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BBCTwenty-eight people have died after a tourist boat capsized in Vietnam in bad weather, according to local reports.At least 14 people are said to be missing following the incident in Halong Bay, a popular tourist destination in the north of the country, the reports say.Most of the passengers were reportedly Vietnamese visiting from Hanoi.Heavy rain has been hindering the search for survivors, rescuers say.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You…
Syria’s Islamist-led government said its security forces were deploying in the predominantly Druze southern city of Sweida on Saturday, and urged all parties to respect a ceasefire after days of factional bloodshed that has left hundreds dead.Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in a separate speech, said “Arab and American” mediation had helped bring calm, and criticized Israel for airstrikes against Syrian government forces in the south and Damascus this week.Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence, which began with clashes between Bedouin fighters and Druze factions, before Damascus sent in government security forces.Israel has carried out airstrikes…
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Zachary Shemtob, The morning read for Friday, July 18, SCOTUSblog (Jul. 18, 2025, 9:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/07/the-morning-read-for-friday-july-18/ Source link
Home Daily News Worries about impact of AI switch from fear… Practice Technology Worries about impact of AI switch from fear of job losses to concerns about professional development, report says By Debra Cassens Weiss July 2, 2025, 8:53 am CDT Twenty-four percent of legal and other professionals surveyed by Thomson Reuters are worried that overreliance on artificial intelligence will have a negative effect on professional development. (Image from Shutterstock) Twenty-four percent of legal and other professionals surveyed by Thomson Reuters are worried that overreliance on artificial intelligence will have a negative effect on professional development. The 2025 Future of…
All you can eat, plus breakfast, equals happinessIf you’re like us at What’s On and you love breakfast, then you need to check out some of the cities all you can eat deals. From pastries, pancakes, and sweet treats, to savoury delights such as shakshouka and eggs on toast alongside heartwarming cups of coffee and tea to keep you caffeinated.Here are 5 restaurants that serve all-you-can-eat breakfast in DubaiCircle CafeOn Saturday and Sunday, from 8am to 4pm, all breakfast fanatics can indulge in delicious dishes, from pancakes to French toast, omelets, breakfast bowls, and much more, alongside a fresh cup…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Microsoft says it has stopped using China-based engineers to support Defense Department cloud computing systems after ProPublica revealed the practice in an investigation this week. “In response to concerns raised earlier this week about US-supervised foreign engineers, Microsoft has made changes to our support for US Government customers to assure that no China-based engineering teams are providing technical assistance for DoD Government cloud and related services,” the company’s chief communications officer, Frank Shaw, announced on X Friday afternoon.…
Getty ImagesThe US justice department has asked a judge to unseal material related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following intense criticism of the Trump administration’s handling of the case. The request concerns transcripts from the grand jury involved in the government’s 2019 sex trafficking case against Epstein, materials that are typically kept secret and protected by law.The court filing came as Trump filed a lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s parent company, Dow Jones, its owner Rupert Murdoch and two reporters, over a story claiming he wrote a “bawdy” personal note to Epstein in 2003.Trump said the note, which the…
An explosion at a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department training facility on Friday killed three deputies, the sheriff said.The explosion took place at the Biscailuz Center Academy Training in East Los Angeles, Sheriff Robert Luna said at a press conference. Luna declined to disclose details but said the area where the explosion occurred had just been deemed safe for investigators to enter.The Los Angeles Times newspaper, citing unnamed law enforcement sources, reported that the blast took place when a bomb squad moved some explosives. Luna would not confirm that at the news conference.The names of the victims had not been released, but Luna said they were all veterans…
Three weeks after the Supreme Court ruled to limit the use of nationwide, or universal, injunctions in a case stemming from President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, a new nationwide injunction is blocking the order. Confused? You’re not the only one. The birthright citizenship battle has disoriented even some regular readers of legal news, in part because of how many lawsuits related to the order are ongoing and in part because of how challenging it was to assess the significance of the ruling in favor of the Trump administration when it was first released. The battle began on…
U.S. Supreme Court Each year, I write a book for the American Bar Association about the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent term. I look for a theme that explains many of the cases and use it for the title. My planned title for this year is October Term 2024: Taking Sides. The United States is more ideologically divided than it has been since Reconstruction. The court’s October 2024 term, which ended June 27, presented a number of cases that posed politically controversial issues concerning the aspects of the culture wars and challenges to the actions of President Donald Trump. Time…