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. o scale garden railway CLICK HERE TO GET THE OPINION NEWSLETTERA colleague of mine was amused by a paragraph that is solely published in the online version of the column. o scale garden railway In other developments:- Georgia airline pilot shares story of 2-month battle with COVID-19- Another California Democrat is accused of breaking coronavirus orders- China says no new local COVID-19 infections for first time in two months: report- Biden will follow CDC school-reopening guidance this week, even though agency provided it months agoDemocrats set to introduce bill that provides $3,600 per child for some families: reportTop Democrats are poised to introduce legislation that aims to provide $3,600 per year for millions of families that have children under the age of six as part of President Biden's nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, according to a report Sunday. o scale garden railway All of the data that they claim they need standardized tests to analyze can be better understood by speaking with the educators in our classrooms. o scale garden railway
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