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Staff and tourists are among 25 people who have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in Goa, India.Authorities are investigating cause of the fire, which caused the venue, Birch, to be engulfed in what one eyewitness called a “complete fireball”.The BBC’s India Editor Vikas Pandey visited the club the morning after the fatal blaze.Read more on this story. Source link

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Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they’ll meet for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly four-year-old war.The latest round of attacks came as U.S. President Donald Trump’s advisers and Ukrainian officials said they’ll meet on Saturday, after making progress on finding agreement on a security framework for postwar Ukraine.Following talks that made progress on a security framework for postwar Ukraine, the two sides also offered the…

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The justices will be treading on familiar ground during next week’s argument in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v Saba Capital Master Fund, to take place on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Like many cases the court has heard in the last decade, this one asks the justices to consider whether the federal courts should recognize a federal statute as implying a private right of action (that is, providing the ability for private parties to sue) when the words of the statute do not explicitly authorize it. The particular statute here is the Investment Company Act, adopted with the Investment Advisers Act in…

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Home Daily News Justice Gorsuch writes children’s book about… Law in Popular Culture Justice Gorsuch writes children’s book about ‘Heroes of 1776’ By Debra Cassens Weiss December 4, 2025, 12:37 pm CST U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is co-authoring a children’s book about heroes of the American Revolution and stories behind the Declaration of Independence. (Image from HarperCollins) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is co-authoring a children’s book about heroes of the American Revolution and stories behind the Declaration of Independence. The book will hit the market in May, two months before the 250th anniversary of the Declaration…

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Sponsored: Think glamour, sophistication, and quintessential Italian charmIf you’re looking to welcome 2026 in true la dolce vita style, newly opened Mamabella is rolling out an elegant celebration where refined Italian traditions and cinematic glamour come together in the heart of Downtown. Inspired by the understated sophistication of Italy’s old-money estates, this exclusive NYE affair promises a celebration that feels both iconic and effortlessly stylish.From the moment guests arrive on December 31, Mamabella sets the tone with a scene straight out of a vintage Italian film: warm golden lighting, classic festive touches, and those signature Mamabella design notes that ooze…

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Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Germany, Belgium and Croatia are among the teams that will play games in Canada in group play at next summer’s FIFA World Cup.The full schedule of the expanded 48-team, 104-game tournament was announced Saturday in Washington D.C.Canada is staging 13 games, seven in Vancouver and six in Toronto. Three of those games are in the knockout rounds.Toronto will host Ghana versus Panama (June 17, Group L), Germany versus the Ivory Coast (June 20, Group E), Panama versus Croatia (June 23,…

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Updated on Dec. 5 at 2:40 p.m. For the 32nd time since late January, the Trump administration on Friday came to the Supreme Court seeking emergency relief. In a 26-page filing, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to block a ruling by a federal appeals court that sent a dispute over a policy governing speaking engagements by immigration judges back to a federal trial court for fact-finding. Federal law, Sauer argued, makes clear that the trial court lacks the power to consider the group’s claim, because judges are required to challenge the policy through an administrative process.…

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Sponsored: From tree lighting to New Year dinners, your festive season is sorted at Khalidiya Palace RayhaanIf you’re looking for a place that takes the festive season seriously, Khalidiya Palace Rayhaan has already set the scene. Think twinkly lights, carols that wrap around you like a warm hug, and a line-up of family friendly celebrations that carry you from Christmas straight into the New Year.Festive moments for the whole familyImage: suppliedThe countdown starts on December 8 with the Christmas Tree Lighting in the Horizon Atrium from 5pm. There will be live carols, Santa surprises, a balloon drop, and a festive…

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Ours is a time of provably wrong claims, vociferously stated.  Gas prices are headed to $2 a gallon, President Donald Trump claimed. (Not true — gas prices just dipped below an average of $3 a gallon this week.) The drugs carried by a single smuggler’s boat off the coast of Venezuela are potent enough to kill 25,000 Americans. (Another Trump claim that’s not remotely accurate; the annual estimated death toll from all overdoses last year totaled 80,391.) U.S. citizens caught up in immigration raids face only brief inconvenience and are “promptly” let go as soon as it is determined that…

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