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Police in Istanbul have used tear gas and rubber bullets against demonstrators in a second night of disorder after the arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu – despite a four-day protest ban being in place. Imamoglu – a member of the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP) and a key rival of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – was set to be named as a presidential candidate for the 2028 presidential elections later this week. On Wednesday, he was one of 106 people held on charges including corruption and aiding terrorist groups.Since then, authorities in Turkey have arrested dozens…

4 hours agoNewsDuration 0:56Using a chainsaw and his imagination, Finnish inventor Janne Kapylehto created ‘ice carousels’ by cutting circular platforms on frozen lakes and spinning them. Kapylehto has made over 80 such carousels over the years, and the locals of Tampere, Finland were able to enjoy one of his most recent creations. They even put up small sauna tents and threw a chilly dance party while being spun around. Unfortunately, the carousel was short-lived, freezing back in place once night fell. Source link

RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Mar 20, 2025 at 2:34 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.  The Supreme Court is hitting its stride in sorting through the relists. At its last conference, it granted review of a one-time relist asking whether federal courts must follow state law requiring medical malpractice claims to be supported by an expert affidavit. The court also agreed to take up a twice-relisted challenge to Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy.” And because the resolution of…

Home Daily News Former Duane Morris partner arrested on outstanding… Criminal Justice Former Duane Morris partner arrested on outstanding warrant related to Michigan assault case By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2025, 3:16 pm CDT A former Duane Morris partner was arrested on an outstanding Michigan warrant at his condo in Chicago’s South Loop on Friday, the same building where his wife’s body was found in a stairwell in October 2024. (Image from Shutterstock) Updated: A former Duane Morris partner was arrested on an outstanding Michigan warrant at his condo in Chicago’s South Loop on Friday, the same building where…

It’s time to touch gloves in the capital (again)…UFC and MMA fans, there’s big news for you: UFC Fight Night is making an electrifying return to the capital for a second edition this summer, on Saturday, July 26.Images: supplied, What’s On archiveWhile UFC events have become a mainstay on the UAE’s sports and entertainment calendar with 20 events being held here since 2010, 2024 saw the first time Abu Dhabi hosted two official UFC events in the same year, with a simmering fight card at UFC Fight Night on August 3 being followed-up by UFC 308 on October 26, 2024.…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. On a frigid winter morning in 2022, a stranger knocked on the door of a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, during Shabbat service. Soon after he was invited in for tea, the visitor pulled out a pistol and demanded the release of an al-Qaida-linked detainee from a nearby federal prison, seizing as hostages a rabbi and three worshipers. The standoff lasted 10 hours until the rabbi, drawing on extensive security training, hurled a chair at the assailant. The hostages…

ReutersIsrael resumed large-scale air strikes on Gaza on TuesdayAt least 85 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza since midnight, the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry has said.Hours later, Israel’s military said it had intercepted three rockets, which Hamas’s armed wing said it fired at Tel Aviv in response. It comes after Israel resumed its bombing campaign and ground operations in Gaza this week, with air strikes having already killed more than 500 people over the past two days, according to the health ministry.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday that it had started a ground operation…

Turkey detained 37 suspects for allegedly making “provocative posts inciting crime and hatred” over the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the interior minister said on Thursday.Turkey detained Imamoglu, the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday on charges including graft and aiding a terrorist group, a step the main opposition party criticized as a “coup attempt against the next president.”Turkish authorities identified 261 social media accounts, including 62 based abroad, for “provocative posts” following the detention of Imamoglu and 105 others, and were continuing efforts to track down the remaining suspects, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on…

WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 18, 2025 at 11:24 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Coming up: On Friday, March 21, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term. We’ll be live at 9:45 a.m. EDT. Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Tuesday, March 18, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 18, 2025, 11:24 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/03/the-morning-read-for-tuesday-march-18/ Source link

Home Daily News Seeing double standard, 5th Circuit judge… Judiciary Seeing double standard, 5th Circuit judge resigns from judicial group over threats statement By Debra Cassens Weiss March 11, 2025, 3:32 pm CDT Judge James C. Ho of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans announced his resignation from the Federal Judges Association on Saturday. (Photo from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at New Orleans) A federal appeals judge has said he has resigned from the Federal Judges Association because it issued a statement against recent judicial threats but apparently said nothing in defense of…