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ReutersRussia has stepped up attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leading to frequent blackoutsThe Ukrainian city of Chernihiv is in total blackout following what the authorities describe as a “massive” assault by Russian missiles and drones, with hundreds of thousands of people affected.Across the wider Chernihiv region, four people are reported to have been killed as residential neighbourhoods were struck in the town of Novhorod-Siverskyi.Ten others were injured, including a 10-year-old girl.The country’s most northerly region is the latest to be hit in an intensifying series of attacks on civilian infrastructure as Russia targets energy supplies, the rail network, homes and…
Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new policy and enforcement practices. President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship is back before the Supreme Court. Unlike the last time that challenges to the policy reached the justices – when they focused on a procedural issue – the Justice Department is now asking the court to side squarely with the president’s interpretation of the 14th Amendment. To support the president’s view that the Constitution’s citizenship clause always required consideration of a parent’s citizenship or immigration…
Home Daily News These 2 law firms will be called FBT Gibbons… Law Firms These 2 law firms will be called FBT Gibbons after January merger By Debra Cassens Weiss October 13, 2025, 9:55 am CDT Frost Brown Todd and Gibbons plan to merge in January, creating a law firm with 800 lawyers in 25 offices. (Image from Shutterstock) Frost Brown Todd and Gibbons plan to merge in January, creating a law firm with 800 lawyers in 25 offices. The new firm will be called FBT Gibbons, according to an Oct. 8 press release. The Cincinnati Business Courier and Law.com…
Experience Nat Bowen’s Chromology exhibition at Bassam Freiha Art Foundation, where colour meets emotion in Abu Dhabi Nat Bowen stands in a bright pink jacket in front of The Spirit of the Rose, her resin masterpiece glowing back at her. The piece has 69 layers, inspired by the world’s largest pink diamond, nicknamed The Spirit of the Rose, with 1,000 carats of pink diamonds at its heart. Her work is part of the latest Bassam Freiha Art Foundation exhibitions, where colour, emotion, and storytelling come alive in every piece.Bowen, the Dubai-based British contemporary artist, is known for turning colour into feeling.…
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Arizona Luminaria. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights Early Adopter: The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office was among the first agencies to participate in ICE’s 287(g) program, which deputizes local officers to do immigration enforcement. Legal Troubles: The office’s immigration raids and traffic stops under then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio led to racial profiling and the violation of Latinos’ constitutional rights. Parallels Today: As the Trump administration urges police departments to again join the ICE program, some Arizonans expect participating communities will…
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor andHugh Schofieldin ParisReutersSarkozy kissed his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as he left his home for jail, surrounded by supportersNicolas Sarkozy has become the first French ex-president to go to jail, as he starts a five-year sentence for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.Not since World War Two Nazi collaborationist leader Philippe Pétain was jailed for treason in 1945 has any French ex-leader gone behind bars.Sarkozy, who was president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison, where he is will occupy a cell roughly measuring…
Lawyers representing the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago urged the Supreme Court on Monday afternoon to leave in place a ruling by a federal judge that prohibits the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Illinois. Illinois Solicitor General Jane Notz told the justices that “the unnecessary deployment of military troops, untrained for local policing, will escalate tensions and undermine the ordinary law enforcement activities of state and local entities, which would need to divert resources to maintain safety and order.” The dispute is one of several over the Trump administration’s efforts to deploy National Guard…
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Experience Diya at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, an immersive light journey celebrating UAE heritage and cultureThe Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque has launched Diya – A Universe of Light as part of its Light and Peace Museum. The installation features an immersive circular projection within the Peace Dome, turning the mosque into a space of colour, sound, and movement. Diya invites visitors to explore the symbolic power of light through a journey across the landscapes, culture, and heritage of the UAE. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque has launched Diya – A Universe of Light as part of the Light and Peace Museum,…
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. Three women become choked up as they deliver news in a video posted to social media. “We did it, everybody,” says Leslie Manookian, the woman in the middle. She is a driving force in a campaign that has chipped away at the foundations of modern public health in Idaho. The group had just gotten lawmakers to pass what she called the first true “medical freedom” bill in the nation.…