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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Environmentalists have long faced harassment, imprisonment and other forms of retribution in some parts of the world. The U.S. has largely been an exception, a place where people and organizations can freely and safely pursue efforts to protect human health and nature — sometimes working hand in hand with the government. But the treatment of people who fight pollution has palpably changed in recent months. Nonprofit environmental groups are facing attacks from the Trump administration, subpoenas from criminal…

The Dominican Republic says it has arrested more than 130 Haitian women and children on the first day of a crackdown of undocumented migrants in Santo Domingo’s hospitals.Many of the women arrested on Monday were pregnant and others had recently given birth.The crackdown is part of the government’s plan announced last year to deport up to 10,000 undocumented migrants a week to stem migration from neighbouring Haiti. President Luis Abinader’s government, however, has been criticised for its harsh treatment of Haitian migrants as many are fleeing extreme gang violence and poverty in the capital Port-au-Prince.The immigration department said the women…

Israeli police scoured the Mediterranean coast for a swimmer they fear may have been attacked by a shark, in an area that has long seen close encounters between marine predators and beachgoers who sometimes seek them out.A shiver of endangered dusky and sandbar sharks has been swimming close to the area for years, attracting onlookers who approach the sharks and drawing pleas from conservation groups for authorities to separate people from the wild animal.Nature groups say those warnings went unheeded. Police and rescue workers launched a search along the coast after reports that a shark attacked a swimmer on a beach near the…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday was sympathetic to a group of Maryland parents who want to be able to opt their elementary-school-aged children out of instruction that includes LGBTQ+ themes. The parents argued that the local school board’s refusal to give them that choice violates their religious beliefs and therefore their constitutional right to freely exercise their religion. During nearly two-and-a-half hours of oral argument, a majority of the justices seemed to agree with them, with several justices questioning whether there would even be any harm to simply allowing the parents to excuse their children from the instruction.  The parents…

Home Daily News This law firm is ranked No. 1 after posting… Law Firms This law firm is ranked No. 1 after posting $8.8B in gross revenue; which other firms are ‘category leaders’? By Debra Cassens Weiss April 16, 2025, 9:52 am CDT Kirkland & Ellis is once again ranked No. 1 for gross revenue in 2024, according to the American Lawyer’s Am Law 100. (Image from Shutterstock) Kirkland & Ellis is once again ranked No. 1 for gross revenue in 2024, according to the American Lawyer’s Am Law 100. Kirkland & Ellis had $8.8 billion in gross revenue, “almost…

Discount apps are the best apps…Let’s be honest, Dubai can be expensive place if your social life is a busy one, or you have a big family. However, there are an incredible list of discount apps to find deals in Dubai and save money while still doing all the things that you love. There are various apps you can use to get deals for pretty much everything in Dubai, whether it’s pool days, dinners out, takeaways and more. We’ve gathered a list of them here so take a look..The EntertainerThe Entertainer is a Dubai staple in an expat’s phone and…

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. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed legislation increasing oversight of sober living homes, two years after state officials announced that a Medicaid fraud scheme had targeted Native Americans seeking drug and alcohol treatment. The bill, sponsored by three Republicans, amends state law for the regulation and licensing of sober living homes. It places new demands on the Arizona Department of Health Services, though a lawmaker from the Navajo Nation…

Yolande KnellBBC Middle East CorrespondentGetty ImagesFor months, Pope Francis called almost nightly to check in on the people sheltering at the Holy Family Catholic Church”As-salaam Alaikum” or “peace be upon you,” Pope Francis ventured in Arabic while talking to parishioners in Gaza earlier this year.A short video released by the Vatican upon his death showed his intimate relationship with the Palestinian territory’s tiny Christian community, many of whom he came to know by name.During 18-months of war, he took to calling them nightly to check on their wellbeing.”What did you eat today?” the Pope asks the local priests in the…

More than 100 university, college and scholarly society presidents published a joint statement on Tuesday opposing the Trump administration’s treatment of higher education institutions, coming together to speak out after Harvard University said the administration was threatening its independence.The statement, signed by presidents from such institutions as Princeton, Brown, the University of Hawaii and Connecticut State Community College, criticized what it described as “the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education.””We are open to constructive reform and do not oppose legitimate government oversight,” the statement said. “However, we must oppose undue government intrusion in the lives…

LIVE By SCOTUSblog on Apr 22, 2025 at 12:00 am On Tuesday, April 22, 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 22, SCOTUSblog (Apr. 22, 2025, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/announcement-of-opinions-for-tuesday-april-22/ Source link