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Germany’s Munich airport has reopened after several drone sightings forced it to close and cancel more than a dozen flights on Thursday night. At least 17 flights were grounded in Munich, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers, while the airport said it diverted a further 15 flights to nearby cities. On Friday, a spokesperson for German flag carrier Lufthansa said “flight operations have since resumed according to schedule”.There was no immediate confirmation of where the drones had come from. Several airports across Europe have closed down in recent weeks because of unidentified drones.Munich airport alerted authorities after the drones were detected. Departing…
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Oct. 7 in Barrett v. United States. Dwayne Barrett – along with others – committed several armed robberies, culminating in one in which a victim who tried to thwart the robbery was shot to death by one of Barrett’s coconspirators. He was convicted at a jury trial in 2013 under 18 U.S.C. §§ 924(c) and (j) for his role in the shooting, as well as for other offenses. Section 924(c) – a widely used federal firearm statute – prohibits possessing, carrying, or using a firearm to advance either a federal crime of…
If your firm focuses on a single practice area, your software options, historically, have been limited. Developing tools tailored to a specific practice area often didn’t pay off for vendors providing premises-based software. The potential client market was too small, the cost of adding new features to the software and shipping updates to customers was too high, and supporting multiple versions of software across a variety of small customer bases was unnecessarily complex and inefficient. The advent of cloud-based software changed the dynamic, making it more cost-effective to serve smaller markets. Cloud-based systems eliminated costs associated with the physical distribution…
Not summer. Not yet winter. Just the right time for short flights in October, these destinations are within a 4 hour flight from DubaiYou don’t need to wait for summer or the festive season to book a trip. October is that sweet spot in between; fewer crowds, better prices, and weather that’s not too hot, not too cold. Pretty much perfect, wherever you go. Maybe you’re craving autumn energy. Maybe you’re not done with the beach and just want one more dose of sunshine. Either way, you don’t need a long flight to feel like you’ve actually gone somewhere. Here…
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. A former Chicago police officer facing trial for perjury and forgery has admitted he lied under oath dozens of times when he used an audacious alibi to get out of numerous speeding tickets and other traffic violations. Over more than a decade, he repeatedly blamed an ex-girlfriend for stealing his car and racking up the tickets — and each time, the story was bogus. Jeffrey Kriv, one of Chicago’s…
The son of Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe has appeared in a Harare court charged with drug possession.Robert Mugabe Jr, 33, was arrested on Wednesday morning as he drove the wrong way down a one-way street, according to court documents. Police searched a black sling bag he was wearing at the time and allegedly found two small sachets of cannabis.Following the incident, police said in a statement that five people in a “syndicate linked to him” were also arrested.Mr Mugabe’s lawyer told the BBC they plan to deny the charges, and contested the factual claims made by the police.Ashiel Mugiya…
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday, Oct. 7 in Chiles v. Salazar, which concerns a challenge to Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” – treatment intended to change a client’s sexual orientation or gender identity – for young people. Kaley Chiles, a therapist in Colorado Springs and a practicing Christian, argues that the ban violates her right to free speech because it imposes “a gag order on counselors.” But Colorado counters that the ban merely regulates the treatments that mental health professionals can provide because conversion therapy has been found to be “unsafe and ineffective.” The law…
Home Daily News What’s in Trump’s proclamation imposing $100K… Immigration Law What’s in Trump’s proclamation imposing $100K fee for H-1B fee applications? Bypass is possible By Debra Cassens Weiss September 22, 2025, 11:59 am CDT President Donald Trump included a bypass opinion when he imposed a $100,000 fee on applications for the H-1B visa program for skilled foreign workers. (Photo from Shutterstock) President Donald Trump included a bypass opinion when he imposed a $100,000 fee on applications for the H-1B visa program for skilled foreign workers. In his Sept. 19 proclamation, Trump said the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program was created…
Look for the Hunter’s Moon around October 7, with more lunar shows and meteor showers to followIf your camera roll needs a night-sky upgrade, look up next week. The first supermoon of 2025 is due in the UAE around Tuesday, October 7, when the Hunter’s Moon rises a little larger and brighter than a standard full moon. Local outlets and astronomy guides point to that date as the kick-off to a busy season of skywatching, with two more supermoons set for November and December.A supermoon happens when the full moon coincides with the closest point in its orbit to Earth.…