Joel Engelman files civil suit alleging historical abuse in Brooklyn
Joel Engelman files civil suit alleging historical abuse in Brooklyn On August 27, 2008, Joel Engelman, then 23 years old and residing in Greenpoint, Brookl...
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Joel Engelman files civil suit alleging historical abuse in Brooklyn On August 27, 2008, Joel Engelman, then 23 years old and residing in Greenpoint, Brookl...
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On March 31, 2008, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Jerusalem, Israel, during an official diplomatic trip. She went to the Western Wall, a significant religious...
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The United States allows meat and milk from cloned animals to enter the food supply without special labeling requirements. The policy follows a decision by federal reg...
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Ofek Buchris was a senior officer in the Israel Defense Forces, serving as a brigadier general and commanding a major unit. During his military career, allegations of ...
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Alan Horowitz, an Orthodox rabbi and convicted sex offender from the United States, was arrested in May 2007 in Mahabalipuram, India, after being located by internatio...
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An Israeli airstrike on July 30, 2006, struck a residential building in the village of Qana in southern Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of multiple civilians. The str...
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Operation Bid Rig was a federal investigation into public corruption and related criminal activity in New Jersey conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the ...
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Donald Trump’s wedding included Jeffrey Epstein as a guest Reports indicate that Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier later convicted of sex offenses, attended the wed...
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Media coverage and public recognition of serial homicide have been examined by criminologists and researchers studying race, victim demographics, offender characterist...
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On February 4, 2004, the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) canceled its LifeLog research program, which had been launched in 2003. The pr...
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Death of Afghan Farmer Abdul Wali in U.S. Custody Abdul Wali was a 28-year-old Afghan farmer from Kunar Province, Afghanistan. In June 2003, Wali voluntaril...
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Gilgamesh narratives resurface amid 2003 Iraq war and Euphrates region focus In April 2003, during the early phase of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, interna...
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Background and Decision-Makers On March 20, 2003, the United States, the United Kingdom, and coalition allies launched a military invasion of Iraq. The primary jus...
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Darfur Genocide On February 26, 2003, rebel groups in Darfur, Sudan, including the Sudan Liberation Army and Justice and Equality Movement, launched attacks against g...
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Michael Jackson calls Sony executive Tommy Mottola “a devil” in public speech On June 15, 2002, American singer Michael Jackson spoke to a crowd at an event...
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Ashley Madison is an online dating and social networking service launched on January 21, 2002. It was founded by Darren J. Morgenstern and Noel Biderman, and later ope...
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On October 20, 2001, American musician Kid Rock appeared as a guest on the television show Saturday Night Live (SNL). During his appearance, Kid Rock made a remark reg...
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Osama Bin Laden, the founder of al-Qaeda, did not formally claim responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The attacks involved the hijac...
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Howard Lutnick and Larry Silverstein on 9/11 On September 11, 2001, Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, was not in his office in the North Tower of the World Tr...
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September 11 Attacks 2001 September 11 Attacks 2001 On September 11, 2001, nineteen militants associated with the Islamist extremist group al Qaeda hij...
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Netanyahu Comments On United States Influence In 2001 Recording In mid-2001, Benjamin Netanyahu was recorded speaking with a group of Israeli settlers in th...
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Yitzhak “Itzik” Mordechai was a senior Israeli military and political figure, serving as a Major General in the Israel Defense Forces and later as Minister of Defense,...
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Palestinian children are regularly arrested and detained by Israeli authorities, primarily for security-related offenses, but there is no separate prison exclusively f...
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On November 13, 1998, U.S. President Bill Clinton reached an out-of-court settlement in a civil sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Jones. Paula Jones, a forme...
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6 August 2015 — Egypt inaugurates a major expansion of the Suez Canal involving a new parallel channel along part of the route and widening of existing sections. The g...
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27 June 2014 — Albania receives candidate status for membership in the European Union. Judicial reform, corruption, organized crime, public administration and rule of ...
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2014–2026 — Egypt remains the most populous country in the Arab world and one of the principal political centers of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Cairo do...
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3 July 2013 — Following enormous demonstrations against President Morsi, the Egyptian military removes him from office and suspends the constitution. Supporters descri...
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30 June 2012 — Mohamed Morsi, associated with the Muslim Brotherhood's political movement, becomes Egypt's first president elected after the 2011 uprising. His governm...
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11 February 2011 — Vice President Omar Suleiman announces that Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and transferred authority to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Cel...
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25 January–11 February 2011 — Mass demonstrations erupt against police brutality, corruption, economic frustration and authoritarian government. Cairo's Tahrir Square ...
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28 April 2009 — Albania formally submits its application for membership in the European Union, beginning a long process of institutional and legal reforms tied to acce...
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1 April 2009 — Albania becomes a full member of NATO. Membership marks a major milestone in the country's post-communist integration with Western political and securit...
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28 November 1998 — Albania adopts a new constitution after the instability of the early post-communist period. It establishes the fundamental institutional framework o...
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1998–1999 — War in neighboring Kosovo becomes a major national and humanitarian issue for Albania. Hundreds of thousands of Kosovo Albanian refugees cross into Albania...
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January–August 1997 — The collapse of enormous fraudulent investment schemes wipes out the savings of hundreds of thousands of Albanians. Armed rebellion spreads, mili...
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29 April 1991 — New constitutional provisions formally establish the Republic of Albania during the transition away from communist government. The country begins rebui...
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31 March 1991 — Albania holds its first competitive multiparty parliamentary elections since the communist takeover. The former communist Party of Labour wins, but the...
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1991–2026 — Albania develops as a parliamentary republic after the collapse of communist rule. It joins NATO, pursues European Union membership and undergoes rapid urb...
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11 December 1990 — Albania's communist leadership accepts the legalization of independent political parties. The decision effectively ends the political monopoly creat...
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Untitled1990s–present — The collapse of communist controls produces large migration flows toward Italy, Greece, Germany, the United States and elsewhere. Emigration be...
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1990–1998 — Investigate economic collapse, weak institutions, mass migration, political confrontation, pyramid schemes and the rebuilding of Albanian state authority.
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11 April 1985 — Hoxha dies after more than four decades at the center of Albanian communist power. Ramiz Alia succeeds him and gradually introduces limited reforms as ...
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Egyptian president whose nearly three decades in power ended after eighteen days of mass demonstrations.
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26 March 1979 — Egypt and Israel sign a formal peace treaty in Washington. Israel agrees to withdraw from Sinai, which is gradually returned to Egyptian control. Egypt...
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1978 — Chinese economic and military assistance ends after years of growing ideological disagreement. Albania loses its final major communist ally and enters an extrao...
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38th president of the United States. Ford succeeded Nixon in 1974 and subsequently approved a National Security Decision Memorandum concerning population policy.
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National Security Study Memorandum 200, issued April 24, 1974, directed a study of worldwide population growth and its implications for U.S. security and overseas inte...
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