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Home Daily News Judge accused of using ‘game or jail’ tactic,… Judiciary Judge accused of using ‘game or jail’ tactic, asserting abuse victims get ‘Super Bowl’ neurochemicals By Debra Cassens Weiss March 27, 2025, 3:15 pm CDT Judge Matthew J. Elkin of Howard County, Indiana, allegedly compared the experience of domestic violence victims being beaten to Tom Brady playing in the Super Bowl. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) An Indiana judge has been accused in an ethics complaint of failing to recognize “appropriate ethical boundaries” and making “injudicious statements” to litigants and defendants. Judge Matthew J. Elkin of Howard County,…
Long weekend babay…It’s official – these are the official dates, confirmed dates of Eid Al Fitr this year. It’s set to be a 4-day break for the private sector for Eid Al Fitr 2025.On the evening of Saturday, March 29 the UAE moon sighting committee confirmed that the Eid moon has been sighted, therefore making Ramadan 29 days.The news came shortly after Saudi Arabia also declared that Eid would begin on Sunday, March 30.The holiday had already been declared as Sunday, March 30 to Tuesday, April 1, with the possibility of an extra day on Wednesday, April 2. This extra…
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. When the A&E true crime reality television show “The First 48” comes to town, the police and sheriff’s departments that work with it do not receive financial compensation from the show. The benefits are more intangible: a chance to showcase and celebrate the work of a department’s officers, the opportunity to improve their image in the eyes of the public, and some acknowledgement for victims who might be overlooked…
Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have returned to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, in support of the city’s jailed mayor.Ekrem Imamoglu, who is seen as the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on corruption charges last week, sparking mass protests.He denies the charges and claims his arrest is politically motivated.Saturday’s crowds were so large that they spilled from the site of the protest into a neighbouring park. The chairman of Imamoglu’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) addressed demonstrators, reading out a letter from the jailed politician who is being held in solitary confinement.”I have no fear, you…
South Korean adoption agencies sent children abroad like “luggage” for decades, labelling some as orphans when they had parents and sending alternative babies when infants had died before heading overseas, a truth commission said on Wednesday.After a two-year inquiry, South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was empowered by the country’s parliament, recommended the government make an official apology, carry out follow-up investigations and put relief measures in place for victims.It said it found human rights violations in the cases of at least 56 adoptees from a petition filed by 367 adoptees who were sent overseas between 1964 and 1999 to…
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Mar 28, 2025 at 6:48 pm The government came to the court with Department of Education v. California on Wednesday. (Erik Cox Photography via Shutterstock) Eight states, led by California, on Friday urged the Supreme Court to leave in place an order by a federal judge in Massachusetts that requires the Department of Education to restore more than $65 million in grants, intended to address teacher shortages, that it ended in February because the funded programs included diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. In a 40-page filing, the states told the justices that there was…
Keep an eye here for live updates of the dates of Eid al Fitr 2025…The exact dates of Eid Al Fitr 2025 are starting to be confirmed all around the world, for the UAE, we’ll have to wait a little bit longer however some countries have already confirmed the dates that apply to their areas. In the UAE, drones are being deployed to assist in the search for the moon.Iran announces date of Eid Al FitrEid Al Fitr will begin on Monday, March 31 in Iran. Pakistan announces first day of EidPakistan has also announced Monday as the first day of…
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. Reporting Highlights A First for “The First 48”: The exoneration of Edgar Barrientos-Quintana may be the first in the country related directly to the involvement of the television show. Partnerships Soured: Multiple cities ended their relationships with “The First 48” after problems, including Minneapolis; Miami; Detroit; Mobile, Alabama; and Memphis, Tennessee. Criticism From All Sides: Complaints about the show’s impact on criminal prosecutions have come from prosecutors and defense…
Four people have been killed and another 21 injured in a mass Russian drone attack on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, the area’s regional head has said.Serhiy Lysak said a restaurant complex and several residential buildings were ablaze after the attack late on Friday.He added that “the enemy sent more than 20 drones” to the city, and that “most of them were shot down”.Images and videos later emerged showing firefighters tackling large fires that had engulfed the buildings that were struck, and smashed glass and other debris scattered on the city streets.Overnight, air sirens were heard sounding in several…
The woman convicted of killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez has been denied parole and will continue serving a life sentence for fatally shooting the rising young singer at a Texas motel in 1995, the state’s parole board announced Thursday.Yolanda Saldívar, 64, was up for parole for the first time since the killing of the singer, known to fans as simply Selena.One of the first Mexican American artists to break into the mainstream music scene, Selena shattered barriers for women in Latin music. She was 23 years old and on the verge of crossing over into English-language pop superstardom when…