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Several prisons in France have been hit by a wave of attacks overnight, the justice minister has said.Gérald Darmanin said prisons had faced “intimidation attempts” ranging from vehicle burning to automatic weapon fire. La Parisien reports that vehicles were set on fire in several prison car parks, while a prison in Toulon was targeted by gunshots from an automatic weapon. The newspaper lists six establishments as being targeted: in Toulon, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, Valence and Nîmes, Luynes, Villepinte, and Nanterre.In a post on X, Darmanin said he was travelling to Toulon to offer his support to affected officers.Without directly attributing…
The reception hall at Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd. is, in many respects, every plane and helicopter lover’s dream.Filled with model aircraft, there’s one in particular that stands out. At first glance, you’d be forgiven for confusing it for the now politically infamous — at least in Canadian terms — F-35 fighter.The KF-21 Boramae (Hawk) has the same angled twin tails and similar sleek lines. When pointed out, a senior KAI manager sheepishly acknowledged the “stealthy design” resemblance.If all of the heated campaign rhetoric and trade war posturing is to be believed, Canada may be in the market for something other…
Home Daily News Lawyer alleges BigLaw firm fired her 11 days… Disability Law Lawyer alleges BigLaw firm fired her 11 days after she disclosed epilepsy diagnosis, violating disability law By Debra Cassens Weiss April 10, 2025, 9:00 am CDT A former lawyer at Ballard Spahr has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was fired for taking medical leave after suffering gastrointestinal problems and a seizure. (Image from Shutterstock) A former lawyer at Ballard Spahr has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was fired for taking medical leave after suffering gastrointestinal problems and a seizure. Kimberly Steefel, a former of counsel…
Take note, residents…If you’re an Abu Dhabi resident and in the habit of hanging laundry or carpets on your balcony or window, you’ll want to take note of this new announcement.The UAE capital’s Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) announced earlier this week via X that drying your laundry or hanging up rugs on balconies or windows that face public roads can lead to fines amounting to as much as Dhs2,000 for repeated offences. The announcement comes as part of the city’s vision to maintain the city’s beauty and aesthetic. If it’s your first offence, it could cost you Dhs500,…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. When news broke in January that the Trump Justice Department was freezing significant work on civil rights litigation, including police reform cases, attention immediately focused on two cities: Minneapolis and Louisville, Kentucky. Both places were on the cusp of entering court-enforced agreements to overhaul their police forces after high-profile police killings there sparked a nationwide reckoning over race and policing. But it’s now clear that the administration’s move will be felt well beyond those two cities. In fact,…
The Trump administration has said it is freezing more than $2bn in federal funds for Harvard University, just hours after the elite college rejected a sweeping list of demands from the White House.”Harvard’s statement today reinforces the troubling entitlement mindset that is endemic in our nation’s most prestigious universities and colleges,” the Department of Education said in a statement.The Trump administration sent Harvard a letter on Friday that added to a list of requirements it said were designed to fight antisemitism on campus, including changes to its governance, hiring practices and admissions procedures.Harvard strongly rejected the demands in a letter…
President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he might temporarily exempt some auto manufacturers from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains.”I’m looking at something to help some of the car companies with it,” Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office.The Republican president said automakers needed time to relocate production from Canada, Mexico and other places, “and they need a little bit of time because they’re going to make them here, but they need a little bit of time. So I’m talking about things like that.”The statement hinted at yet another…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 14, 2025 at 10:47 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Monday, April 14, SCOTUSblog (Apr. 14, 2025, 10:47 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/the-morning-read-for-monday-april-14/ Source link
Bold. Innovative. Visionary. At a time when many courts are losing the battle to provide access to justice, especially in low-income communities, the Arizona Supreme Court has brought fresh ideas to bridge the justice gap. Vice Chief Justice John Lopez, at the invitation of the ABA Crossroads Caucus, discussed innovations his court has recently put in place in a conversation with moderator Mark Martin, dean of High Point University School of Law at the ABA Midyear Meeting in Phoenix in February. As reported by the Legal Services Corporation in its most recent Justice Gap Study in 2022, low-income Americans do…
Dubai airport is the busiest for international traffic…Dubai International Airport (DXB) has maintained its position as the world’s busiest airport for international passenger traffic in 2024, according to a report released today by Airports Council International (ACI) World, Emirates News Agency has reported.Preliminary figures indicate that the 2024 global total passengers are close to 9.5 billion, representing an increase of 9 per cent from 2023, and in 2025 are predicted to reach 9.9 billion.The busiest airports for international passengers in the world are as follows: Dubai Airport (DXB) London Heathrow (LHR) Incheon, Korea (ICN) Singapore, Singapore (SIN) Amsterdam, NL (AMS)…