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Home Daily News House committee drops information request… Education Law House committee drops information request about law clinics amid ‘ongoing negotiations’ with Northwestern By Debra Cassens Weiss April 14, 2025, 10:59 am CDT The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and Workforce has withdrawn its request for information on law clinics at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, citing “ongoing negotiations” with the university and an intent to pursue “other means of inquiry.” (Photo from Shutterstock) The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education and Workforce has withdrawn its request for information on law clinics at the Northwestern…
Tea time, anytime…Tea, cake, and the perfect excuse to relax – what’s not to love? Think plush settings, picture-perfect decor, and ocean views – Dubai has afternoon tea down to an art. Whether you’re here for the endless pours of tea or just in it for the pastries, from classic and laid-back vibes to creative and over-the-top indulgence, there’s no shortage of the best afternoon teas in Dubai to get your tea fix. Here are 11 of the best afternoon teas in Dubai to check out right now.Click through the gallery 3 of 12 The LanaSweet and savoury treats, tea…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Connecticut’s attorney general has sent his second warning in a month to the low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines, telling the startup it has jeopardized tax breaks and other local support by agreeing to conduct deportation flights for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Democrats in the Connecticut legislature, meanwhile, are working to expand the state’s sanctuary law to penalize companies like Avelo for working with federal immigration authorities. The backlash comes after Texas-based Avelo signed an agreement early this month…
Moment driver sees huge explosion rip through Iran portAt least 18 people have been killed and 800 injured in a massive explosion at one of Iran’s key ports, authorities say.The blast took place at Shahid Rajaee, the country’s largest commercial port, near the southern city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday morning.It blew out windows and roofs of nearby buildings and destroyed cars. Residents reported feeling the impact of the blast up to 50km (31 miles) away.Videos verified by the BBC show a fire growing in intensity before a huge explosion, with people subsequently fleeing the blast and others lying wounded…
An Israeli airstrike destroyed a three-storey home in Gaza City on Saturday, killing 10 people — half of them children — as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire.Israeli strikes killed at least 49 people in the past 24 hours, according to health officials.The dead in the early-morning airstrike in a neighbourhood in western Gaza City included three women and five children, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the bodies.Israel’s military said it had struck a Hamas militant and that the structure where he operated collapsed, adding that the collapse was under review.”There is no one from the resistance among…
Four days after hearing oral arguments in a challenge to the constitutionality of a task force within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Supreme Court asked both the federal government and the challengers to file new briefs discussing the HHS secretary’s power to appoint members of the task force. The group at the center of the case, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, is an independent panel of experts that – under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 – makes recommendations about services that private health insurers must cover at no additional cost to patients. In 2020, a group of…
Home Daily News Executive orders against firms threaten rule… Law Firms Executive orders against firms threaten rule of law, Susman Godfrey says in suit against Trump administration By Debra Cassens Weiss April 14, 2025, 12:39 pm CDT Susman Godfrey has alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday that President Donald Trump’s campaign of executive orders targeting the law firm and other well-known firms is an unconstitutional threat to the rule of law. (Photo from Shutterstock) Updated: Susman Godfrey has alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday that President Donald Trump’s campaign of executive orders targeting the law firm and other well-known firms…
Say my name three times…Abu Dhabi has been on a roll lately, bringing in musical fans from across the city and the country with its line-up. We’ve heard the people sing with Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular just this month, and we will continue to sing some of the greatest tunes of all time when Mamma Mia! comes dancing into town in June 2025.And now, the popular indoor arena on Yas Island, Etihad Arena, has just dropped a teaser sharing a latest announcement.The post’s caption states, ‘All you gotta do is say my name three times…’ adding that the big…
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Verite News. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. A Louisiana judge this week set aside the first-degree murder conviction and death sentence of Jimmie Chris Duncan, whose 1998 conviction for killing his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter was based in part on bite mark evidence that experts now say is junk science. The decision comes after a Verite News and ProPublica investigation in March examined the questions surrounding Duncan’s conviction as Gov. Jeff Landry, a staunch death penalty advocate, made…
Watch: Key moments from the funeral of Pope FrancisPope Francis has been buried in Rome after a funeral ceremony and procession attended by hundreds of thousands of people and many heads of state.The first South American pontiff passed away on Monday aged 88, marking the end of a 12-year pontificate.As the Italian capital woke up to a hazy morning, teenage pilgrims, nuns and priests of all denominations filed silently down the streets leading to the Vatican.Many of the streets around St Peter’s Basilica were closed – both to allow the flow of visitors and for security reasons, as more than…