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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,…

Home Daily News Who left Minnesota US attorney’s office,… Prosecutors Who left Minnesota US attorney’s office, and what does it mean for agency’s work? By Stephanie Francis Ward January 15, 2026, 10:44 am CST Joseph H. Thompson, center, one of six federal prosecutors who recently left the Minnesota U.S. attorney’s office, was the lead prosecutor in a Medicaid fraud case, which ended with 58 people being convicted of stealing $300 million from government child nutrition programs. Following the U.S. Department of Justice’s plan to investigate the spouse of a 37-year-old Minneapolis woman shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and…

New spots, eats, events & everything happening around the city, so you know what’s on in Dubai this weekSome cities sparkle; Dubai glows from the inside out. New spots, cool things happening everywhere, calendars already filling up. If you’re wondering what’s on in Dubai this week – from new restaurants and pop-ups to events everyone is talking about – this is your heads-up so you don’t end up with serious FOMO by Sunday.Nobu One Za’abeelNobu aka the new place to be in Dubai has officially opened at The Link in One Za’abeel, bringing its Japanese-Peruvian menu to one of the…

David GrittenandRachel HaganReutersSyria’s army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia alliance have reported fresh clashes in the country’s north-east, a day after a ceasefire deal brought much of the autonomous region under government control.The 14-point agreement signed on Sunday, which will see the SDF withdraw from Raqqa and Deir al-Zour provinces and then be integrated into state institutions, was supposed to end almost two weeks of fighting.President Ahmed al-Sharaa said he hoped it would allow Syria to “end its state of division and move to a state of unity and progress”.SDF commander Mazlum Abdi said the fighting had…

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.An explosion at a restaurant in downtown Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and wounded about a dozen more, according to police and an Italian charity running a surgical unit in the city. The cause of the blast was not immediately clear.The explosion occurred in a Chinese restaurant in the Shahr-e-Naw district of the Afghan capital, according to Kabul police command spokesperson Khalid Zadran. He said the…

In Barrett v. United States, the court held in an opinion by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson that the Constitution’s double jeopardy clause prohibits a defendant from receiving two convictions for a single act that violates two closely related federal firearm offenses, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i) and 18 U.S.C. § 924(j). In reaching that result, the court applied, and did not alter, its interpretation of a nearly century-old unanimous Supreme Court case, Blockburger v. United States. Blockburger established a test for deciding when multiple punishments may be imposed for a single criminal event. Under Blockburger, a court must compare the elements that the…

Home Daily News New Jersey governor OKs jury service for… Juries New Jersey governor OKs jury service for thousands with criminal convictions By Shirley Henderson January 15, 2026, 1:19 pm CST Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy talks to reporters in Trenton, New Jersey, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Photo by Seth Wenig/The Associated Press) Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has restored eligibility to “hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans” with prior criminal convictions to serve on juries. Murphy, during his final days in office and shortly before the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, signed an executive action earlier…

Your next city escape is at Six Senses The PalmIf you haven’t been to Six Senses in Oman, you’ve probably heard of it – and it’s likely on your list. Now Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah is getting its own escape with Six Senses The Palm, opening this year with all-suite rooms, a private beach, and plenty of space to just unwind. It’s the perfect spot for anyone who loves wellness with a laid-back, boujee luxury vibe.RoomsThe resort has 61 all-suite rooms, each designed with space and calm in mind. Open views stretch across the Arabian Gulf, The Palm, and Dubai’s skyline.…

Sofia Ferreira SantosandAlicia CurryReutersAt least 39 people have died and dozens more have been injured after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain, the country’s Civil Guard has said.The accident near the city of Córdoba, in southern Spain, has been described by local officials as Spain’s worst rail crash in more than a decade.Here’s what we know about the crash so far.Where did the crash happen?The crash occurred at around 19:45 local time (18:45 GMT) on Sunday, about an hour after one of the trains departed Málaga for Madrid.The train derailed and crossed over to the opposite track, operator Adif…

Listen to this articleEstimated 4 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.Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 18 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heat wave. Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in the country’s central Biobio region and the neighbouring Ñuble region, around 500 kilometres south of Santiago, the capital. The emergency designation…