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This gold testing machine gives you answers before your coffee is readyA new Dubai gold testing machine is here, and it’s as easy to use as a cash machine. Just drop in your jewellery, wait less than 60 seconds, and get a detailed purity report printed or sent straight to your phone. Unveiled at GITEX Global 2025, the self-service kiosk is the first of its kind, a fully automated lab that checks gold and other metals without damaging the item.Developed by Dubai Municipality, it’s designed to boost transparency in one of the city’s busiest markets, helping shoppers, tourists, and traders…

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. On the far east side of Michigan, the future of fluoride in drinking water — long an ordinary practice for preventing tooth decay — has suddenly provoked passionate debate. Public meetings in St. Clair County, about an hour northeast of Detroit, have filled with people weighing in. One man waved his Fixodent denture cream before the county commissioners, suggesting that his own experience showed what would happen if local…

Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesNexperia is based in the Netherlands and operates factories worldwide, including in the UKThe Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands, in a bid to safeguard the European supply of semiconductors for cars and other electronic goods and protect Europe’s economic security.The Hague said it took the decision due to “serious governance shortcomings” and to prevent the chips from becoming unavailable in an emergency.Nexperia’s owner Wingtech said on Monday that it would take actions to protect its rights and would seek government support.The development threatens to raise tensions between the…

Cases and Controversies is a recurring series by Carolyn Shapiro, primarily focusing on the effects of the Supreme Court’s rulings, opinions, and procedures on the law, on other institutions, and on our constitutional democracy more generally. A lot of attention has (appropriately) focused on the Supreme Court’s virtual reversal of Humphrey’s Executor on the shadow docket. But that is not the only case that the court is also effectively overruling (or, if you prefer, undermining). It is doing the same to Clinton v. City of New York, the 1998 case that struck down the Line Item Veto Act, which allowed the…

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ProPublica has selected Kenneth Morales as the inaugural David Burnham-TRAC data fellow. In this two-year fellowship, Morales will work with our data and news applications team to shed light on both the inner workings of the government and the impacts of federal policy. The fellowship is named in honor of David Burnham, an investigative journalist who reported on local, state and federal enforcement corruption for 50 years, and it was made possible through funding from David Sobel and Beth Critchley. “David Burnham was a pioneering investigative journalist who believed in speaking truth to power. As an early and skilled proponent…

Watch: Emotional reunions as freed hostages return to IsraelMatan Zangauker, 25, walks grinning into his mother’s arms.”You’re my life,” she exclaims, hugging him tightly in footage filmed by the Israeli military. “My life. My hero. Come, come.”Matan was one of 20 living hostages remaining in Gaza after being taken during the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023, who were freed on Monday after two years in captivity.His mother, Einav, has campaigned fiercely for Matan’s return. She became among the best-known faces of the movement, and demanded the Israeli government agree a hostage exchange with Hamas.Last week, she and her daughter…

Last week, conservative media personality Alex Jones filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court, asking the justices to pause a lower-court judgment that would require him to pay more than $1.4 billion for making false claims about the 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. As the application noted, it was his second request for the Supreme Court’s help in a little over a month. On Sept. 5, Jones urged the court to hear his appeal of lower court proceedings, contending that he improperly was found liable for defamation and emotional distress experienced by the…

From skyline views to desert escapes, these are the most Instagrammable spots in DubaiDubai is a city that never misses a photo opportunity. From futuristic landmarks and rooftop breakfasts to colourful gardens and waterfront walks, every corner is ready for your next post. Whether you’re chasing sunset light or city sparkle, these Instagrammable spots in Dubai are guaranteed to make your feed stand out.Museum of the FutureOne of Dubai’s most photographed landmarks, the Museum of the Future is known for its striking silver oval design covered in Arabic calligraphy. The futuristic building shines day and night, and the best photos…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Following public outcry, the U.S. Department of Education has restored funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, about a month after cutting it. But rather than sending the money directly to the four programs that are part of a national network helping students who are deaf and blind, a condition known as deafblindness, the department has instead rerouted the grants to a different organization that will provide funding for those vulnerable students. The Trump administration…