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Human rights organizations accuse Serbian authorities of disrupting a peaceful protest with a ‘sonic weapon.’ The government denies it. The CBC’s visual investigations unit looks at what happened — and what can actually be proved. Source link
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 19, 2025 at 11:15 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday 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 Wednesday, March 19, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 19, 2025, 11:15 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/03/the-morning-read-for-wednesday-march-19/ Source link
It’s that time of year again. This year’s ABA Techshow 2025 will be a historic one for a couple of reasons.For one thing, it marks the 40th annual iteration of the show. For another, it promises to be the biggest of all time—emanating for the first time from the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. In this episode of the Legal Rebels Podcast, Techshow co-chair Stephen Embry talks to the ABA Journal’s Victor Li about what to expect from this year’s show. Embry is the editor-in-chief of TechLaw Crossroads, a blog devoted to legal technology and innovation, and a regular…
All the needful words for living in Dubai…Dubai slang is a strange old patois. Part of the reason why is the incredibly diverse multicultural make up of the population. According to a 2024 survey, Dubai’s population is 88.5 per cent expat. That means along with English and Arabic, many other language roots are thrown into the semantic salad. This leaves the street vernacular with a distinctively international flavour and a thesaurus-busting number of ways to vocalise our love for the city. To help you navigate the living lexicon of Dubaisms, and nail your Dubai-lingo streak, we’ve compiled a list of…
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. The for-profit prison company GEO Group has surged in value under President Donald Trump. Investors are betting big on immigration detention. Its stock price doubled after Election Day. But despite its soaring fortunes, the $4 billion company continues to resist having to pay detainees more than $1 a day for cleaning facilities where the government has forced them to live. At the 1,575-bed detention center GEO runs for Immigration…
Cagil KasapogluBBC World ServiceEPAEkrem Imamoglu, the Turkish presidential hopeful detained on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group, is one of the country’s most popular politicians. A leading figure in the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and mayor of Istanbul, the 54-year-old has long been seen as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s most formidable rival.He stunned Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK) when he retained control over Istanbul in last year’s municipality elections, winning a second successive mandate in Turkey’s largest city.Many political commentators in Turkey have referred to this as “Erdogan’s worst defeat ever”.But Imamoglu’s arrest,…
Several U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a co-ordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Moscow as the Trump administration pushes Russia to end its war in Ukraine.Former president Joe Biden last year ordered his national security team to establish working groups to monitor the issue amid warnings from U.S. intelligence that Russia was escalating a shadow war against Western nations.The plan was led by the president’s National Security Council and involved at least seven national security agencies working with European allies to disrupt plots targeting Europe and the United States, seven former…
CAPITAL CASE By Amy Howe on Mar 18, 2025 at 8:20 pm A divided Supreme Court declined to block the execution of Jessie Hoffman, who was put to death on Tuesday night in Louisiana. Four justices would have put Hoffman’s execution on hold – one short of the five needed for a stay. Hoffman was sentenced to death for the 1996 kidnapping, robbery, rape, and murder of Mary “Molly” Elliott. Last month Louisiana announced its plans to use nitrogen hypoxia, the use of nitrogen gas to cause asphyxiation, for executions. The state notified Hoffman 10 days later that it would…
Home Daily News Judge’s life ‘in ruins’ despite mistrial… Criminal Justice Judge’s life ‘in ruins’ despite mistrial in prosecution for fatally shooting wife, defense lawyer says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 12, 2025, 9:09 am CDT Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson appears during a hearing at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Aug. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes/The Associated Press) Jurors in Los Angeles were unable to agree on a verdict in the case of a California judge who texted court personnel after fatally shooting his wife, saying he won’t be at…
More travel options…Emirates Airlines has announced that the new Emirates A350 plane will now be flying to more routes this summer. The first Airbus A350, the A6-EXA, arrived in Dubai, and for its inaugural route it headed to Edinburgh, Scotland as its first route from January, 2025. 3 of 12 The initial Emirates A350s will offer three cabin classes – 32 next generation Business Class seats, 21 seats in Premium Economy, and 259 Economy Class seats. Over the next few years, 65 A350 aircrafts will join the Emirates fleet. Features of the different classes have been revealed, with Economy…