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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. In Virginia this year, a legislative committee killed a bill that would have required lawmakers to disclose any crypto holdings. In New Mexico, the Democratic governor vetoed legislation that would have required lobbyists to be more transparent about what bills they were trying to kill or pass. And in North Dakota, where voters who were galvanized by a group called BadAss Grandmas for Democracy established a state ethics commission nearly seven years ago, lawmakers continued a pattern of…
Jessica ParkerEurope correspondent in Copenhagen andPaul KirbyEurope digital editor in LondonReutersDenmark has reinforced security for the summit and allies have beefed up air defencesEU leaders are meeting in Copenhagen under pressure to boost European defence after a series of Russian incursions into EU airspace, and days after drones targeted Danish airports.Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told reporters that “from a European perspective there is only one country… willing to threaten us and that is Russia, and therefore we need a very strong answer back”.The incursions have become most acute for countries on the EU’s eastern flank such as Poland and…
Home Daily News Sexual harassment suit against Polsinelli… Law Firms Sexual harassment suit against Polsinelli continues, without arbitration, after judge’s ruling By Debra Cassens Weiss September 24, 2025, 9:22 am CDT A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has refused to toss claims or to compel arbitration in a $20 million lawsuit alleging that Polsinelli retaliated against an international corporate attorney after she reported sexual harassment by two influential partners. (Photo from Shutterstock) A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has refused to toss claims or to compel arbitration in a $20 million lawsuit alleging that Polsinelli retaliated against an international corporate…
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ReutersItalian leader Giorgia Meloni says a new US proposal has sparked “hope” of ending the Israel-Hamas warItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has told a flotilla sailing towards Gaza to stop, saying the latest attempt by activists to deliver aid risks derailing a US plan to end the war.More than 40 boats sailing in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) have been accompanied by an Italian naval frigate, which Italian officials said would stop once the flotilla was 150 nautical miles (278km) from Gaza’s shoreline.Shortly after reaching that point on Wednesday, GSF said it was on “high alert” and that drone activity…
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s investiture ceremony took place on this day in 2022, but she actually had been serving on the court for three months by that point after taking the Constitutional Oath and Judicial Oath on June 30. As the most junior justice, she’s in charge of taking notes during the justices’ private conferences, among other tasks. Morning Reads Federal courts may quickly face curtailed operations if government shuts down (Devin Dwyer, ABC News) — Federal courts may be forced to “quickly curtail operations” if the funding battle in Congress leads to a government shutdown this week, but the…
Home Daily News Citation errors and hallucinated case turn… Artificial Intelligence Citation errors and hallucinated case turn up in Boies Schiller brief in ‘artificial-intelligence debacle’ By Debra Cassens Weiss September 24, 2025, 12:01 pm CDT A partner at Boies Schiller Flexner is seeking to file a corrected brief in litigation against the Church of Scientology after taking responsibility for “material citation errors” that it contained. (Image from Shutterstock) A partner at Boies Schiller Flexner is seeking to file a corrected brief in litigation against the Church of Scientology after taking responsibility for “material citation errors” that it contained. In a…
And get it in as little at 40 minutes on DeliverooYep you heard that right, now in Dubai instead of hopping on the Deliveroo app to order a burger or an acai bowl for your lunch, you can now get your next brunch outfit delivered instead. Life has got even more convenient in Dubai for its residents and outfit crises are no longer going to be a thing. Deliveroo now offers customers in Dubai a chance to rent designer dresses and accessories from a curated collection and have them delivered straight to their doorstep in as little as 40 minutes.…
President Trump has announced a 20-point peace plan to end the war in Gaza, showing various lines of Israeli troop withdrawal should President Trump’s plan go ahead.BBC Verify has analysed this map alongside the latest satellite imagery and the Israeli military’s control of Gaza. Merlyn Thomas reports.Produced by Katerina Karelli. Verification by Benedict Garman. Graphics by Waleed al-Temimi and Mesut Ersoz. Source link
As the justices make their final preparations this week for the start of the 2025-26 term, they’ll also address the latest request for a stay of execution. Victor Tony Jones was sentenced to death in 1993 after being convicted of killing Matilda and Jacob Nestor in December 1990, and he is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday at 6 p.m. EDT. He has asked the court to block his execution to give the justices time to take up his case and hear oral arguments. So far this year, the court has not granted a single request to postpone an…