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In Fernandez v. United States and Rutherford v. United States, argued on Wednesday, the Supreme Court considered what constitutes permissible grounds for a federal inmate to claim to have “extraordinary and compelling” reasons for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). A majority of the justices appeared skeptical of the defendants’ claims in both cases. Fernandez: compassionate release and collateral review Joe Fernandez participated in shooting to death two men who were seeking to collect a $6.5 million drug debt for 274 kilograms of cocaine. Approximately a decade after he was prosecuted in 2011 and convicted at trial, the district court reduced Fernandez’s mandatory life…
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On Oct. 2, the second day of the government shutdown, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived at Mount Rushmore to shoot a television ad. Sitting on horseback in chaps and a cowboy hat, Noem addressed the camera with a stern message for immigrants: “Break our laws, we’ll punish you.” Noem has hailed the more than $200 million, taxpayer-funded ad campaign as a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration. Her agency invoked the “national emergency” at the border as it awarded contracts for the campaign, bypassing the normal competitive bidding process designed to prevent waste and corruption. The Department of Homeland…
Dozens of schools and preschools across Australia and New Zealand have been fully or partially closed after a warning over asbestos risks in children’s sand.A recall notice for the coloured products, which were found to contain traces of tremolite asbestos, was issued by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Wednesday.The regulator said there was a “low” risk that the asbestos could become airborne or fine enough for inhalation, but it “may still pose a risk”.New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has also urged people to stop using the sand and arrange for safe disposal “through…
Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Four people were killed after Russia unleashed a massive combined attack on Kyiv early Friday, sparking fires and scattering debris across many districts of the capital, Ukrainian authorities said. At least 27 people were injured as emergency crews responded to multiple strikes, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv’s military administration. At least 430 drones and 18 missiles were used in the attack across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He said the attack, which struck other regions of the…
If you’ve followed coverage of the Supreme Court’s 2025-26 term over the past few months, you’d likely say this term’s theme is executive power. The court already has added three major cases on the scope of presidential authority to its oral arguments docket – the tariffs dispute and two battles over removing federal agency leaders – and will have the opportunity to take up more, including cases on President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. The court is also fielding several requests related to executive power on the interim docket, perhaps most prominently being Trump’s deployment of the National Guard. By the time the dust settles on this term, however,…
Home Daily News Jeffrey Epstein had dinners with top criminal… Criminal Justice Jeffrey Epstein had dinners with top criminal prosecutor following favorable deal, documents show By Debra Cassens Weiss October 20, 2025, 11:52 am CDT Multimillionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein in March 2017. (Photo from the New York State Sex Offender Registry via the Associated Press) The former criminal division chief in the U.S. attorney’s office who offered a favorable plea deal to multimillionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein had appointments, phone calls and dinners with the money manager beginning four years after he left his post, according to documents reviewed by the…
It’s time to have your say, voting for the What’s On Abu Dhabi Awards 2026 is officially openWe all have that one place that never lets us down. The breakfast spot that knows your order by heart. The sundowner view that never gets old. The brunch you recommend to every visitor. Now’s your chance to give them the spotlight they deserve, because voting is officially open for the What’s On Abu Dhabi Awards 2026.These are the city’s most-loved awards, voted for by the people who really matter – you. From the finest restaurants and buzzing bars to staycations worth every…
Paris attacks: What happened 10 years ago?Just as France marks the 10th anniversary of the Bataclan massacres, another reminder has come of the permanence of the jihadist threat.A former girlfriend of the only jihadist to survive the November 2015 attacks has been arrested on suspicion of plotting her own violent act.The woman – a 27 year-old French convert to Islam named as Maëva B – began a letter-writing relationship with Salah Abdeslam, 36, who is serving a life sentence in jail near the Belgian border following his conviction in 2022.When prison guards discovered that Abdeslam had been using a USB…
Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.The giant New Glenn rocket from Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin launched from Florida on its debut mission for paying customers on Thursday, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars while also nailing the landing of its reusable booster for the first time.The powerful two-stage rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking the first mission of any kind flown by Blue Origin since the inaugural launch of a New Glenn vehicle, NG-1, in January 2025. With Thursday’s…