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The ultimate 2025 guide to Saturday brunch in Dubai…Brunch might be a time-honoured Dubai institution but – like the grand buffets exhibited by some of their host venues – the dazzling variety of options can be confusing. Worry not friends, because we’re here with a guide to the very best of Saturday brunching in Dubai: Breaking down the timings, the flavours, the formats, the prices, and packages you’re on the hunt for.Here are the best Saturday brunches in Dubai for 2025. 101 Dining, Lounge & MarinaCatch of the Day is the new Saturday brunch bringing a taste of the Riviera to…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. British officials told the U.S. they are concerned about the safety of SpaceX’s plans to fly its next Starship rocket over British territories in the Caribbean, where debris fell earlier this year after two of the company’s rockets exploded, according to documents reviewed by ProPublica. The worries from the U.K. government, detailed in a letter to a top American diplomat on Wednesday, follow the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision last week to grant SpaceX’s request for a fivefold increase…
Mark SavageMusic CorrespondentGetty ImagesYuval Raphael told the BBC she had practiced singing to the sound of people booing to prepare for EurovisionIsrael has qualified for Eurovision’s grand final on Saturday, hours after protesters tried to disrupt the country’s dress rehearsal.Yuval Raphael, 24, was performing New Day Will Rise during a preview show on Thursday afternoon when six people with whistles and “oversized” Palestinian flags obstructed her act. Under the arena rules, all flags are allowed but there are limits on size.Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR, which is organising the event, said the audience members were quickly ejected from the St Jakobshalle…
A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him, according to the doctors who treated him.Researchers described the case in a new study, saying he’s among the first to be successfully treated with a custom therapy that seeks to fix a tiny but critical error in his genetic code that kills half of the infants with the rare disease. Though it may be a while before similar personalized treatments are available for others, doctors hope the technology can someday help the millions left behind…
We’re expecting one or more opinions from the court at 10 a.m. EDT. Following the opinion announcements, the court will hear oral arguments in three consolidated emergency appeals over orders blocking President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship. We’ll be live blogging both, join us starting at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Thursday, May 15, SCOTUSblog (May. 15, 2025, 9:09 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/05/the-morning-read-for-thursday-may-15/ Source link
Home Daily News DA fires prosecutor for alleged racist social… Prosecutors DA fires prosecutor for alleged racist social media posts under ‘Southern Appalacholic’ username By Debra Cassens Weiss May 6, 2025, 11:41 am CDT Knox County, Tennessee, District Attorney General Charme Allen announced Monday that she fired an assistant prosecutor because of his alleged social media posts and reposts that praised Nazis and disparaged Black people and immigrants. (Photo from the Knox County, Tennessee, district attorney general’s office) An assistant prosecutor in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been fired because of his alleged social media posts and reposts that praised Nazis and…
The US President is in Abu Dhabi on a historic visit…Abu Dhabi welcomed United States President Donald Trump to the UAE late this afternoon (May 15), his final stop on a historic four-day Middle Eastern tour that’s also included visits to Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The US President was escorted into the UAE by a special escort of military planes, including Emirati F-16 jets we heard on Yas, in honour of his visit.Following touchdown on Emirati soil, he was welcomed at Abu Dhabi’s Presidential Airport by UAE President and ruler of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Cases Closed: At least 115 fair housing cases have been halted or closed, according to HUD officials, some of whom fear race-based cases could be the next category abandoned. Resources Slashed: HUD’s Fair Housing Office is set to lose a third of its staff, and it’s now nearly impossible to spend money on investigations. “We are being gutted,” an official said. Defendants Emboldened: Some accused of wrongdoing are ignoring HUD, and one public housing authority rescinded…
Benedict Garman, Matt Murphy & Merlyn ThomasBBC VerifyIsraeli ‘bunker buster’ bombs used in Gaza hospital strike, experts sayIsrael is preparing a series of sites in Gaza that could be used as distribution centres for humanitarian aid in a controversial new plan, satellite images show.The Israeli government suspended food and medicine deliveries into Gaza in March. Ministers said the move, which has been condemned by UN, European and Middle Eastern leaders, was intended to put pressure on Hamas to release its remaining hostages. Israel also accused Hamas of stealing aid – an allegation the group has denied.The UN has said the…
When controversial rapper Ye’s new song praising Adolf Hitler was posted on social media platforms and music streaming services last week, most removed the antisemitic track within days.But some experts say these companies are not fast enough to respond or not doing enough to prevent the posting of hateful content — which, in the case of the song by the hip-hop artist formerly known as Kanye West, had already been viewed and listened to by millions.Vlad Khaykin, with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, says tech companies are “falling down on the job” of protecting the public from hate, incitement, harassment and intimidation.”In this specific case, many of these platforms did take action to remove this…