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Some observant royal watchers thought King Charles looked emotional at times throughout his trip to Canada last week — and a Buckingham Palace spokesperson confirms to CBC News that the normally stoic monarch found delivering the throne speech to be a particularly poignant moment.”His Majesty was deeply moved and touched by the enthusiastic response to his visit,” the palace spokesperson said.”On the speech, the standing ovation in particular was an unexpected and emotional moment for His Majesty. You can hear his voice go a bit crackly in the final lines.”Footage shows Charles looking pleased by the warm reception he received as the assembled…

The Supreme Court on Monday morning added four new cases to its docket for the 2025-26 term, on issues ranging from whether a political candidate can bring a lawsuit challenging Illinois’s procedures for counting votes to the extent of police officers’ ability to enter one’s home under the Fourth Amendment. The justices also denied review in several cases that they had repeatedly considered at their private conferences for the past several months, including two challenges to gun-control measures in Rhode Island and Maryland. (Those denials are covered in a separate story.) The announcement came as part of a list of orders released from…

Home Daily News 8th Circuit blocks ‘backup theory’ for enforcing… Civil Rights 8th Circuit blocks ‘backup theory’ for enforcing Voting Rights Act, leaving private plaintiffs without recourse By Debra Cassens Weiss May 19, 2025, 11:48 am CDT Voters cast their ballots for early voting at the Los Angeles County Registrar’s Office in Norwalk, California, on Nov. 5, 2018. Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images. A federal appeals court in St. Louis has blocked an alternate path for private plaintiffs in seven states to sue to enforce racial-discrimination protections in Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. In a…

Take your pick: flight, bus, or by car…The beautiful country of Oman is all but a stone’s throw away, full of natural beauty and astonishing history waiting to be explored. And if you’re wondering how to get to Oman from the UAE, you’ve come to the right place.While taking a (hilariously) short flight to our neighbour’s doorstep is always an option, some of us might not be game for the hassle of heading to the airport. Fortunately for us living on this side of the border, there are many ways we can get there.Not only are some of them easy…

This article was produced by WPLN/Nashville Public Radio, a 2023 ProPublica Local Reporting Network partner. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Richard L. Bean, the longtime superintendent of the East Tennessee juvenile detention center that bears his name, abruptly announced Friday that he will be stepping down. His decision to retire came the day after the Knox County mayor said he had lost confidence in Bean’s leadership. Bean, 84, has been superintendent of the juvenile detention center since 1972. A 2023 investigation from WPLN and ProPublica found the facility was using solitary confinement…

Disney says it is laying off several hundred more people around the world, with workers in its film, television and finance departments impacted.The entertainment giant has been under pressure as viewers move away from cable TV subscriptions in favour of streaming platforms.”As our industry transforms at a rapid pace, we continue to evaluate ways to efficiently manage our businesses while fuelling the state-of-the-art creativity and innovation that consumers value and expect from Disney,” a spokesperson told the BBC.The latest job cuts follow major layoffs announced in 2023, when around 7,000 workers were let go as part of a drive by chief…

A Colorado man has been charged with a federal hate crime for his alleged role in a gasoline-bomb attack at a pro-Israeli rally that injured eight people in Boulder, Colo., state and federal law enforcement officials said Monday.Mohamed Sabry Soliman was already facing an array of state charges, including attempted murder, after the attack on Sunday on a group seeking to draw attention to hostages seized in the Hamas-led attack on Israel in October 2023.”No one should ever be subjected to violence of any kind, but our laws recognize that such violence is particularly pernicious when someone is targeted because of their…

The Trump administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday afternoon, making another request to pause an order by a federal judge in San Francisco that bars the Trump administration from implementing an executive order calling for large-scale reductions in the federal workforce.  In Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer had asked the justices to put an earlier order by Senior U.S. District Judge Susan Illston on hold last month. But Sauer withdrew that request on May 23, after Illston issued a preliminary injunction to replace the temporary restraining order that she had issued on…

Home Daily News SCOTUS allows Trump administration to rescind… U.S. Supreme Court SCOTUS allows Trump administration to rescind protected status for Venezuelans By Debra Cassens Weiss May 19, 2025, 1:55 pm CDT The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to rescind temporary protected status for Venezuelans in the United States while a challenge to the decision continues. (Image from Shutterstock) The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to rescind temporary protected status for Venezuelans in the United States while a challenge to the decision continues. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only noted dissenter…

Take note…Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has announced changes to parking and public transportation in Dubai including the Dubai Metro, Dubai Tram, public buses and other transportation systems during Eid Al Adha 2025.The announcement was made via RTA’s official X (previously, Twitter) account. أعلنت #هيئة_الطرق_و_المواصلات عن مواعيد العمل في جميع خدماتها خلال عطلة عيد الأضحى المبارك 1446 / 2025. وتشمل ساعات العمل مراكز إسعاد المتعاملين، ومواقف المركبات الخاضعة للتعرفة، وحافلات المواصلات العامة، ومترو وترام دبي، ووسائل النقل البحري، ومراكز مزودي الخدمة (الفحص الفني… pic.twitter.com/tv6NY36H0G — RTA (@rta_dubai) June 2, 2025The post states that changes will affect ‘working hours for…