Author: Olive Metuge
President Donald Trump says he has delayed imposing higher tariffs on goods entering the US from 14 countries, including Japan and South Korea.The latest development on global trade by Trump comes as a 90-day pause the White House placed on some of its most aggressive import taxes was set to expire this week. The president renewed his threat of a 25% tax on products entering the country from Japan and South Korea and shared a batch of other letters to world leaders warning of levies from 1 August.Higher tariffs had been set to come into effect on 9 July, having…
U.S. President Donald Trump sent letters to governments around the world on Monday informing them of the tariff rates he would impose starting Aug. 1 — though Canada’s July 21 deadline to reach a deal appears to remain.Trump said he would impose a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Japan and South Korea beginning next month, marking a new phase in the trade war he launched earlier this year.The letters sent to 14 countries so far — which included smaller U.S. exporters, like Serbia, Thailand and Tunisia — hinted at opportunities for additional negotiations while at the same time warning…
This is part of SCOTUSblog’s term in review series, in which scholars analyze some of the most significant cases of the 2024-25 Supreme Court term. In Kousisis v. United States, decided on May 22, the Supreme Court considered the breadth of federal wire and mail fraud offenses and unanimously rejected a requirement that a fraud victim suffer a net economic loss. Instead, the court focused on whether the fraudster’s misrepresentations were material – that is, whether they would have affected the victim’s decision to engage in the fraudulent transaction in the first place. By focusing on when a misrepresentation is…
Home Daily News Federal judge admonishes litigant for ‘absolutely… Trials & Litigation Federal judge admonishes litigant for ‘absolutely disgusting’ way she disposed of gum in court By Debra Cassens Weiss June 24, 2025, 9:18 am CDT A Florida federal judge admonished a litigant who admitted that she stuck chewing gum to the underside of a courtroom table where the counsel are seated. (Photo from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida’s June 12 order to show cause) A federal judge in Pensacola, Florida, admonished a litigant who admitted—in response to an order to show cause—that she was…
At Ran Baas, The Palace, the team immerse us into the local arts and music, and we spend our evenings on the terrace, which is the highest point of Patiala. We sip freshly brewed chai, nibble on Punjabi high tea, watch the sunset colour the sky pink, purple and blue as Mukund, part of the hotel F&B team and a welcome face throughout our stay, tells us more about the qila’s history, and are regaled by the musical strains of a pair of live Sufi performers – Mohit and Mohit, practicing their family craft – as well as stories from…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Inspectors charged with safeguarding America’s drug supply say they are reeling from deep cuts at the Food and Drug Administration despite promises by the Trump administration to preserve the work of the agency’s investigative force. Dozens of people who help coordinate travel for complex inspections of foreign drug-making factories have been let go, and though some have since been rehired, inspectors said the ongoing strain of policing an industry spread across more than 90 countries has exhausted staff…
Ian Wafula & Basillioh RukangaBBC News, NairobiAnthony Irungu / BBCKey roads into Nairobi city centre have been blockedKenyan police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the latest in a wave of anti-government rallies that began last year.The demonstrations mark the 35th anniversary of the historic Saba Saba (7 July 1990) protests that launched Kenya’s push for multiparty democracy.From early morning, security forces blocked all major roads into central Nairobi ahead of the protests. The city centre appeared deserted, with businesses shut and a heavy police presence on the streets.Elsewhere in Nairobi, clashes broke out as demonstrators lit fires…
An Australian woman was on Monday convicted of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms, in a case that has gripped the country.Erin Patterson, 50, was charged with the murders of her mother-in-law Gail Patterson, father-in-law Donald Patterson and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, along with the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson, Heather’s husband.The four gathered at Erin Patterson’s home in Leongatha, a town of about 6,000 people some 135 kilometres southeast of Melbourne, where the mother of two served them a meal of individual Beef Wellingtons accompanied by mashed potato and green beans,…
Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Will Seaton, the chief customer officer at DraftWise; Dan Wallace, the vice president of sales for the North American markets at Neota Logic; and Laura Wenzel, the global marketing and insights director at iManage. The three companies are part of a consortium supporting a new report featuring the perspectives of 31 legal operations leaders titled Redefining Legal Operations to Adapt to Uncertainty and Change. They discussed the most compelling results, how legal operations teams are evolving, and the technology trends driving change in an uncertain era. Ari Kaplan: Eighty-four percent of the respondents confirm that…
Who said you have to wait for Friday? Here are 10 excuses to get out of the house this weekDubai might be known for going big on weekends, but the city doesn’t exactly hit pause from Monday to Thursday. There’s no shortage of things to do – day or night – whether you’re in the mood for a dance class, a cosy library café to hide out in, or a new summer tasting menu. From solo spa escapes to catch-ups over afternoon tea, there’s something for every kind of plan, mood, and budget – and every reason to escape the…