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No trays, no stress. Dubai Airport is making travel smoother…Good news if you’re heading out of town soon – Dubai Airport has upgraded its security game, and it’s about to save you time (and hassle). Thanks to new high-tech scanners rolling out across all terminals, you can now keep your laptop and liquids snug inside your bag while you glide through security. Yes, really. No more last-minute juggling at the trays, no more holding up the line while you dig out your stuff. It’s all part of Dubai’s mission to make your airport experience smoother and quicker.About the upgradeDubai Aviation…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Drug Enforcement Administration has quietly ended its body camera program barely four years after it began, according to an internal email obtained by ProPublica. On April 2, DEA headquarters emailed employees announcing that the program had been terminated effective the day before. The DEA has not publicly announced the policy change, but by early April, links to pages about body camera policies on the DEA’s website were broken. The email said the agency made the change to…
Laura GozziBBC NewsReporting fromVatican CityVATICAN MEDIA / HANDOUTVoting desks for 133 cardinals have been set up inside the Sistine Chapel ahead of the conclave.On Wednesday evening, under the domed ceiling of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, 133 cardinals will vote to elect the Catholic Church’s 267th pope.The day will begin at 10:00 (09:00 BST) with a mass in St Peter’s Basilica. The service, which will be televised, will be presided over by Giovanni Battista Re, the 91-year-old Cardinal Dean who was also the celebrant of Pope Francis’ funeral.In the early afternoon, mobile signal within the territory of the Vatican will be deactivated…
India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in multiple locations early Wednesday, killing at least eight people including a child, Pakistani authorities said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants.Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned Wednesday’s airstrikes and said the “deceitful enemy has carried out cowardly attacks at five locations in Pakistan” and that his country would retaliate.”Pakistan has every right to give a robust response to this act of war imposed by India, and a strong response is indeed being given,” Sharif said.He said his country and its armed forces “know very well how to deal with the enemy.”The missiles…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon cleared the way for the Trump administration to enforce a Department of Defense policy prohibiting transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. With the court’s three Democratic appointees indicating that they would have denied the Trump administration’s request, the justices paused an order by a federal judge in Washington state that had barred the government from implementing the policy anywhere in the United States. Shortly after taking office in 2021, then-President Joe Biden signed an executive order that allowed transgender troops to serve openly in the military. On Jan. 20 of this year, President Donald…
Home Daily News Expert witness was ‘confused, disoriented… Trials & Litigation Expert witness was ‘confused, disoriented and out of touch’ at deposition, law firm’s suit alleges By Debra Cassens Weiss April 24, 2025, 9:09 am CDT An expert witness allegedly demanded a $20,000 advance payment before a deposition and then appeared “confused, disoriented and out of touch with the proceedings” when he showed up, according to a lawsuit filed by the law firm that hired him. (Image from Shutterstock) An expert witness allegedly demanded a $20,000 advance payment before a deposition and then appeared “confused, disoriented and out of touch…
From the makers of Aura Skypool and Sushisamba…The list of indoor activities in Dubai is extensive and it looks like it’s about to get even better. There’s a huge entertainment hub coming to JBR, specifically at Rixos Premium Dubai, and it’s going to be Sunset Hospitality Group‘s main venture into the entertainment area. Kapitol is due to open in September 2025, and will be a fun game-led venue. Kapitol will be over three floors and more than 30,000 sq ft and the decor will be inspired by the Art Deco period and vintage movie theatres, how cute…From the second you…
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. Two years after Arizona officials revealed a $2.5 billion Medicaid fraud scheme that targeted Native Americans seeking treatment for addictions, the state has recovered just a fraction of the taxpayer funds lost to fraud. The Arizona attorney general’s office is leading the criminal investigation into the network of behavioral health providers and sober living homes that from 2019 to 2023 exploited the American Indian Health Program to obtain inflated…
Lucy HookerBusiness reporter, BBC NewsWatch: PM hails UK’s “biggest trade deal” since BrexitAfter three years of on-off negotiations, the UK and India have agreed a trade deal that will make it easier for UK firms to export whisky, cars and other products to India, and cut taxes on India’s clothing and footwear exports.The deal does not include any change in immigration policy, including towards Indian students studying in the UK, the British government said.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described it as a “landmark deal” which would boost growth and “deliver for British people and business”.Last year trade between the UK…
In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since the Second World War failed by six votes in parliament on Tuesday, an unexpected defeat.A candidate for chancellor has never failed to win on the first ballot since the end of the war. The loss triggered a stock market slide: the DAX, the index of major German companies, was down 1.8 per cent following the vote.Merz needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes. He only received 310 votes — well short of the 328 seats held by his coalition, which is already one of…