Author: Olive Metuge
So far, 2025 has been a year of constant ups and downs, marked by increasing unpredictability. Financial markets have responded accordingly, fluctuating wildly and dramatically impacting investments and 401(k) accounts. Adding to the tumult, rising costs and the threat of new tariffs are stretching household budgets thinner than ever. At the same time, the much-hyped promise of artificial intelligence, paired with sustained instability, has triggered layoffs across industries. Additionally, this continued financial uncertainty has resulted in a 16% increase in individual Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings, according to a May 6 story from the MortgagePoint. This surge means that bankruptcy attorneys…
Sponsored: Blue Door is a slice of Turkey right on BluewatersIf you’re craving Turkish food that’s rich in flavour and true to tradition, Blue Door on Bluewaters Dubai is a must-visit. Tucked inside the stylish Delano Hotel, it’s a space that keeps things relaxed but big on flavour. Think hearty dishes, rich flavours, and that homemade-style generosity Turkish cuisine is known for, all wrapped in a vibe that’s about good company. Here’s what you can expect from this latest addition to Dubai’s dining scene.The vibeBlue Door offers a warm, inviting atmosphere where every visit feels like a laid-back dinner with…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. David Barnea, the director of the Mossad for some of the most remarkable successes in its storied history, never intended to be an intelligence officer. As a young man, he served as a team leader in the Israeli military’s most elite commando unit and then came to New York to study for a career in business. After earning a master’s degree in finance at Pace University, he took jobs at an Israeli investment bank and then a brokerage…
The US has doubled a reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to $50m (£37.2m), accusing him of being “one of the largest narco-traffickers in the world”.US President Donald Trump is a long-time critic of Maduro, who returned to office in January following an election marred by vote-rigging allegations. The results were widely rejected by the international community.Attorney General Pam Bondi said the US would double its already announced reward of $25m (£18.6m), and said Maduro was directly linked to drug smuggling operations.Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said the new reward was “pathetic” and labelled…
Major Questions is a recurring series by Adam White, which analyzes the court’s approach to administrative law, agencies, and the lower courts. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Will America’s central bank stay independent from presidential control? For months, the Trump administration has threatened to fire the chair of the Federal Reserve Board, Jerome Powell, in violation of a statute that protects his and his colleagues’ tenures. It would be a profound mistake – “the road to the hyper-politicized monetary policy you’d expect in Argentina,” the Wall…
I’m a sucker for a Martin Scorsese crime film. While I was on vacation and looking for something to watch in my downtime, I noticed the 1995 classic Casino streaming. I am a fan of the film and thought it was ripe for another viewing. Working with Nicholas Pileggi and his nonfiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas, Scorsese took the tale of Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal and the Stardust Resort and Casino and crafted his own version of the mob’s Las Vegas infiltration. The film details the operations of Sam “Ace” Rothstein, a character based on Rosenthal, who…
Heads up, drivers, partial road closures will affect major routes across Abu Dhabi from August 7 to 11 Plan your trip to avoid traffic delaysIf your daily route takes you through central Abu Dhabi, it’s time to rethink your commute. The Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), part of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, has announced partial closures on two key roads this week to carry out essential upgrades.From Thursday, August 7 to Monday, August 11 2025, there will be a partial closure at the intersection of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Road and Al Falah Road. This is part…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. This is how misinformation gets accepted as fact. A year after Oregon endures its most destructive fire season on record in 2020, state lawmakers order a map estimating the wildfire risk for every property in the state. It’s the kind of rating now available on real estate sites like Zillow. The state wants to use the results to decide where it will apply forthcoming codes for fire-resistant construction and…
The Zambian government has dismissed claims of dangerous pollution in the Copperbelt mining region, following safety concerns raised by the US embassy.On Wednesday, the US embassy issued a health alert, ordering the immediate withdrawal of its personnel in Kitwe town and nearby areas due to concerns of “widespread contamination of water and soil” linked to a February spill at the Sino-Metals mine. The spill happened when a tailings dam, used to store toxic waste and heavy metals, collapsed into the Kafue River, a key drinking water source, following heavy rain.The US embassy said there was new information that showed “the…
Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new policy and enforcement practices. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. Following Trump v. CASA, which upended the use of nationwide injunctions in litigation over the Trump administration’s birthright-citizenship order, the Supreme Court declined, in a one-sentence order, an emergency appeal by Florida seeking to further narrow how district court judges block laws that they believe are illegal. The justices’ order at least suggests that…