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At least two people have been killed and 11 injured in a new Russian overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, local officials have said.One of the victims was a one-year-old baby, whose body was pulled from the rubble, Kyiv’s military administration head Tymur Tkachenko said Sunday. A young woman is also believed to have been killed.Russian strikes were also targeted at Kryvyi Rih, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown in central Ukraine, where three infrastructure facilities were hit. Air raid warnings were activated overnight for all of the country’s regions.The fresh attack came as Russian President Vladimir Putin has been hardening…
Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Zachary Shemtob, The morning read for Friday, September 5, SCOTUSblog (Sep. 5, 2025, 9:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/09/the-morning-read-for-friday-september-5/ Source link
Home Daily News ‘Strapped’ former BigLaw associate is arrested… Criminal Justice ‘Strapped’ former BigLaw associate is arrested for alleged confrontation with National Guard members By Debra Cassens Weiss September 4, 2025, 1:27 pm CDT National Guard troops stand guard near the Metropolitan Detention Center on June 9 in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo by Eric Thayer/The Associated Press) A fired Covington & Burling associate was arrested last week for allegedly thrusting his shoulder into a member of the National Guard and making threatening statements to other National Guard members patrolling Washington, D.C. Former associate Paul Anthony Bryant was first in the…
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Portuguese officials investigating Wednesday’s deadly funicular crash in Lisbon say a cable along the railway’s route snapped, but the rest of the mechanism was functioning properly.”After examining the wreckage at the site, it was immediately determined that the cable connecting the two carriages had given way,” the preliminary report said.The carriages of Lisbon’s iconic, 140-year-old Glória funicular railway are designed to travel up and down steep slopes.Sixteen people died and about 20 were injured when one of the carriages derailed on Wednesday evening.Five of those killed were Portuguese along with three Britons, two South Koreans, two Canadians, an American, a…
A group of small businesses challenging the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in a series of executive orders urged the Supreme Court to provide a definitive ruling on the legality of those tariffs. In a five-page brief filed on Friday afternoon, the challengers encouraged the justices to act quickly, telling them that the tariffs are “inflicting profound harms on” their companies, which are “suffering severe economic hardships as a result of the price increases and supply chain interruptions caused by the tariffs.” “[T]hese impacts,” the challengers stressed, “are ‘not survivable.’” The filing came less than 48 hours after the…
We all know that lawyer. You know the one. The lawyer who has built their entire practice on the back of a handful of referrals. It looks easy when they do it, real “no big deal” type of stuff. But if it truly is that easy—how is that lawyer so good at it when you don’t even know where to start? Surely there is magic at play. That lawyer is the ultimate charmer who serendipitously happens to be in the right place at the right time—every time. Whatever the secret, you need to figure it out because referrals drive law…
Dubai has a wide range of supermarkets catering to every taste and budgetWhether you want fresh food, international brands, or affordable deals, there is a store in Dubai for you. Here is a guide to some of the most popular supermarkets in Dubai.Note that some items mentioned may vary depending on the size of the shops across Dubai CarrefourCarrefour is one of the biggest supermarkets in Dubai. You can find almost everything under one roof. It also offers fresh cakes, breads, and on-the-go food from its deli section. You can also grab bundle deals, electronics, and clothes. It is perfect for…
Sudan Liberation Movement/ArmyThis image is thought to show around 40 gravesVillagers in a remote area of Sudan’s western Darfur region are trying to reach buried victims by hand after a devastating landslide on Sunday, aid group Save the Children says.”People are excavating by hand to rescue the bodies of their relatives since there are no tools or machinery”, Francesco Lanino, Save the Children’s deputy Sudan director for programmes and operations, said.It is unclear how many people died. Figures range from as high as 1,000 from an armed group in charge of the area, to a figure from the national health…
Lawyers for a 24-year-old transgender woman urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss a challenge to an Idaho law that bans transgender women and girls from participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams. Lindsay Hecox, who originally filed the case because Hecox wanted to try out for the women’s track and cross-country teams at Boise State University, will no longer play women’s sports in Idaho, Hecox’s lawyers said. And as a result, Hecox’s legal team argued, the case is moot – that is, no longer a live controversy. Alan Hurst, the solicitor general of Idaho, told the justices that…