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One small step for engineering, another potential giant leap for Dubai…Dubai is a city that has, since its very inception, treated engineering conventions with a sort of resting distrust face. If it wants to build a physics-defying, mega-tower, that seems to twist towards the teasing skies, requires a complete reinvention of elevator technology and just generally breaks all the rules of contemporary construction, it will (and has) go ahead and do exactly that. The word ‘Impossible’ was redacted from Dubai’s dictionary a long time ago.CLICK THROUGH THE GALLERY FOR MORE ON MOON DUBAIWhat is the Dubai Moon? 3 of 12…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging, according to internal records reviewed by ProPublica. In an aborted plan to roll out the news, the agency would have emphasized the importance of vaccinating people against the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease that has spread to 19 states, the…
Ana Faguy & Brandon DrennonBBC News, Washington DCWatch: US drivers react to Trump’s new auto tariffFor two years, Jeannie Dillard has saved what she can on her fixed income to replace the vehicle that was stolen from her home and found totalled a few miles away. She looked around a used car dealership in Virginia on Thursday, peering at sticker prices with a newfound worry: blanket tariffs on foreign cars and car parts that experts warn could drive up prices in the US. They kick in next week.She’d like to buy a car now, she said, but: “I have to…
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance slammed Denmark during a visit to Greenland on Friday, saying it has not done a good job in keeping the semi-autonomous Danish territory and its people safe from incursions by China and Russia, while pledging respect for Greenland’s sovereignty and asking its people “to partner” with the United States.Vance said the U.S. does not have immediate plans to expand its military presence on the ground in Greenland but will invest in resources including additional naval ships.”Denmark has not kept pace and devoted the resources necessary to keep this base, to keep our troops, and in my view, to…
EMERGENCY DOCKET By Amy Howe on Mar 28, 2025 at 12:03 pm The Trump administration filed its sixth pending emergency application on Friday. (J Main via Shutterstock) The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Friday morning, asking the justices to allow it to enforce an executive order that directs government officials to quickly remove, without a hearing, noncitizens who are designated as members of a Venezuelan gang. The order relies on a 1798 law that until now has only been invoked during wartime. Earlier this month, Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg barred the federal government from removing…
Sponsored: A thrilling show awaits…Warm up your vocal chords and get ready to sing along to two iconic artists, as they bring you an evening of high-energy regional hits. Your calendar for April in Abu Dhabi just received an even bigger supercharge, with music lovers’ wishes finally coming true on Yas. This is set to be one of the first and most exciting shows coming to town, with Amr Diab & Adam Port taking to the stage on April 5 at Yas Island’s Etihad Par for two incredible performances. The memorable show will begin with opening acts by Le Josh…
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. Ten years ago, when Wisconsin lawmakers approved a bill to allow unlimited spending in state elections, only one Republican voted no. “I just thought big money was an evil, a curse on our politics,” former state Sen. Robert Cowles said recently of his 2015 decision to buck his party. As Wisconsin voters head to the polls next week to choose a new state Supreme Court justice, Cowles stands by…
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed a new army chief ahead of planned protests on Monday, called by a group of war veterans who want to force the president to resign.The former major general, Emmanuel Matatu, takes over with immediate effect.President Mnangagwa has faced calls from his former supporters to step down citing mismanagement and corruption.Earlier this week Mnangagwa abruptly retired his army chief, Lt Gen Anselem Sanyatwe, appointing him sports, arts and culture minister. Hailing from Mnangagwa’s home province of Midlands, Matatu, reportedly 72 years old, is not a well-known figure but his profile and age strongly suggest that…
A powerful earthquake rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some areas.At least three people were killed in the town of Taungoo in Myanmar when a mosque partially collapsed, witnesses said, while local media reported that at least two people died and 20 were injured after a hotel collapsed in Aung Ban.In Thailand, at least one person was killed and dozens of workers were rescued from under the rubble of the skyscraper that had been…
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Mar 27, 2025 at 11:24 am The court met for nearly three hours of arguments on Wednesday. (Katie Barlow) The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed poised to uphold the federal program that provides schools, libraries, and underserved areas with access to affordable telephone and high-speed internet services. A conservative consumer advocacy group challenged the program, arguing it violated the Constitution by outsourcing Congress’s power to the Federal Communications Commission and a private nonprofit corporation that helps to administer the program. But after nearly three hours of oral arguments, justices across the bench were skeptical…