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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Millions of Americans own the rights to oil and gas underground. When they’re approached by an energy company to lease out those rights, they’re offered a cut of the revenue, called a royalty. “Royalties saved our place,” said James Horob, a farmer in northwest North Dakota, who used oil royalties to rescue his family’s farm from bankruptcy in 2008 and replace equipment that had been auctioned off. “We’re lucky to have…
An Afghan man, whose details were accidentally leaked by the UK in a major data breach, has been detained in Pakistan for imminent deportation alongside several family members, his son told the BBC.The BBC has seen documents which appear to confirm the man was part of Afghan special forces units who worked alongside British forces in Afghanistan, known as the Triples.The threat of deportation comes as Pakistan continues its drive to remove what they say are “illegal foreign nationals” to their countries.But the Afghan man’s son said their case is particularly urgent, as if they are deported to Afghanistan, he…
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Recommended Citation: Zachary Shemtob, The morning read for Thursday, August 14, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 14, 2025, 9:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/08/the-morning-read-for-thursday-august-14/ Source link
From dawn flag hoisting and vibrant cultural programmes to a festival of flavours at Abu Dhabi’s top Indian restaurants, here’s your guide to celebrating India’s Independence Day on August 15Abu Dhabi will come alive today, August 15 with the colours, flavours, and pride of India. From official flag hoisting and cultural programmes to festivals and authentic Indian food, the city offers a variety of ways to experience the day. Independence Day is a chance to honour history, celebrate culture, and enjoy community.India’s journey to independence is a story of courage, sacrifice, and big dreams. On August 15, 1947, the country…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The dispatches from one of India’s most troubled generic drug makers were contrite, filled with far-reaching promises to clean up its factory, stop contamination and send safe medication to Americans counting on the company’s drugs. “We have started addressing FDA concerns very aggressively and comprehensively,” an executive from Sun Pharma wrote to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2015. “Sun is ensuring the presence of a strong, independent quality unit,” the company repeatedly pledged. An FDA inspection…
Anthony Zurcher and Steve RosenbergBBC News in AlaskaGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Anchorage on FridayUS President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Friday’s summit in the US state of Alaska with contrasting priorities as they prepare for talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Putin has been consistent on his desire to win Ukrainian territory, while Trump has made no secret of his desire to act as a global peacemaker. But both men may also sense other opportunities, such as diplomatic rehabilitation on the world…
The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a request from a tech industry group to temporarily bar Mississippi from enforcing a state law that restricts access by young people to social media. In a brief unsigned order, the justices allowed the state to continue to enforce the law against major social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, X, Reddit, and YouTube, while litigation continues in the lower courts. Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed with the decision to leave the law in place, but he suggested that “the Mississippi law is likely unconstitutional.” Thursday’s order came in a dispute over a Mississippi…
Come together with Formula 1 fans in Dubai to watch the races and cheer on your favourite driver or team with delicious bites and sipsIf you’re a Formula 1 fan here in Dubai, you can watch the races at home via F1TV or beIN SPORTS, but if you want to join other fans and enjoy a fun environment, you’ve got to head to a sports bar or a cars cafe.Formula 1’s fan base has picked up pace in the past few years, especially after the launch of Netflix’s Drive to Survive and more recently this year after the release 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. The top Democrat on a House committee is demanding that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins account for discrepancies between her public statements about wildland firefighter staffing and a ProPublica report showing there were thousands of vacancies in the Forest Service’s firefighting workforce as peak wildfire season approached. In June, the Forest Service claimed it had reached 99% of its hiring goal for its wildland firefighting workforce. But ProPublica’s reporting indicated…
First Lady Melania Trump has threatened to sue Hunter Biden for more than $1bn after he said she was introduced to her husband by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lawyers acting on behalf of the first lady, who married President Donald Trump in 2005, described his claim as “false, disparaging, defamatory and inflammatory”. Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, made the comments during an interview this month. He defended them on Thursday and did not seem willing to back down in the face of the lawsuit threat.Donald Trump was a friend of Epstein, but has said they fell out…