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Home Daily News Supreme Court often uses ‘Friday news dump’… U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court often uses ‘Friday news dump’ when releasing significant decisions January 15, 2026, 9:25 am CST The U.S. Supreme Court often releases significant decisions at the end of the day on Friday. (Photo by Allison Robbert/The Washington Post) It’s called a “Friday news dump.” Whether intentionally or not, the U.S. Supreme Court regularly releases significant orders at exactly the time when they’re most likely to get lost in the news cycle—near the end of the day on Friday. That’s according to an analysis by SCOTUSblog. Kelsey…
The HERO Dubai Desert Classic is back and the world’s golfing elite are ready to competeLanding at Emirates Golf Club from January 22 to 25, the 37th edition of the HERO Dubai Desert Classic is shaping up to be one of the most star-studded events on the DP World Tour calendar. First teed off in 1989, the Classic has now become one of the strongest events on the DP World Tour, regularly drawing the world’s golfing elite to the Middle East. As the oldest professional golf event in the region (and a flagship Rolex Series event), it brings together world-class…
Reporting Highlights Questioning Tests: Michigan officials expressed concern in 2020 about conflicting drug test results from Averhealth, the company doing the testing for the state’s child welfare agency. No Answers: The company didn’t tell Michigan that the lab’s accreditor had placed it on probation. Averhealth has defended the accuracy of its testing, citing an independent review. Inside the Lab: Former employees told ProPublica the lab was understaffed and had broken and poorly maintained instruments, and they were pressured to speed delivery of test results. These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. In 2020,…
Watch: At the scene of Spain’s worst rail disaster in over a decadeHeavy machinery is being used to assist in the recovery following a two-train crash in southern Spain which killed at least 41 people.Rescuers worked through a second night and said the death toll included three bodies still trapped in a wrecked carriage.More than 120 people were injured when carriages on a Madrid-bound train derailed and crossed over to the opposite tracks, hitting an oncoming train in Adamuz on Sunday evening.Sabotage has been ruled out, the interior minister has said, and the initial focus of investigators is on a…
Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Tuesday that Ottawa does not plan to pay the $1-billion US price tag for a permanent seat on U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” that will oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza.”There [are] a lot of details to be worked out, but one thing which is clear is that Canada is not going to pay if we were to join the…
Home Daily News California targets attorney use of artificial… Artificial Intelligence & Robotics California targets attorney use of artificial intelligence through new legislation By Amanda Robert January 15, 2026, 9:43 am CST Proposed legislation in California is targeting lawyers who use generative artificial intelligence to draft legal filings. (Image from Shutterstock) Proposed legislation in California is targeting lawyers who use generative artificial intelligence to draft legal filings. Introduced by California Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Tom Umberg, a Democratic state senator from Santa Ana, California, the new bill codifies many guidelines for the use of AI in the practice of law…
A festival of fearless Palestinian stories that challenge, move, and stay with you long after the credits rollReel Palestine Film Festival returns to Cinema Akil in Alserkal Avenue in Dubai this week, running for 10 days from Friday, January 23, to February 1, 2026.Expect a curated programme of Palestinian cinema across fiction, documentary, and short form.Once upon a time in Gaza stillAnd on opening night, visitors will be treated to the UAE premiere of Once Upon a Time in Gaza by Arab and Tarzan Nasser. The story follows two friends in Gaza in 2007 as they navigate loyalty, crime, and…
A surfer has been bitten by a shark, the fourth attack along Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) coastline in under 48 hours.The 39-year-old man “sustained a wound to his chest” after a shark bit his board on the Mid North Coast on Tuesday morning, police said. He has been released from hospital.It follows three other attacks in Sydney over the past two days. All beaches in Sydney’s northern area will remain closed until further notice, said police. The attacks follow days of heavy rains, which NSW Superintendent Joseph McNulty had earlier said may have created a “perform storm environment” for…
Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country’s exiled crown prince and calling on security forces to not “point your weapons at the people,” online video showed early Monday, the latest disruption to follow nationwide protests in the country.The hacking comes as the death toll in a crackdown by authorities that smothered the demonstrations reached at least 4,029 people, activists said. They fear the number will grow far higher as information leaks out of a country still gripped by the government’s decision to shut down the internet. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had his invitation…
Major Questions is a recurring series by Adam White, which analyzes the court’s approach to administrative law, agencies, and the lower courts. Like the still-pending tariffs case, Wednesday’s oral arguments in Trump v. Cook will attract attention far beyond the usual court-watchers. The president’s attempt to fire a Federal Reserve governor raises enormous questions for global markets and American law – all the more so after the latest news of a Justice Department investigation of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, and Powell’s denunciation of it. When the justices gather to hear oral arguments, the world will be watching. But what, exactly,…