Author: Olive Metuge

Sponsored: There are so many options to choose from…The St. Regis Abu Dhabi invites guests to experience Ramadan with elegance, tradition, and culinary excellence. Whether breaking fast at The Terrace on the Corniche, enjoying a seaside group iftar at Catch at St. Regis, indulging in a starlit suhoor at Azura Panoramic Lounge, or savoring the artistry of the crescent moon cake, each experience captures the essence of the holy month.At The Terrace on the Corniche, a grand iftar buffet showcases international and regional delicacies. Guests begin with Medjool dates, dried apricots, and prunes before exploring hot and cold mezze, fresh…

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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. Idaho lawmakers are moving forward with modest efforts to improve the state’s system for investigating deaths, following reports by ProPublica and others that identified major problems. At the same time, counties are moving to shield from public view records that ProPublica relied on in its coverage. “Before you today is a bill that is a long time coming, and I say that because over the course of decades, since…

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Laura BickerBBC News, BeijingReutersPresident Xi Jinping’s China faces the prospect of a trade war with Donald Trump’s USChina has warned the US it is ready to fight “any type” of war after hitting back against President Donald Trump’s mounting trade tariffs.The world’s top two economies have edged closer to a trade war after Trump slapped more tariffs on all Chinese goods. China quickly retaliated imposing 10-15% tariffs on US farm products.”If war is what the US wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end,” China’s embassy…

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Australia braced for a rare east coast tropical cyclone that is swirling toward Brisbane, its third-most populous city, with authorities urging residents in flood-prone suburbs to evacuate soon.Storm warnings on Wednesday stretched for more than 500 kilometres across the coast in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, impacting millions of people.Destructive wind gusts of up to 155 km/h could develop from Thursday afternoon, and tropical cyclone Alfred is expected to land as a Category 2 storm early on Friday morning near Brisbane, Queensland’s capital.Total rainfall from the event could be as much as 800 mm in some regions, more than the…

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LIVE By Ellena Erskine on Mar 5, 2025 at 12:00 am On Wednesday, March 5, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements.     Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, Announcement of opinions for Wednesday, March 5, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 5, 2025, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/03/announcement-of-opinions-for-wednesday-march-5/ Source link

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We all appreciate a showing of gratitude when we do good. But how often do we get it from our clients? Let me share some of my experiences that often made my day, while trying to manage the usual three-ring circus most lawyers experience. I’ll start with George. George owned a coffee and doughnut franchise. He must have appreciated my services, as whenever he came to my office, he never failed to bring us a box of fresh doughnuts. Almost never. I used to joke with him while munching on a scrumptious walnut cruller, telling him my meter was running.…

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It’s never too early for travel inspiration with the cheapest flights…Holiday season is a state of mind and has nothing to do with whether we actually have holidays or not. Which is why every time is the right time for travel inspiration. If you’re looking to grab a flight and jet away to picturesque locations very soon, this guide to some of the cheapest flights you can book this season may be helpful. Whether for the a weekend trip or a cheeky mid-month getaway – it’s your choice – these are the cheapest flights you can take.To Alexandria on Wizz…

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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. Georgia recently relaunched its maternal mortality review committee after dismissing all 32 of its members last year. But state officials won’t say who the current members are. The dismissals were in response to ProPublica obtaining internal reports in which the committee detailed the “preventable” deaths of two women who were unable to obtain legal abortions or timely care after Georgia banned abortion. In September, ProPublica published stories on the…

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Peter Hoskins and Kelly NgBBC NewsWatch: The BBC’s Stephen McDonell explains China’s National People’s CongressChina has set an economic growth target for this year of “around 5%” and pledged to pump billions of dollars into its ailing economy, which is now facing a trade war with the US.Its leaders unveiled the plan as thousands of delegates attend the National People’s Congress, a rubber-stamp parliament, which passes decisions already made behind closed doors.But the week-long gathering is closely watched for clues on Beijing’s policy changes – and this year is more significant than most.President Xi Jinping had already been battling persistently…

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Arab leaders adopted an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza on Tuesday that would cost $53 billion US and avoid resettling Palestinians, in contrast to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Middle East Riviera” vision, according to a copy of the plan.Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said the proposal had been accepted at the closing of a summit in Cairo.Sisi said at the summit he was certain that Trump would be able to achieve peace in the conflict that has devastated the Gaza Strip.The major questions that need to be answered about Gaza’s future are who will run the enclave and which countries will provide the billions of dollars needed for…

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