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Today in history: The United Nations Charter is signed in 1945
June 26, 2015UN has served as a widely respected moral voice for refugees, the environment, women's rights, labor, agricultural development, disaster relief, and cultural preservation.
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Roselyn Sanchez, Univision pull out of Trump’s Miss USA pageant
June 26, 2015Actor Roselyn Sanchez has refused to co-host the Miss USA pageant because of its association with Donald Trump.
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Rose McGowan fired for protesting sexism in Adam Sandler casting call
June 26, 2015Actor Rose McGowan announced she was fired by her agents for protesting sexism in casting call for an Adam Sandler film.
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In 6-3 decision, Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
June 25, 2015"After more than 50 votes in Congress to repeal this law, after multiple challenges to this law before the Supreme Court, the Affordable Care Act is here to stay."
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Today in history: Mozambique achieves independence in 1975
June 25, 2015The decade 1964-74 marks the wars of independence for Portuguese colonies of Guinea-Bissau, Angola, and Mozambique, and islands of Cape Verde and São Tomé e Príncipe.
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Today in LGBTQ history: Stonewall Inn made historic landmark
June 24, 2015Today the Stonewall Inn, site of the historic rebellion for LGBTQ rights was made a landmark by New York City's Landmarks Preservation Committee. The vote was unanimous.
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Today in history: Olympic runner Wilma Rudolph born 75 years ago
June 22, 2015"My doctors told me I would never walk again, my mother told me I would; I believed my mother."
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South Carolina murders at Emanuel Church are terrorism, says Jon Stewart
June 19, 2015Jon Stewart describes the murders at South Carolina's Emanuel Church as terrorism plain and simple.
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