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[ad_1] It is also the first time the target has been lowered since it was cut to “around 5%” in 2023. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] 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.A CBC News visual investigation of new satellite imagery and social media footage suggests the bombing of an Iranian elementary school on Saturday was the result of a precision airstrike on a military complex immediately adjacent to the building. The strike, which killed at least 165 people, mostly children, according to Iranian state TV, occurred on Saturday, during the first wave of U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran. Shortly…

[ad_1] The Supreme Court unanimously sided with the federal government on Wednesday in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, holding in an opinion by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson that federal courts of appeals must use a relatively deferential standard of review when assessing the Board of Immigration Appeals’ determination that asylum seekers did not experience the level of persecution necessary to qualify for asylum protections. The case stemmed from an asylum request made by Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, his wife Sayra Iliana Gamez-Mejia, and their child, who fled to the United States in 2021 after facing threats of violence in El Salvador. Urias-Orellana contended…

[ad_1] U.S. Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday invalidating President Donald Trump’s tariffs will have enormous legal and practical significance. In a 6-3 decision in Learning Resources Inc. v. Trump, with seven different opinions filling 170 pages, the court held that the tariffs Trump imposed are illegal. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion, which was joined in full by Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett, and in part by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Justices Kagan, Gorsuch, Barrett and Jackson each wrote separate concurring or concurring in the judgment opinions. Justice…

[ad_1] The news was announced by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announce spring break The UAE has just announced early spring break for schools and universities starting Monday, March 9, 2026. The decision was announced by The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and will apply to students, educational and administrative staff nation wide. وزارة التربية والتعليم ووزارة التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي تعلنان عن إجازة الربيع للطلبة والكادر التربوي والإداري للمدارس والجامعات على مستوى الدولة pic.twitter.com/jyj0M51gJw — UAEGOV (@UAEmediaoffice) March 4, 2026 An official post was issued out…

[ad_1] Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem misled Congress on Tuesday about the powers of her controversial top aide Corey Lewandowski, according to records reviewed by ProPublica and four current and former DHS officials. Lewandowski has an unusual role at DHS, where he is not a paid government employee but is nonetheless acting as a top official, helping Noem run the sprawling agency. For months, members of Congress have asked the agency to detail the scope of his work and authority.  At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., asked Noem whether Lewandowski has “a role in…

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[ad_1] Addressing media at the United Nations, Israel’s ambassador took aim at Iran and its response to U.S. and Israeli attacks.”It is a regime lashing out like a rabid animal, dangerous to everyone around it,” said Danny Danon. “This is not strategy, it is desperation.”More and more, though, it seems desperation has led Iran precisely to its strategy. Experts say Tehran will likely try to inflict collateral damage in neighbouring countries and exhaust U.S. and Israeli defences by using cheap kamikaze drones in order to try and save the regime.As a joint U.S.-Israeli strike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei…

[ad_1] Welcome to SCOUTSblog’s newest recurring series, in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world and how they compare to our own. For our debut column, we figured it only made sense to go back to the mother country and its mother court. And to help us shed some light on the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, we could think of no one better than Mark Elliott. Mark Elliott is Professor of Public Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. He has previously served as legal adviser to the House…

[ad_1] Home Daily News Former Motley Rice attorney pleads guilty… Criminal Justice Former Motley Rice attorney pleads guilty to $1.5M money laundering, fraud scheme By Shirley Henderson February 26, 2026, 9:04 am CST A suspended South Carolina personal injury attorney pleaded guilty Monday to stealing at least $1.5 million from his law firm and clients, according to court records. (Image from Shutterstock) A suspended South Carolina personal injury attorney pleaded guilty Monday to stealing at least $1.5 million from his law firm and clients, according to court records. Lawyer William Christopher Swett, 42, of Johns Island, South Carolina, litigated asbestos…