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It’s a little girl…Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence has announced that he has welcomed his fourth child. He shared the news via an Instagram post on his personal page. The newborn is a girl and will be named Hind.The post read:  “Alhamdulillah for the blessing and the completion of grace. By the will of Allah, our daughter was born: Hind bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.”This is the latest addition to Sheikh Hamdan’s family. In May 2021, he welcomed twins – a boy named Rashid and…

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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. On Feb. 20, nearly 7,000 probationary employees at the Internal Revenue Service began receiving an unsigned letter telling them that they had been fired for poor performance. Trump administration lawyers insist that the IRS and other federal agencies have acted within their authority when they ordered waves of mass terminations since Trump took office. But according to previously unreported emails obtained by ProPublica, a top lawyer at the IRS warned administration officials that the performance-related language in his…

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ReutersImamoglu was detained as he was about to register to run against President ErdoganThe main rival to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been formally arrested and charged with corruption. Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, is expected to be selected as the opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) 2028 presidential candidate in a ballot on Sunday. He denies the allegations and says they are politically motivated. “I will never bow,” he wrote on X before he was remanded in custody.His detention sparked some of Turkey’s largest protests in more than a decade. Erdogan has condemned the demonstrations and accused the…

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A weak and frail Pope Francis left the hospital on Sunday after surviving a five-week, life-threatening bout of pneumonia, giving a thumbs up to an adoring crowd and taking a detour to go pray at a Rome-area church before returning home to the Vatican.A motorcade carrying the 88-year-old Pope wound its way through light Rome traffic on Sunday morning and kept going after reaching Vatican City, where crowds of people had lined the streets to welcome him home.Francis later arrived across town at St. Mary Major Basilica, where he often goes to pray. Before leaving Gemelli hospital, Francis gave a…

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WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 21, 2025 at 10:52 am The court released two opinions this morning. In Delligatti v. United States, the court ruled against a former associate of the Genovese crime family that an attempted murder-for-hire was a violent crime eligible for a firearms sentencing enhancement under federal law. And in Thompson v. United States, the court ruled for a former Chicago alderman that a federal law that makes it a crime to make false statements to the FDIC does not criminalize statements that are misleading but true. Each weekday, we select a short list of…

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Home Daily News Bill to create 66 new federal judgeships… Judiciary Bill to create 66 new federal judgeships advances By Debra Cassens Weiss March 6, 2025, 1:56 pm CST The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would create 66 new federal judgeships. (Image from Shutterstock) The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would create 66 new federal judgeships. The committee passed the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act—also known as the JUDGES Act—“on a nearly party-line 16-11 vote,” Reuters reports. The bill would stagger the new judgeships over more than a decade, Courthouse News Service…

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Tea time, anytime…Tea, cake, and the perfect excuse to relax – what’s not to love? Tea in boujee settings, tea with super cute decor, and tea with ocean views – Dubai has afternoon tea down to an art. Whether your’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…

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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. The Food and Drug Administration has found problems at an Indian factory that makes generic drugs for American patients, including one medication that was manufactured there and has been linked to at least eight deaths, federal records show. The agency inspected the factory after a ProPublica investigation in December found that the plant, operated by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, was responsible for an outsized share of recalls for pills that didn’t dissolve properly and could harm people. Among the string…

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An Israeli air strike in the southern city of Khan Younis in Gaza has killed top Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel, a Hamas official told the BBC early on Sunday.Locals say the air strike killed both Bardaweel, a member of the group’s political office, and his wife.Israeli officials had no immediate comment.Israel’s military resumed significant strikes on Gaza on Tuesday, blaming Hamas, abandoning a ceasefire agreement that began on 19 January and ended almost two months of calm.Hamas rejected the Israeli accusations and, in turn, accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement that was signed and brokered by Qatar, Egypt…

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An Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis killed Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel on Sunday, Hamas officials said, as residents reported an escalation in the Israeli military campaign that began on Tuesday.Pro-Hamas media said the airstrike killed Bardaweel, who is a member of the group’s political office, as well as his wife. Israeli officials had no immediate comment.Taher Al-Nono, the media adviser of the Hamas leadership, mourned Bardaweel’s death in a post on his Facebook page.After two months of relative calm, Gazans were again fleeing for their lives after Israel effectively abandoned a ceasefire, launching an all-out air and ground…

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