Author: Olive Metuge
Mamma Mia fever is in the air… It’s hard to believe, but it was all the way back in January when we announced that MAMMA MIA! The Musical is coming to Abu Dhabi. It was a long five month wait, but now we can finally say, ‘it’s just around the corner.’However, if it’s still too far off, we have something for you that will help you pass the time (at least for a day), as a Mamma Mia-themed beach party is coming to Abu Dhabi this weekend.The party takes place for just one day on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Abu…
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Reporting Highlights Lagging Results: Oregon and Washington trailed most states in adding renewable energy during the past decade, despite pledges to eliminate fossil fuels from power generation. Unique Barrier: The Bonneville Power Administration, whose approval is needed for most wind and solar work in the Northwest, has barely approved any big applications made since 2015. Missing Investment: Lawmakers were told of the need for better transmission, which Bonneville would…
Analysis by chief cricket reporter Stephan ShemiltAnd so cricket’s greatest showman leaves its grandest stage. Not with a final century, wave of the bat or guard of honour, but with a post to his 271m Instagram followers. The end of an aura.It is hard to overstate Kohli’s fame, stardom or influence. He is the biggest presence in the most powerful cricketing nation on the planet. Maybe his name does not travel globally like a Ronaldo or Messi, yet even those two titans will have no idea what it feels like to be Virat Kohli in India.As a batter, Kohli continued…
In the days before his trip overseas, U.S. President Donald Trump moved rapidly to tamp down a long list of potential distractions that could overshadow his hugely significant visit to the Middle East.Help broker a shaky ceasefire between nuclear powers India and Pakistan. Check.Outline a plan to feed starving Gaza, even though international humanitarian groups have deemed it unworkable and insufficient. Check.And obtain a promise from Houthi militants to stop attacking western shipping in the Red Sea, even though missile launches against Israel continue. Check.Given the chaotic nature of his presidency and the surreal speed at which global events seem to move with Trump…
Home Daily News Likeness of man killed in road-rage incident… Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Likeness of man killed in road-rage incident gives impact statement at sentencing, thanks to AI By Debra Cassens Weiss May 7, 2025, 11:40 am CDT An AI-generated video of a slain man told an Arizona judge last month that he believes in forgiveness, and that in another life, he and the man who killed him “probably could have been friends.” Judge Todd Lang commented on those moving comments when sentencing Gabriel Paul Horcasitas for manslaughter in the road-rage death of Christopher Pelkey, report KNXV, AZFamily and…
Trump is expected to discuss tariffs and other economic issues…The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump will be visiting the UAE in May on his first formal overseas visit since taking over the office this year.The trip is set to take place next week from Tuesday, May 13 to 16, 2025. It is most likely that he will be in each country just for a day each.According to the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, Trump will also be visiting Qatar and Saudi Arabia. She stated that the President is visiting to strengthen ties between the United…
This article was produced in partnership with The Oregonian/OregonLive. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. In May 2015, President Barack Obama gave a big speech about dropping trade barriers with other nations. He delivered it on a sunny day at Nike’s world headquarters in Oregon. “Sometimes when we talk about trade, we think of Nike,” Obama said, before making his pitch for a trade deal with Asian countries that he described as the “highest-standard, most progressive trade deal in history.” President Donald Trump canceled that deal, known as the Trans-Pacific…
Sameer HashmiBusiness reporterGetty ImagesPresident Trump, pictured here in 2019, is due to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on TuesdayWith US President Donald Trump due to visit Gulf states this week, a key focus will be securing significant new investment for the US economy.”President Trump wants the announcement [of more Gulf money for the US],” says economist Karen Young, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute think tank.”He wants to have a big poster in a meeting that describes where these investments might go. And some estimation of what they will do to the American economy in terms…
Hamas says Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, will be released as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into the Israeli-blockaded territory and resume the delivery of aid.The Hamas statement Sunday night does not say when the release will happen. The announcement comes shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump visits the Middle East this week. Trump is not planning to visit Israel.Alexander is an Israeli American soldier who grew up in the United States. He was abducted from his base during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that ignited the war in Gaza.There was…
Home Daily News Lawyer charged with stealing beer, trying… Criminal Justice Lawyer charged with stealing beer, trying to bite officer By Debra Cassens Weiss May 7, 2025, 12:29 pm CDT A lawyer in Albany, New York, was accused Friday of violating an order of protection, hitting a woman, stealing beer, and trying to bite a police officer. (Image from Shutterstock) Updated: A lawyer in Albany, New York, was accused Friday of violating an order of protection, hitting a woman, stealing beer, and trying to bite a police officer. Lawyer Luke Malamood, 40, of New York was charged in a 21-count…