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These bars in Abu Dhabi are perfect for midweek tipplesSometimes life calls for some midweek drinks. So if you’re heading out with the girls for a night of fun, meeting some colleagues after work or even celebrating a birthday this week, these bars in Abu Dhabi are great for all of the above.Buddha Bar BeachBuddha Bar Beach is a gorgeous spot for both winter and summer in Abu Dhabi. With skilled mixologists creating cocktails to suit all tastes, yummy bites and they even have live music and DJs, depending on the night.Location: Buddha-Bar Beach, Saadiyat IslandTimes: Sunday to Thursday: 12pm…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-published with Fort Worth Report and The Texas Tribune as part of an initiative to report on how power is wielded in Texas. Texas Rep. Nate Schatzline recently stood before a gathering of conservative activists just outside Fort Worth, recapping legislative wins and previewing what’s next at the Capitol. On this day, however, he was speaking not only as a lawmaker but also as a pastor. A week earlier, the Internal Revenue Service decided to…
A zoo in Denmark has appealed to the public to donate their healthy unwanted pets as part of a unique effort to provide food for its predators.Aalborg Zoo has asked for donations of live chickens, rabbits, and guinea pigs, which it says are “gently euthanised” by trained staff. The zoo also accepts donations of live horses – with owners able to benefit from a potential tax break. Posting on Instagram, the zoo explains it has a “responsibility to imitate the natural food chain of the animals” and smaller livestock “make up an important part of the diet of our predators”.…
Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not reflect the official opinions of SCOTUSblog or its staff. The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has taken on great significance in recent weeks as the justices have upheld a number of Trump administration policies, often with no explanation and sometimes implicitly overruling long-standing precedents. What has happened and why should we be concerned? Recent rulings The Supreme Court long has had…
Home Daily News Bondi files ethics complaint against federal… Judiciary Bondi files ethics complaint against federal judge who reportedly expressed concern about ‘constitutional crisis’ By Debra Cassens Weiss July 29, 2025, 12:57 pm CDT Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the District of Columbia stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C., on March 16, 2023. (Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a misconduct complaint against Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of Washington, D.C., said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi…
The Suhail star is rising and autumn is on its way, here’s the timeline for the UAE’s long-awaited cool-downAs August heats intensify, residents across the UAE are finally seeing signs that the season’s swelter is nearing its end. Two seasonal markers, meteorological and astronomical, are both pointing to a gradual shift toward cooler weather by autumn.While meteorological summer officially runs through August, locals may feel the shift sooner. The rising of the Suhail star (also known as Canopus) around late August is traditionally viewed as a signal that extreme heat begins to ease. As Ibrahim Al‑Jarwan, Chairman of the Emirates…
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights Income Loss: North Dakota’s mineral owners say companies are unfairly taking a large share of their royalty income. State Inaction: Mineral owners feel betrayed by their public officials, who have declined to step in to help even as other states take action. Turning to the Courts: Oil and gas companies say that disputes with private mineral owners should be decided by the courts, not state lawmakers. These highlights were…
More than three thousand Boeing defence workers went on strike on Monday, in a fresh blow to the embattled aviation giant.It comes after union members at operations in Missouri and Illinois, who build F-15 fighter jets and other military aircraft, voted against the firm’s latest offer over pay, work schedules and pensions.”We’re disappointed our employees rejected an offer that featured 40% average wage growth”, Dan Gillian, who is the vice president of Boeing’s Air Dominance unit, said in a statement.Boeing is struggling to turn itself around after a series of problems, including safety issues and a damaging almost eight-week walkout…
Home Daily News 5 hallucinated cases lead federal judge to… Law Firms 5 hallucinated cases lead federal judge to kick 3 Butler Snow lawyers off case By Debra Cassens Weiss July 30, 2025, 9:13 am CDT Three Butler Snow lawyers may no longer represent a former corrections commissioner in Alabama because they filed two motions with five “completely made up” case citations produced by ChatGPT, a federal judge ruled last week. (Image from Shutterstock) Three Butler Snow lawyers may no longer represent a former corrections commissioner in Alabama because they filed two motions with five “completely made up” case citations…
INA is fresh, fiery and full of character…The SpotInspired by the smoldering spirit of Africa, the name INA stands for ‘fire’ or ‘flame’ in Nigerian Yoruba. Located on the glamorous stretch of J1 Beach, a hotspot of cuisine and nightlife, this is one of the 13 destinations one can explore as they walk down the promenade. INA offers a juxtaposition of sorts – the food is primal, stripped down to the roots of open-fire cooking and seasonal flavours, while the interiors take tribal taste and give it that Dubai-style, nightlife oomph.The VibeAs soon as you step in , you eat…