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These are the predicted dates for Eid Al Adha 2025…W’re in the middle of Eid Al Fitr 2025 but everyone is wondering about the next public holiday in the UAE. The next one in the UAE will be two holidays together: Arafat Day and Eid Al Adha. First is Arafat Day, which falls on Dhul Hijjah 9. UAE astronomers have predicted that Arafat Day will fall on Sunday, June 16, but it’s dependent on the sighting of the moon closer to the time.Then Eid Al Adha will roll into Dhu Al Hijjah 10, 11 and 12.Current predictions show that the…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Lawmakers and advocates have slammed New York City Mayor Eric Adams and called for changes in the wake of ProPublica’s investigation into a secretive, problematic police unit led by allies of the mayor. ProPublica found that the mayor championed the New York City Police Department’s Community Response Team despite a pattern of aggressive and often abusive policing flagged by department officials. An officer in the unit killed a motorcyclist after swerving his police car into him. A team…
France’s Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of misappropriating European funds to finance her far-right National Rally (RN) party, in a case which could lead to her being barred from standing in the 2027 presidential election.The judge has not yet said what the sentence will be.Prosecutors last year said Le Pen’s punishment should be not just a €300,000 (£250,000) fine and prison term, but also ineligibility from running for public office for five years.Crucially, he said the ineligibility should kick in straightaway – and not be suspended pending the appeal that Marine Le Pen is expected to file if…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that “I’m not joking” about trying to serve a third term, the clearest indication he is considering ways to breach a constitutional barrier against continuing to lead the country after his second term ends in early 2029.”There are methods which you could do it,” Trump said in a telephone interview with NBC News. He also said that “it is far too early to think about it.”He elaborated later to reporters on Air Force One from Florida to Washington, D.C., that “I have had more people ask me to have a third term, which…
Petitions of the week By Kalvis Golde on Mar 26, 2025 at 2:47 pm The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Nearly 25 years ago, the Supreme Court upheld a federal restriction on the amount of money political parties can spend at the direction of candidates for office. This week, we highlight petitions asking the court to consider, among other things, whether the justices should overrule that decision and hold that limits on these so-called “coordinated party expenditures” violate…
By David S. D’Amato I’ve spent much of my career in the legal industry as a lawyer and a law firm business administrator. I don’t have the demographic profile of a typical American lawyer or even a typical BigLaw business director. My parents, Italian Americans from Greater Boston (one of whom is a second-generation American) did not graduate from college, and no one in their families went to law school or became a lawyer. I graduated from law school in 2010, during one of the worst job markets of the past several decades—in the wake of a financial crisis that…
OneClickDrive is a go-to platform for all things automotive. Starting as the leading car rental platform in Dubai, they have now expanded their services by stepping into the used car market. With their reliable and transparent marketplace, they aim to make buying and selling used cars in Dubai simpler, faster, and more accessible for everyone. Whether you’re looking for an economical car for your daily commute or a luxury vehicle to match your style, OneClickDrive is the platform that will help you find the perfect match.Purchase a Used Car in Dubai Without Any HasslesOneClickDrive connects buyers directly to sellers, including…
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. Reporting Highlights Political Favoritism: GOP lawmakers directed millions of dollars away from longstanding Democratic-led agencies to a tiny commission controlled by Republicans. Religious Favoritism: Lawmakers singled out money for faith-based groups. One said, “We Christians, we’ve got to be able to support these kinds of organizations.” Reduced Services for Victims: Leaders of rape crisis centers say that the disruptions in funding continue to limit the services they can offer…
Donald Trump has said he is “very angry” and “pissed off” with Russian President Vladimir Putin after weeks of attempting to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine. In an NBC News interview, the US president said he was angry with Putin for attacking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s credibility, and threatened to impose a 50% tariff on countries buying Russian oil if he did not agree to a ceasefire.”If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia’s fault – which it might not be… I am going to…
Russian drones hit a military hospital, shopping centre and apartment blocks in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, killing two people and wounding dozens, while U.S. President Donald Trump voiced anger at Russian President Vladimir Putin for comments he made about the leader of Ukraine.Ukraine’s General Staff of the Armed Forces denounced the “deliberate, targeted shelling” of the military hospital late Saturday. Among the casualties were service members who were undergoing treatment, it said. Regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said those killed were a 67-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman.According to Ukrainian government and military analysts, Russian forces are preparing to launch a fresh…