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Home Daily News Whistleblower alleges 3rd Circuit nominee… Judiciary Whistleblower alleges 3rd Circuit nominee Emil Bove suggested ignoring court orders while at DOJ By Debra Cassens Weiss June 25, 2025, 10:17 am CDT Emil Bove, an attorney for President Donald Trump, sits in Manhattan criminal court during Trump’s sentencing in the hush-money case in New York City on Jan. 10, 2025. (Photo by Jeenah Moon/Pool photo via the Associated Press) A whistleblower lawyer alleges that he was fired after resisting efforts by the Department of Justice and White House leadership to defy court orders in immigration cases “through lack of…
The hotels, beach clubs and party spots to know about on the White Isle for 2025The re-FIVE-d stay: DestinoAn Ibiza icon is reawakened with a touch of Dubai magic as two iconic hospitality brands come together for the reimagined Destino FIVE IbizaThe storyAfter creating its own league of high-octane hedonism, gourmet dining, and lifestyle-driven hotel stays in Dubai, FIVE Hotels & Resorts acquired Ibiza’s Pacha Group in October 2023. This strategic expansion saw the Dubai-born hospitality brand snap up some of Ibiza’s most renowned icons, including Pacha nightclub, El Hotel Pacha, and Destino. While much of the Pacha-branded parts have…
A controversial aid operation for Gaza backed by Israel and the US says two of its workers have been injured in an attack while giving out relief.Two militants threw grenades at the aid centre in Khan Younis, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said. It blamed Hamas for Saturday’s incident. The injured US workers are in a stable condition and are receiving medical treatment. No other aid workers or civilians were harmed, the group added. The GHF began its operations in May, distributing aid from several sites in southern and central Gaza. The system has been widely criticised for forcing vast…
The search continued Saturday for survivors after a rainstorm sent water spilling out of the Guadalupe River in Texas, sweeping away a girls’ summer camp, killing at least 24 people and leaving another two dozen missing. The destructive force of the fast-rising waters just before dawn Friday washed out homes and swept away vehicles.There were hundreds of rescues around Kerr County, including at least 167 by helicopter, authorities said. The total number of missing people was not known, but the sheriff said between 23 and 25 of them were girls who had been attending Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp along the river. At a news…
Just over two weeks after the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors, the justices agreed to take up another high-profile issue involving transgender people – specifically, the constitutionality of laws that bar transgender women and girls from participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams. In a list of orders released on Thursday morning, the court granted a pair of petitions filed by Idaho and West Virginia, seeking review of lower-court rulings that barred them from enforcing such laws. Idaho was the first state to enact such a ban in…
Did Socrates really die after ingesting that hemlock? Check out Socrates v. the Republic of Greece and Olympus Bigpharm Ltd., decision of the Ancient High Court of Southern Athens, no doubt recently discovered by anthropologist lawyers. Ouzo J.: This is an action by the plaintiff for damages arising out of the consumption by him of hemlock served by the defendant, the Republic of Greece (the Republic) and manufactured by the defendant Olympus Bigpharm Ltd. (Bigpharm). The facts are simple. The plaintiff is a prominent philosopher. Two years ago, he was charged with corrupting the young in contravention of Section 1321…
Treat yourself on Dubai’s sugar-laden offeringsWorld Chocolate Day is coming up soon on July 7, and if you’re looking for ways to celebrate, we’ve got you covered with this list. One of the many great things about living in a city like Dubai is that it falls behind on variety – homegrown, international, singular chocolate bars and full-blown chocolatiers; there’s something for everyone.Chocolatiers you can’t missGanacheGanache is every chocolate lover’s dream, serving up everything rich, sinfully indulgent and chocolate. The brand has a few outlets across Dubai – the factory, the mothership, in Alserkal Avenue, where you can dine on…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income by secretly accepting a cut of the money she raised for a nonprofit that promotes her political career, tax records show. In what experts described as a highly unusual arrangement, the nonprofit routed funds to a personal company of Noem’s that had recently been established in Delaware. The payment totaled $80,000 that year, a significant boost to her roughly $130,000 government salary. Since the…
Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, at the White HouseAnthony Zurcher: Passage of megabill is big win for TrumpUS President Donald Trump has signed his landmark policy bill into law, a day after it was narrowly passed by Congress.The signing event at the White House on Friday afternoon enacts key parts of the Trump agenda including tax cuts, spending boosts for defence and the immigration crackdown.There was a celebratory atmosphere at the White House as Trump signed the bill ahead of Independence Day fireworks and a military picnic attended by the pilots who recently flew into Iran to strike three nuclear sites.…
Months worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours on south-central Texas, leaving at least 13 people dead and many more unaccounted for on Friday, including about 20 girls attending a summer camp, as search teams conducted boat and helicopter rescues in fast-moving floodwaters.Desperate pleas peppered social media as loved ones sought any information available about people caught in the flooding. At least 25 centimetres of heavy rain poured down overnight in central Kerr County, causing flash flooding of the Guadalupe River.Authorities stressed the situation was still developing and that the death toll could change, with rescue operations ongoing for an unspecified number who…