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On the night of the military-style raid at a Chicago apartment complex, a loud boom woke the Nigerian man who lived in Unit 215. Tolulope Akinsulie stood up from his bed and saw heavily armed federal agents rushing into his apartment. He then felt the jaws of a large dog biting into his right ankle, knocking him to the floor. Akinsulie screamed as the dog tore the flesh from his ankle, thighs, hip and wrist.  Down the hall, agents took a Venezuelan mother and her 16-year-old son from their apartment at gunpoint to another unit. There, they saw agents hit…

After a series of court rulings gave Republicans a decisive advantage in the national redistricting fight, Democrats’ options for a counterpunch before this year’s midterms are limited. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.So they are shifting their attention to battles for control of legislatures in key states this fall to help lay the groundwork for new congressional maps for the 2028 election cycle.A U.S. Supreme Court decision last month has paved the way for a raft of GOP-controlled states with majority-minority districts represented by Democrats to redraw their district lines, adding…

James Nixon | 8:30am BST 13 May 2026 The photo shows a Test match in progress at Trent Bridge. In Part II, Tony Wadsworth continues replying to the critics of his August 2025 article posted onthis site, doing so in the context of what he views as a resurgence of Test cricket while also beingsceptical of its present day “doomsters”.He wishes to thank Peter Kettle for acting as a sounding board for this part of the project andproviding a number of useful suggestions. A. “Don’t fix something that ain’t broke.” This caution was issued byThala_0720 . It is a common…

With Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao set to rematch in September, former Mayweather rival, Marcos Maidana, has shared his thoughts on the fight. Maidana was twice defeated by the American great in 2014, with the first of their two fights deemed to be one of the few occasions where a decision could have gone against ‘TBE’; officially defeating ‘El Chino’ by majority-decision. Their second meeting was more convincing and proved to be Maidana’s final outing as a pro, whilst Mayweather moved onto the biggest fight of his career and defeated perennial rival Pacquiao the following year. Now, 11 years on…

Abu Dhabi’s arbitration centre has recorded a 38 per cent rise in cases between its first and second years of operation, signalling stronger business reliance on the emirate’s formal dispute resolution framework as cross-border commerce expands.The Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre, known as arbitrateAD, has administered 105 matters since it began accepting cases in February 2024. The growth was disclosed in its inaugural Biennial Report 2024–2026, which tracked a broad range of institutional arbitration cases and appointing-authority mandates during the centre’s early operating period.The figures point to a shift in how companies operating in and through Abu Dhabi are handling…

1 Bayer Leverkusen must beat Hamburg and hope that VfB Stuttgart and Hoffenheim both lose on Saturday in order to secure their place in next season’s UEFA Champions League, but their task will be significantly harder with two attacking players facing a race to be fit. With Martin Terrier (thigh) already sidelined and Nathan Tella (muscular) a doubt, Christian Kofane’s participation is also at risk. Kicker report that the Cameroonian forward suffered a shoulder injury during Leverkusen’s 3-1 defeat against Stuttgart on Matchday 33. Should both Kofane and Tella miss Saturday’s clash, Kasper Hjulmand will lose significant pace in the…

An estimated $10 million is being spent in a single Kentucky Congressional primary (Trump says, ‘Get Massie!’) even as Congress abdicates its constitutional role and efforts to manipulate the midterms escalate. If the Game Is Fixed, Why Keep Score? One of the challenges of covering American politics during the polycrisis is the nagging feeling that none of this matters, as the game is fixed. The US Congress has largely abdicated its most important constitutional powers — taxation and declarations of war — preferring to focus on collecting campaign cash and avoiding responsibility. The openly partisan Supreme Court has essentially voided…

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning. Let’s get straight into all the news out of D.C. today. Makary is officially out as FDA commissioner President Trump yesterday confirmed that Marty Makary is resigning from his role leading the FDA. Kyle Diamantas, the top food regulator at the agency, will step in as acting commissioner. STAT+ Exclusive Story Already have an account? Log in This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers Unlock this article — plus in-depth analysis, newsletters, premium events, and news alerts. Already…

From illegal war on Iran to an inhumane fuel blockade of Cuba, from AI weapons to crypto corruption, this is a time of staggering chaos, cruelty, and violence.  Unlike other publications that parrot the views of authoritarians, billionaires, and corporations, The Nation publishes stories that hold the powerful to account and center the communities too often denied a voice in the national media—stories like the one you’ve just read. Each day, our journalism cuts through lies and distortions, contextualizes the developments reshaping politics around the globe, and advances progressive ideas that oxygenate our movements and instigate change in the halls…

Rainfall across much of California and the West has become more clustered in heavier storms, with longer dry spells in between. The net effect is a drying out, researchers found in a new study. It isn’t just the western United States; the same is true in much of the rest of the world.The research is the first to reveal how this concentration of rainfall into fewer, heavier events dries out the landscape. “The more concentrated rainfall you get, the drier you become,” said Justin Mankin, an associate professor of geography at Dartmouth College who coauthored the study. The occasional heavy…