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Home Daily News Vacation, mistaken filing led to order to… Trials & Litigation Vacation, mistaken filing led to order to show cause, lawyers for MyPillow CEO say By Debra Cassens Weiss April 29, 2025, 2:29 pm CDT MyPillow founder and CEO Mike Lindell on April 4, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Wilfredo Lee/The Associated Press) Human error led lawyers representing MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to file a draft document with incorrect case citations instead of the final version, according to a response to a federal judge’s order to show cause. The lawyers didn’t realize that they had…
Something to keep us busy…The Dubai Fountain, one of the most popular attractions in the city, had its last dazzling dance on April 19, 2025. Located right in front of the Burj Khalifa and outside Dubai Mall, the attraction always drew in hundreds of thousands of people for its show. But as we all know by now, the fountain display will be closed for a revamp and planned maintenance for about five months.The attraction will surely be missed, but Emaar Malls Management (LLC) is not leaving tourists and residents high and dry. Instead, it is going to introduce a new…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. In the spring of 2019, as a new Mexican government shut down most of its cooperation with the United States in the fight against drug trafficking, a small group of American drug agents decided to confront the problem in a different way. Sifting through databases and court files, they compiled dossiers on Mexican officials suspected of colluding with the mafias. Months later, federal prosecutors used the evidence to indict a former security minister, Genaro García Luna, the most…
Three people have been killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala, police have confirmed. The shooting took place at a hair salon close to Vaksala Square in the centre of the city, local media reported. The shooter, who fled on a scooter, is still on the run, according to the reports.Officers have cordoned off a large area and a murder investigation is under way.The incident happened on the eve of the Walpurgis spring festival, which brings large crowds onto the streets of Uppsala, a city located north of the capital Stockholm, and known for its university.”Everything happened…
Irish hip-hop group Kneecap apologized on Tuesday to the families of two British MPs slain in the past decade, after footage emerged of one of the trio’s members appearing to say “Kill your local MP” during a performance in 2023.But the group’s statement is already being panned by several lawmakers and former colleagues of David Amess and Jo Cox, as Kneecap’s problems pile up after a controversial performance earlier this month at Coachella.Kneecap apologized to the families of Amess, a Conservative lawmaker stabbed to death in 2021, and also to relatives of Jo Cox, a Labour lawmaker fatally shot and…
On Tuesday, April 29, we were live as the court released its opinion in Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Kennedy. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, April 29 (complete), SCOTUSblog (Apr. 29, 2025, 9:47 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/announcement-of-opinions-for-tuesday-december-5-2-2/ Source link
Frequent flyers will be happy about this update…Emirates Skywards has just announced that Skywards members can now redeem Skywards Miles for Classic Rewards on all flydubai flights, including all cabins, starting from 5,000 Miles.Since 2018, loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai has offered customers one loyalty currency, fantastic benefits, and now, the opportunity for members to enjoy Classic Rewards on both carriers.Emirates Skywards offers four tiers of membership: Blue, Silver, Gold and Platinum, with each tier earning exclusive privileges. Members can earn Skywards Miles with partners ranging from airlines, hotels and car rentals to financial, leisure and lifestyle brands.Classic Rewards,…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A group representing firearms owners has asked three federal agencies to investigate how the gun industry’s main lobbying group secretly used the intimate details of weapons buyers for political purposes. In making the request, Gun Owners for Safety cited a ProPublica investigation that detailed how the National Shooting Sports Foundation turned over sensitive personal information on gun buyers to political operatives while presenting itself as a fierce advocate for the privacy of firearms owners. The letter — sent…
AFPFirefighters were still working to extinguish blazes at the port on Monday, two days after the blastIran’s interior minister has said negligence was a factor in the massive explosion and fire at the country’s largest container port, as the death toll rose to at least 70.Eskandar Momeni said Saturday’s blast at Shahid Rajaee port in Bandar Abbas, which also injured more than 1,000 people, was caused by “shortcomings, including noncompliance with safety precautions and negligence”.”Some individuals deemed responsible” had been summoned for questioning, he added.Customs authorities have said imported cargo caught fire and exploded. The defence ministry has denied foreign…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday said it was probing whether Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review violated civil rights laws when the journal’s editors fast-tracked consideration of an article written by a member of a racial minority.News of the new probe came hours after a federal judge agreed to expedite Harvard University’s lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from freezing more than $2 billion US in federal grant funding that the Ivy League school has warned will threaten vital medical and scientific research.The announcement of the probe by the U.S. departments of Education and Health and Human…