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Sponsored: It’s finally time…One of Abu Dhabi’s and Saadiyat Cultural District’s biggest openings is finally here, with the groundbreaking launch of the revolutionary teamLab Phenomena Abu Dhabi by Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) and Miral. 3 of 12 Set within the booming Saadiyat Cultural District, the unprecedented art megaproject spans 17,000 sq. metres and will house exhibits like nothing you’ve ever seen before. It comes to Abu Dhabi after being conceived by Tokyo-based art collective, teamLab.ExhibitsMassless Suns and Dark SunsThis incredible exhibit features spheres of light and darkness, which will converge to challenge perceptions of reality. Radiant…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. More children ages 1 to 4 die of drowning than any other cause of death. Nearly a quarter of adults received mental health treatment in 2023, an increase of 3.4 million from the prior year. The number of migrants from Mexico and northern Central American countries stopped by the U.S. Border Patrol was surpassed in 2022 by the number of migrants from other nations. We know these things because the federal government collects, organizes and shares the data…

James WaterhouseUkraine CorrespondentRuth Comerford and Yang TianBBC NewsReutersThe US will abandon trying to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal within days unless there are clear signs a truce can be reached, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned.”We’re not going to continue with this endeavour for weeks and months on end,” Rubio said, adding that the US had “other priorities to focus on”.Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and has placed a number of conditions on any potential ceasefire.Despite the Trump administration’s initial confidence that it could secure a deal quickly, attempts to reach a full ceasefire…

Three tourists were among four people who died when a cable car crashed south of Naples, Italy, including a British and an Israeli woman, an Italian official said Friday.Only two of the three foreign victims have been identified since the accident on Thursday, said Marco De Rosa, the spokesperson for the mayor of Vico Equense, where one of the fatalities came from.According to initial information, a traction cable snapped and one car crashed after both an upward and a downward-going cable car came to a halt as they traversed Monte Faito in the town of Castellammare di Stabia. The accident…

RELIST WATCH By John Elwood on Apr 17, 2025 at 6:11 pm The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Two new cases were granted on Monday from the rolls of relisted cases. First, as I pledged in my last post, I am only too happy to eat crow after predicting that the court would not take one-time relist Villarreal v. Texas to answer the question whether a trial court abridges a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel by prohibiting the defendant and…

Home Daily News After Texas chief justice criticizes ABA,… Law Schools After Texas chief justice criticizes ABA, state supreme court reconsiders ABA accreditation for law schools By Debra Cassens Weiss April 8, 2025, 3:54 pm CDT The Texas Supreme Court is inviting comments on a requirement that law grads seeking bar admission in the state must have graduated from a law school accredited by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. (Image from Shutterstock) The Texas Supreme Court is inviting comments on a requirement that law grads seeking bar admission in the state must have graduated…

A little wonder with a mighty presence…Sharjah Safari just got a little bit wilder – in the best way possible. The African Savannah Elephant family has welcomed a brand-new baby girl, and she’s already stealing hearts. Her name? Neema – a Swahili word meaning “grace” or “blessing” –  and it couldn’t be more fitting.Who is Neema?Born right here at Sharjah Safari, Neema is the newest member of the elephant herd and a shining example of the park’s ongoing commitment to conservation. Her arrival is a big moment – not just for her elephant family, but for all of us watching…

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Four days before Donald Trump’s inauguration, financial technology startup Ramp published a pitch for how to tackle wasteful government spending. In a 4,000-word blog post titled “The Efficiency Formula,” Ramp’s CEO and one of its investors echoed ideas similar to those promoted by Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk: Federal programs were overrun by fraud, and commonsense business techniques could provide a quick fix. Ramp sells corporate credit cards and artificial intelligence software for businesses to analyze…

Christal HayesBBC News, Los AngelesProvided by US Sen Chris Van HollenVan Hollen (right) posted a photo of his meeting with Kilmar Ábrego GarcíaA US senator has met with a man who Trump administration officials have acknowledged was deported in error from Maryland to a mega-prison in El Salvador. Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen posted photos of his meeting with Kilmar Ábrego García, whom the administration has refused to return to the US despite an order from a federal judge. After the meeting, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele also refused to release Mr Ábrego García and said he would remain in…

U.S. President Donald Trump attacked U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Thursday for not cutting interest rates and said he could fire him if he wanted to, renewing a threat from his first term that could spark a major legal showdown over the issue of the central bank’s long-standing political independence.”If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me,” Trump said in the Oval Office while taking questions from reporters during a visit with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. “I’m not happy with him.”Trump’s comments followed a posting on his social media site in…