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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. This story was originally published in our Dispatches newsletter; sign up to receive notes from our journalists. In February, my colleague Ken Schwencke saw a post on the social media network Bluesky about a database released by Sen. Ted Cruz purporting to show more than 3,400 “woke” grants awarded by the National Science Foundation that “promoted Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) or advanced neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda.” Given that Schwencke is our senior editor for data and news apps, he downloaded the data, poked around and saw some grants that…

US officials have landed in Moscow to discuss a potential ceasefire with Ukraine. Special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived on Thursday morning to try to convince Russia to accept a 30-day ceasefire, which Ukraine agreed to earlier this week in talks with the US.Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said talks were planned with the US, but added: “Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, we’ll tell you about them later.”The American visit comes as the Russian military claimed to have recaptured Sudzha – a key town in the Kursk region that Ukraine invaded last year in a surprise attack.President Vladimir Putin visited…

South Korean military investigators charged two Air Force pilots on Thursday with criminal negligence over an accidental bombing of a village last week during a training exercise, which injured at least 29 people and caused extensive property damage.Defence ministry investigators have confirmed that errors by the pilots when they entered coordinates into the aircraft systems were “direct factors” behind the accidental bombing, the ministry’s Criminal Investigation Command said in a statement.WATCH | Video shows explosion after air force jet mistakenly dropped bombs in Pocheon: Explosion rocks South Korean neighbourhood after jets mistakenly drop bombsA social media video verified by Reuters, which matched the…

Home Daily News Judge texted bailiff, clerk that he can’t… Criminal Justice Judge texted bailiff, clerk that he can’t be in court next day because ‘I just shot my wife,’ jurors are told By Debra Cassens Weiss February 20, 2025, 12:32 pm CST 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) A California judge admitted that he shot his wife in a text to court personnel, in a police car and when sitting alone in a…

A taste of the cinematic world of Hong Kong at this film festival…The Hong Kong Film Festival is coming back to Dubai for a 4th edition as the Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation (HKFGP), running from March 22 to 28 at Cinema Akil in Alserkal Avenue. Kicking off this weekend, this is your gateway into the alluring world of Hong Kong cinema, and your chance to explore the best of their captivating masterpieces.Presented by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA), in collaboration with Cinema Akil, the selection of films features 8 carefully curated ones, from gripping thrillers to thought-provoking dramas…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The text came from inside a Panamanian government outpost, set hours away from the country’s capital, on the edge of the Darien jungle. It had been written by a migrant who’d managed to smuggle a cellphone into the facility by hiding it in his shorts. He said authorities had detained him without providing him access to a lawyer or any means to communicate with relatives. He was hungry because all he was being fed were small portions of…

A Nasa-SpaceX mission that aimed to clear the way for two stranded astronauts to get back to earth has been postponed. The Falcon 9 launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was put back due to a hydraulic ground issue. There is another possible launch opportunity on Thursday.The rocket aimed to fly four new crew members to the International Space Station (ISS) and pave the way for the return of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore. The two Nasa astronauts flew to space in June but were not able to return on a Boeing spacecraft after it was deemed unsafe.…

As It Happens6:29Arrest of Columbia student protester sends chill across campus, says profThe arrest and threatened deportation of a student activist at Columbia University is a threat to free speech on campus and across the U.S., says professor Michael Thaddeus.”It’s a very dark day in the history of the Republic, when someone can be imprisoned just for exercising their constitutional rights,” the Columbia math professor told As It Happens host Nil Koksal. “And it seems to be a nakedly clear case of that.”Thaddeus is one of several faculty members at the New York school speaking out on behalf of Mahmoud Khalil,…

WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 12, 2025 at 10:28 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Wednesday, March 12, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 12, 2025, 10:28 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/03/the-morning-read-for-wednesday-march-12/ Source link

Home Daily News Could courts run out of options if federal… Judiciary Could courts run out of options if federal officials defy court orders? By Debra Cassens Weiss February 20, 2025, 2:56 pm CST The question was considered during President Donald Trump’s first term in office: What would happen if his administration ignored a court order? (Photo from Shutterstock) The question was considered during President Donald Trump’s first term in office: What would happen if his administration ignored a court order? Now, news articles are considering the issue once again, and commentators are using the term “constitutional crisis” to describe…