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A large fire broke out on a Turkish car ferry anchored at the Ukrainian port city of Odesa after it was hit in a strike on Friday.The company that operates the Cenk T confirmed the attack occurred at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) shortly after it docked at the Chornomorsk port.Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky has blamed the strike on Russia, which has not commented.The attack came hours after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russian President Vladimir Putin that a limited ceasefire for energy facilities and ports could be beneficial. Russia has resisted all calls for a ceasefire.Moscow has threatened to…
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.Sherrone Moore, who was abruptly fired this week as the University of Michigan football coach, was charged Friday with three crimes including home invasion and stalking a person he had dated, prosecutors said.Moore has spent two nights in jail following his firing and subsequent arrest Wednesday.The 39-year-old coach who had led the Wolverines for two seasons was fired for what the school called an inappropriate relationship with a staff…
This morning, Friday, Dec. 12, the justices are gathering for their final regularly scheduled private conference of the year to discuss cases and vote on petitions for review. The petitions set to be considered – or reconsidered – address several significant topics, including the scope of Second Amendment protections, a unique response to climate change, and whether the government can seize a $95,000 plane over a six-pack of beer. Here is a brief overview of five notable issues that are in front of the court at this week’s conference. Second Amendment As I’ve previously noted, the Second Amendment is in…
Home Daily News DOJ official who thought he was on Hinge… First Amendment DOJ official who thought he was on Hinge date discusses Epstein files, gets fired, suit says By Debra Cassens Weiss November 26, 2025, 10:21 am CST The U.S. Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C. (Image from Shutterstock) A former Department of Justice official said in a lawsuit his First Amendment rights were violated when he was fired for comments that he made about the Epstein files while on Hinge dates with a woman who apparently recorded him without his knowledge. In the recording posted online, Joseph…
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Reporting Highlights Operation Gigawatt: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox declared last year that the state would double energy production in the next decade using an “any of the above” approach to power sources. Growing Energy Source: Solar projects have been coming online faster than any other source in Utah and account for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid. Hostile Legislation: Cox signed bills that will make it more difficult and expensive to develop and produce solar energy, ending tax credits for development and imposing a tax on generation. These highlights were written by the…
Some 200 West African soldiers, mainly from Nigeria and Ivory Coast, are in Benin to support the government following Sunday’s failed coup, Benin’s foreign minister says.The attempt was foiled after Nigeria deployed fighter jets to drive the mutineers out of a military base and state TV headquarters, where they had declared a takeover.This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to the country, although it is not clear if some have been withdrawn since Sunday.Benin’s Foreign Affairs Minister Olushegun Adjadi Bakari on Thursday said some of the regional troops sent to help 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.Japan on Friday issued a tsunami advisory after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the country’s northeast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.The quake occurred off the east coast of Aomori prefecture, in the north of Honshu, the main Japanese island, at a depth of 20 kilometres at 11:44 a.m. local time, the JMA said.The Pacific coast of Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures could see a tsunami of up…
Yesterday’s argument in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v Saba Capital Master Fund showed a bench surprisingly receptive of private parties having the ability to sue investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Although the justices have been skeptical of implied rights of action in recent decades, most of them seemed to think that the statute went far enough to authorize the limited relief sought in the case before them, namely the right to invalidate a contract inconsistent with the statute. The problems for the investment company opposing the suit started early in Shay Dvoretzky’s argument on its behalf,…
Home Daily News Judge suspended after courthouse confrontation… Judiciary Judge suspended after courthouse confrontation with delivery driver By Debra Cassens Weiss November 26, 2025, 12:02 pm CST A Texas judge has been suspended after he was indicted on a misdemeanor charge of official oppression stemming from a dispute with a delivery driver. (Image from Shutterstock) A Texas judge has been suspended after he was indicted on a misdemeanor charge of official oppression stemming from a dispute with a delivery driver. The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct suspended Judge William Ross Mitchell of Uvalde County, Texas, without pay in a…