Senate approves, 83-11, the Genocide Convention, an international treaty outlawing "acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group," nearly 37 years after the pact was first submitted for ratification.1997: Deng Xiaoping, the last of China’s major Communist revolutionaries, dies at age 92.2006: Israel halts the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax money to the Palestinians after Hamas takes control of the Palestinian parliament.2008: An ailing Fidel Castro resigns as president of Cuba after nearly a half-century in power; his brother Raul would succeed him.2014: President Obama, in Mexico for a North American summit, urges Ukraine to avoid violence against peaceful protesters or face consequences; shortly after Obama’s remarks, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s office says he and opposition leaders have agreed on a truce.2014: On Day 13 of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Norway wins the first Olympic mixed relay in biathlon and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen becomes the most decorated Winter Olympian ever with 13 medals. pruiken leuven AP)"It's deeply alarming to see the propaganda being taught to American students, but it's even more alarming to see the way that the institutions that students depend on their schools, their teachers, their principals, administrators, how these institutions and these leaders are being molded and shaped to accept the Chinese government's incursions and even to promote them in the name of globalism and intercultural communication," says Rachelle Peterson, Senior Research Fellow at the National Association of Scholars. pruiken leuven In other developments:- Trump gets warm Florida greeting from supporters after arriving from DC- Ex-Obama adviser calls Trump supporters an ‘issue of Homeland Security’- Melania Trump’s Mar-a-Lago outfit criticized online after couple exited Air Force One- Trump leaves letter for Biden before departing White HouseTODAY'S MUST-READS:- Pelosi says Trump could be 'accessory to murder' in connection with Capitol riot- Georgia voters enraged after Democrats promise of '$2,000 checks' becomes $1,400- Biden to new administration staffers: Be nice to others or 'I will fire you on the spot'- Tucker Carlson: Joe Biden declares war on 'White supremacy. pruiken leuven chief executive Carly Fiorina is forced out by board members, ending her nearly six-year reign.2009: President Barack Obama uses his first news conference since taking office to urgently pressure lawmakers to approve a massive economic recovery bill.2009: New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez admits to taking performance-enhancing drugs, telling ESPN he’d used banned substances while with the Texas Rangers for three years.2014: Missouri All-American Michael Sam comes out to the nation as an openly gay player in published interviews with ESPN, The New York Times and Outsports.2014: Despite a wave of online protests, Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark kill a healthy male giraffe named "Marius" because of rules imposed by a European zoo association to deter inbreeding.2017: A federal appeals court refuses to reinstate President Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations, unanimously rejecting the administration’s claim of presidential authority, questioning its motives and concluding that the order was unlikely to survive legal challenges. pruiken leuven
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