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The threat of tornadoes moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday, a day after a massive storm system moving across the country unleashed winds that damaged buildings, whipped up dust storms that caused deadly crashes and fanned more than 100 wildfires in several central states.Multiple tornadoes were reported in Missouri on Friday, just some of the extreme weather that was forecast to affect an area home to more than 100 million people. Winds gusting up to 130 km/h were predicted from the Canadian border to Texas, threatening blizzard conditions in colder northern areas and wildfire risk in…
If you’re late to the Eid-getaway club, these Eid travel ideas will save you…Then you probably think you’ve missed the train, but we’d like to tell you that such is not the case. Sure, last-minute planning is stressful, but this guide here will give you a list of great ideas if you’re planning for Eid travel in a rush. The destinations on this list are interesting, cultural and at a short or medium-haul distance with fantastic stays you can explore.OmanOman is perhaps the most popular regional destination for us UAE folk to escape to when the mood for a speedy…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Saying the Trump administration is sabotaging civil rights enforcement by the Department of Education, a federal lawsuit filed Friday morning seeks to stop the president and Secretary Linda McMahon from carrying out the mass firing of civil rights investigators and lawyers. Two parents and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, a national disability rights group, jointly filed the lawsuit. It alleges that decimating the department’s Office for Civil Rights will leave the agency unable to handle the…
A senior Islamic State (IS) group leader in Iraq and Syria has been killed in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with US-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister has said.Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifa, also known as Abu Khadija, “was considered one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world”, according to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.US President Donald Trump said “he was relentlessly hunted down by our intrepid warfighters”.The US Central Command (Centcom) posted on X what appeared to be a video of the strike, which it said was carried out in…
Cuba suffered a massive power outage Friday night affecting Havana and the country’s provinces that left millions in the dark.Cuba’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said at around 8:15 p.m. local time a power outage at the Diezmero substation on the outskirts of Havana had caused “a significant loss of generation in western Cuba and, with it, the failure of the National Electric System.”The ministry said on its account on X that it is “working on the recovery process.”The streets of Havana were dark and empty, with light coming only from the windows of hotels that had generators.People in provinces…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 14, 2025 at 11:32 am 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: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Friday, March 14, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 14, 2025, 11:32 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/03/the-morning-read-for-friday-march-14/ Source link
Noteworthy ways to truly experience the Holy Month… Ramadan in Dubai: Can you believe we are halfway through the Holy Month of Ramadan? Which means that you only have around two weeks to work your way through this list of…7 unmissable things to do over the Holy Month of Ramadan in DubaiDo some goodThe Holy Month of Ramadan is the month of giving, and here in the UAE there are several initiatives you can donate, be it your time or money. Whether its a monetary charity, stocking up a Ramadan fridge, or joining initiatives to support those in need, giving back during…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. When President Donald Trump announced his marquee government cost-cutting initiative, he left no doubt about whom he intended to run it: Elon Musk. Still, questions about the scope of Musk’s authority have hounded the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency ever since. As DOGE began to order massive budget cuts and layoffs, and those affected by the moves began to raise questions in the press and in court about their legality, administration officials equivocated on Musk’s exact role,…
“Nerve-wrecking, terrifying and horrific.”That is how one witness described her experience getting off an American Airlines flight that caught fire after it was forced to make an emergency landing in Colorado.Some of the 172 passengers travelling on the flight bound for Dallas were seen standing on the plane’s wing after it touched down in Denver, with large plumes of smoke encircling around them.Everyone on board, including six crew members, made it out of the plane alive, with 12 passengers treated at hospital for minor injuries, according to airport officials.One of those passengers, Michele Woods, told CBS News, the BBC’s US…
An American influencer left Australia on Friday after the government announced it was reviewing her visa over a video she posted of her snatching a baby wombat from its mother.Sam Jones, who describes herself as an “outdoor enthusiast and hunter,” made her Instagram account private Thursday after she was widely condemned for the video.”There’s never been a better day to be a baby wombat in Australia,” Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said in a statement after a government official confirmed Jones had flown from the country voluntarily.In the video, Montana-based Jones lifts the wombat joey by its front legs in darkness…