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Alison FrancisSenior Science JournalistNASAButch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been on the ISS since June 2024After an epic nine months in space, Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally getting ready to head home.Their stay on the International Space Station (ISS) was only supposed to last eight days, but their mission was dramatically extended after the spacecraft that they arrived on suffered technical problems.The pair are travelling back to Earth in a SpaceX capsule along with Nasa astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.They are expected to undock from the ISS at 05:05 GMT (01:05 EDT) on…
A U.S. federal judge on Monday pressed the Trump administration to provide details about hundreds of Venezuelans it deported despite a court order barring it from doing so, and gave the government until Tuesday to explain why officials believed they had complied with his order.U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration deported more than 200 Venezuelans it claims were members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that has been linked to kidnapping, extortion and contract killings, to El Salvador over the weekend, even as Judge James Boasberg temporarily blocked it from using a wartime law to carry out the deportations.Boasberg had earlier…
Home Daily News Former George Mason University law prof says… Verdicts & Settlements Former George Mason University law prof says he’s ‘fully vindicated’ after ‘relatively modest’ defamation suit settlement By Debra Cassens Weiss March 12, 2025, 2:59 pm CDT A former professor at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School has reached a settlement in his defamation lawsuit against two former students. (Photo from Shutterstock) A former professor at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School has reached a settlement in his defamation lawsuit against two former students who alleged that he abused his power to initiate sexual…
Dubai, the city of convenience…There are about 9 million apps in the world, however we’ve narrowed the best apps you need in Dubai to make your life easier. These apply to you if you’re living or visiting Dubai. From navigating the roads to getting a massage to your home, there’s literally an app for everything.Click through the gallery to see… 3 of 12 WhatsAppIf you haven’t worked it out already, the city runs on WhatsApp, you can do just about anything once you click on that little green icon. Book restaurants, track your parcels on Aramex and find out where…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. In mid-February, Trump administration leaders received a desperate warning from their diplomats posted in Vietnam, one of the most important American partners in Asia. Workers were in the middle of cleaning up the site of an enormous chemical spill, the Bien Hoa air base, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly halted all foreign aid funding. The shutdown left exposed open pits of soil contaminated with dioxin, the deadly byproduct of Agent Orange, which the American military sprayed…
James FitzGerald and Ana FaguyBBC News, London and Washington DCVideo shows alleged gang members deported by US in El Salvador mega-jailThe White House has denied an accusation from rights groups that it flouted due process by defying a judge’s order while carrying out deportations at the weekend.A group of 238 alleged Venezuelan gang members, plus 23 alleged members of the international MS-13 gang, were sent from the US to a prison in El Salvador. Some were removed from the country under a law not invoked since World War Two.The move came despite a temporary block issued by a judge. The…
The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs.The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ravaged flocks around the world, disrupting supply and fuelling higher food prices. Its spread to mammals, including dairy cows in the U.S., has raised concerns among governments about a risk of a new pandemic.The strain that has caused most damage to poultry in recent years and the death of…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 17, 2025 at 11:09 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Disabled Maple Grove teen takes school district discrimination case to U.S. Supreme Court (James Walsh, The Minnesota Star Tribune) Trump administration touts deportations under Alien Enemies Act after a judge temporarily blocked its use (Megan Lebowitz, Julia Ainsley, Gary Grumbach. & Nnamdi Egwuonwu, NBC News) Louisiana’s nitrogen gas execution back on for next week, federal appeals court rules (Andrea Gallo, Meghan Friedmann, John Simerman, &…
Home Daily News Former lawyer gets prison time after posing… Criminal Justice Former lawyer gets prison time after posing as BigLaw alum, former football player in quest for jobs By Debra Cassens Weiss March 13, 2025, 9:00 am CDT (Image from Shutterstock) Updated: An Ohio lawyer has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for Social Security fraud after using fake identities in a quest for law firm jobs. Richard Louis Crosby III, 37, of Mason, Ohio, was sentenced Monday, according to Reuters and a March 10 press release. In addition to serving time in prison, Crosby will have to…
Brand new week, brand new list…If you were wondering what do get up to in the UAE capital this week, wonder no more, my friends. Here are 6 things to do in Abu Dhabi this week.Iftar at OrigamiBreak your fast at Origami Abu Dhabi in Al Bateen, where dishes such as the crispy rice with spicy tuna, wagyu katsu sando fried to perfection with house made katsu sauce, and the origami roll with prawn tempura and spicy tuna await. They also have a limited-edition Ramadan cake with mango and passionfruit that you absolutely must try this month.Origami Abu Dhabi, Marsa…