The charge allegedly arises out of a video that showed marines in an incriminating situation with a wounded...

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News Ohio officials appeal early voting issue to Supreme Court
Ohio officials appeal early voting issue to Supreme Court
Matthew Pomy
October 10, 2012 10:26:37 am

Ohio officials filed an emergency appeal with the US Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking permission to close early voting three days prior to election day for everyone but overseas military personnel. Ohio Secretary of State...

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News Germany approves draft law allowing circumcisions
Germany approves draft law allowing circumcisions
Matthew Pomy
October 10, 2012 09:38:05 am

The German Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law that would legalize circumcisions . The law comes in response to a Cologne state court ruling that circumcision of minors...

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News Extradited terror suspect makes first appearance in court
Extradited terror suspect makes first appearance in court
Matthew Pomy
October 7, 2012 12:52:55 pm

Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri appeared in a New York court for the first time on Saturday after being extradited from the UK. Hamza, who is charged with 11 offenses heard...

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News New York court rules hospital may remove respirator from paralyzed patient
New York court rules hospital may remove respirator from paralyzed patient
Matthew Pomy
October 7, 2012 11:13:12 am

The Nassau County Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the North Shore Hospital may take paralyzed cancer patient Grace Lee, off life support according to her wishes. The ruling denied a motion filed by her...

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European human cloning treaty signed

On January 12, 1998, nineteen European nations signed a treaty prohibiting human cloning within their jurisdictions. Review the terms of the Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, on the Prohibition of Cloning Human Beings.

WWII National War Labor Board established

On January 12, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt revived the National War Labor Board (NWLB) for World War II. In order to prevent wartime labor stoppages, the NWLB was set up to arbitrate labor disputes that arose during the war. The NWLB also managed wage controls over the airplane, automobile, shipping, mining, telegraph, and railway industries during the war. The original NWLB was created by President Woodrow Wilson during World War I for largely the same purposes. Read Cornell University's collection of NWLB files from both World Wars.

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