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WEB2 days ago · The Government of Canada announced the expansion of sanctions against Iran due to involvement in “terrorism and systematic and gross human rights violations” on Sunday, effectively barring anyone who has served as a senior government official in Iran since 2019 from Canada.
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WEB5 days ago · August 18, 2024 02:05:04 pm. In legend, Achilles, Greek warrior and hero of the Trojan War, fought Trojan prince Hector to avenge the death of his friend Patroclus. Hector had killed Patroclus, and he planned to cut off Patroclus’ head and give his body to the dogs for food. Before the fight, Hector waits for Achilles and then proposes that ...
Mexico's controversial judicial reform takes effect following ...
WEB2 days ago · September 16, 2024 05:47:34 pm. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a decree in the Official Federal Gazette on Sunday, confirming that recent judicial reforms have now taken effect following his formal approval of the constitutional amendments. One of the key reforms changes the appointment of magistrates, judges …
The Dilution of 'Genocide': Why We Need a New Term for Mass ...
WEB5 days ago · The author, a practicing physician and medical ethicist, argues the term "genocide" has been diluted through overuse and misapplication, particularly in the Israel-Hamas conflict, and proposes a new term, "exaleipsicide," to more accurately describe the intentional elimination of an entire group…
Georgia judge dismisses three charges in Trump election ...
WEB5 days ago · September 13, 2024 03:59:50 pm. A Fulton County, Georgia judge dismissed three charges in the state’s 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Thursday due to a conflict with federal law. Judge Scott McAfee found that Counts 14, 15, and 27 in the state’s indictment must be dropped because an 1890 US Supreme …
Survey reveals partisan divide on US Supreme Court reforms ...
WEB5 days ago · September 13, 2024 05:13:03 pm. A new survey released Thursday by the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center reveals that nearly two-thirds of Americans favor imposing term limits on US Supreme Court justices. However, only 3 in 10 support expanding the court’s size, a proposal pushed by Congressional Democrats …
US North Dakota court upholds women's constitutional right to ...
WEB5 days ago · September 13, 2024 02:29:22 pm. The US North Dakota District Court ruled Thursday that women have a constitutional right to pre-viability abortion under the constitutional interests in life, liberty, and happiness. South Central District Judge Bruce A. Romanick declared that the Amended Abortion Ban was unconstitutionally void for …
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