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A California Bar Court Judge is recommending Del Norte County District Attorney Jon Alexander be disbarred for his “checkered” disciplinary record, reports Courthouse News Service. Alexander’s latest infraction, which he was dishonest about, adds to a […]
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A prison inmate is suing the United State’s Departments of State and Justice for a reward he claims he’s owed for helping capture a Colombian drug lord. Jose Miguel Aguirre-Pinzon, an inmate in a Pennsylvania prison, is […]
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Anti-Muslim propaganda is circulating throughout Burma, while police are admitting to not doing anything to cease its distribution. The propaganda comes in the form of an anti-Muslim CD, termed “969” propaganda, that calls on “Buddhists […]
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Thailand’s Intellectual Property Department is scrambling to persuade the US to upgrade Thailand’s status on its “watch list.” The IP Dept. submitted a plan for the year to the US, describing the activities and proposed […]
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Thailand’s House of Representatives is set to consider a same-sex union bill later this year, reports The Nation. The newspaper interviewed gender rights activist Chumaporn Taengkliang, who has been asked to gather at least 10,000 […]
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The findings from over 2.5 million files of leaked financial information on offshore accounts was released last week from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The documents contain confidential information on over 120,000 offshore […]
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Two bills are making their way through Texas’ legislature that could have an affect on same-sex marriage — if they’re lucky enough to pass. One bill allows for the establishment of civil unions, giving same-sex […]
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Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce is hoping to make it easier for locally-owned shops to compete with foreign-owned supermarkets. The Thai Department of Business Development signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with relevant sectors to modernize mom […]
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Today, the “eye-for-an-eye” policy of Islamic law, called “Qisas” or “equal retaliation,” is a relatively rare form of punishment, but a Saudi court is calling for the penalty in the case of a man who […]
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has passed a law that bans minors from using commercial tanning beds. The law, dubbed “Tan Mom Law” was “inspired” by a fifty-year-old woman who was accused of taking her […]
