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Comics' perspective on Trevor Noah, Indiana religious freedom, Bahia emerald
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Apr 1, 2015
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Comics' perspective on Trevor Noah, Indiana religious freedom, Bahia emerald

Three comics give perspectives on Trevor Noah's tweets, why the Silicon Valley is chiming in on Indiana's religious freedom law, who owns the Bahia emerald?

A 2008 file photo of the Bahia Emerald, now in possession by the LA County Sheriff's Department.
A 2008 file photo of the Bahia Emerald, now in possession by the LA County Sheriff's Department.
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Three comics give perspectives on Trevor Noah's tweets, why the Silicon Valley is chiming in on Indiana's religious freedom law, who owns the Bahia emerald?

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Apple and Salesforce.com are among the Silicon Valley companies that have chimed in on the controversial religious freedom laws in Indiana and Arkansas.
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Eight people and one country are laying claim to the Bahia Emerald, a massive gem worth around $400 million.