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On Tuesday, April 29, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , Announcement of opinions for Tuesday, April 29, SCOTUSblog (Apr. 29, 2025, 1:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/announcement-of-opinions-for-tuesday-december-5-2/ Source link
Save your dirhams… Global Village UAE is sadly coming to an end on May 11, 2025, but if you have little ones, we have great news as the family destination has just announced that they can enter for free.Global Village announced the news on their official Instagram with the news that children ages 12 and under can enter for free until the end of Season 29.So, if you haven’t visited yet, this is your sign to make plans and go.What’s inside?If you’ve visited the previous seasons of Global Village, you should know that there are plenty of new surprises to explore…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. We are still reporting. Do you have any information on how exclusions made the tariff exemption list? You can reach out to Robert Faturechi on Signal at 213-271-7217. After President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs earlier this month, the White House released a list of more than a thousand products that would be exempted. One item that made the list is polyethylene terephthalate, more commonly known as PET resin, the thermoplastic used to make plastic bottles. Why…
Catherine HeathwoodBBC World ServiceGetty ImagesPope Victor I (L), Pope Gelasius I and Pope Militades (R) are all believed to be of North African descentNow predominantly Muslim, North Africa was once a Christian heartland, producing Catholic popes who left their mark on the Church to this day.Their papacies were in the era of the Roman Empire, which stretched across modern-day Tunisia, the north-east of Algeria and the coast of western Libya.”North Africa was the Bible Belt of ancient Christianity,” says Prof Christopher Bellitto, a historian at Kean University in the US.Many Catholics in Africa are hoping that that the papacy will…
The main cause of Gene Hackman’s death was heart disease, but he was also in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease and likely had not eaten for a long time, according to a new autopsy report.The report documents the 95-year-old actor’s poor heart health, noting he had experienced congestive heart failure, an aortic valve replacement and an irregular heart beat. He was given a pacemaker in April 2019. Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their New Mexico home in February.Hackman’s carbon monoxide concentration was less than five per cent saturation, which is within the normal range. He tested…
The Supreme Court on Monday added one new case, involving procedural issues that arose in a lawsuit claiming that an organic baby food caused a child’s case of autism spectrum disorder, to its docket for the 2025-26 term. The justices also called for the federal government’s views in a case involving the commercial-activity exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, which generally shields foreign governments from lawsuits in U.S. courts. The announcements came on a list of orders from the justices’ private conference on Friday, April 25. The justices granted a petition for review filed by Hain Celestial Group, the makers of Earth’s…
New reasons to leave the house…Dubai’s food game is nonstop, and if your week revolves around what’s on your plate, you’re speaking our language. From the latest openings to exclusive pop-ups and hidden gems, these 8 best restaurants in Dubai are making your weekdays something to look forward to. Hit the group chat.Duck & Waffle x Firetti ContemporaryWhat: Duck & Waffle teams up with Firetti Contemporary for Beyond the Palette – an art-meets-dining moment launching Tuesday, April 29. Expect sculptures, cocktails, and a fresh way to see (and sip) something new.Vibe: Culture-forward, unexpected and a little bit surreal.Menu: Bespoke drinks inspired…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. When President Donald Trump chose Ed Martin, the Missouri lawyer and political operative, to be the top U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., the decision came as a shock to current and former federal prosecutors as well as outside legal experts. Martin had no prosecutorial experience. He was best known as a conservative activist, the former right-hand man to influential anti-feminist icon Phyllis Schlafly and a loyal Trump surrogate. Since taking charge of the office in January, Martin has…
David Gritten & Jaroslav LukivBBC NewsReutersHouthi-run media say the detention centre in Saada was holding African migrantsAt least 68 African migrants have been killed in a US air strike on a detention centre in Houthi-controlled north-western Yemen, the armed group’s TV channel says.Al Masirah reported that another 47 migrants were injured, most of them critically, when the centre in Saada province was bombed. It posted graphic footage showing multiple bodies covered in the rubble of a destroyed building.There was no immediate comment from the US military.But it came hours after US Central Command announced that its forces had hit more…
Iran’s president on Sunday visited those injured in a huge explosion that rocked one of the Islamic Republic’s main ports, a facility purportedly linked to an earlier delivery of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant.The visit by President Masoud Pezeshkian came as the death toll from Saturday’s blast at the Shahid Rajaei port outside of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province rose to 40, with about 1,000 others injured.While Iran’s military sought to deny the delivery of ammonium perchlorate from China, new videos emerged showing an apocalyptic scene at the still-smouldering port.A crater, that appeared to be…