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The Islamic State | ISIS | ISIL | Daesh

Jul 13, 2018: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44824619 Oct 17, 2017: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/world/middleeast/isis-syria-raqqa.html Aug 17, 2017: http://www.healthandwellnessresource.com/terrorist-attack-barcelona-spain-thirteen-people-killed/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/isis-suspects/ http://www.newsweek.com/end-isis-middle-east-more-attacks-barcelona-us-europe-652247 Jul 11, 2017: Syrian Observatory says it has 'confirmed information' that Islamic State chief is dead | Reuters Jul 9, 2017: … Continue reading The Islamic State | ISIS | ISIL | Daesh

Canada Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Doctor-Assisted Suicide

Feb 6, 2015: The Canadian Supreme Court ruled unanimously that doctor-assisted suicide is legal for "competent adults who are suffering intolerably from a grievous and irremediable medical condition", which overturns a ban established in 1993. … Continue reading Canada Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Doctor-Assisted Suicide

Philadelphia Police Officers Charged with Aggravated Assault

Feb 5, 2015: A grand jury in Philadelphia charged Philadelphia Police Officers Sean McKnight and Kevin Robinson with aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, reckless endangerment, lying to authorities, falsifying records and obstructing justice in the May, … Continue reading Philadelphia Police Officers Charged with Aggravated Assault

The Environment of Alaska

Mar 31, 2019: Deceptions may sink plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Refuge | The Hill Dec 20, 2016: The Obama administration announced that it will implement a permanent ban on offshore drilling … Continue reading The Environment of Alaska

The 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz | International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Jan 27, 2015: About 300 Holocaust survivors, along with French President François Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Polish President Bronisław Komorowski gathered for a memorial at the former Auschwitz Nazi death camp today, on … Continue reading The 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz | International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010. Remarks by the President at Signing of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act … Continue reading The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Pew Research Center Study on Financial Security, Political Views, and Political Behavior

The Pew Research Center is: ...a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and … Continue reading Pew Research Center Study on Financial Security, Political Views, and Political Behavior