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A 43-year-old Illinois woman has been charged with criminal sexual assault after allegedly conceiving a child with a 14-year-old boy who attended a junior high dance as her daughter’s date, according to court documents reported by the New York Post and local authorities. Police say the woman, identified as Robyn Polston, gave birth in January…

Donald Trump said it’s great news for America that Nancy Pelosi is retiring. resident Donald Trump said Nancy Pelosi’s retirement will be a great thing for America as she was ‘evil, corrupt and focused on bad things for our country’. Fox News reported Trump’s reaction to Pelosi’s retirement. “She was rapidly losing control of her…

Pakistan fired into Afghanistan, breaking the ceasefire, as officials are in Istanbul to resume discussions with Taliban representatives, AFP reported late Thursday evening citing military source and witnesses.“Pakistan used light and heavy weapons and targeted civilian areas,” AFP quoted the Afghan military source saying.“We have not retaliated yet, out of respect for the ongoing negotiations”…

Air travel in the US is on the brink of major disruption as the government shutdown enters record-breaking territory. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned that up to 4,000 domestic flights per day could be cut at around 40 of the country’s busiest airports if the political impasse continues, citing severe staffing strain on…

SIB Pay brings seamless QR and tap payments UAE-wide / AI-generated Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has launched SIB Pay, a new digital-payments platform aimed at accelerating cashless transactions in the UAE. The platform offers QR payments, soft-POS, e-commerce gateways and pay-by-link tools for businesses and government entities, positioning SIB as a growing player in the…

Kevin Mullally exits as UAE GCGRA CEO, leaving a strong regulatory framework; Jim Murren becomes interim CEO/Image: X The quiet corridors of Abu Dhabi’s newest federal regulator are witnessing a moment of change. Kevin Mullally, the man who helped design the foundations of the UAE’s General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA), has stepped down as…

History was made in New York on Wednesday (local time) when Zohran Mamdani became the city’s new mayor. When he took the stage to deliver his victory speech, the crowd roared at that moment. Through his speech, Mamdani asserted that it is the dawn of a “new age” for New York, but subtly, it was…

Madinah police arrested one man and two women expatriates for prostitution, referring them to Public Prosecution/Representative Image In a demonstration of ongoing vigilance, Madinah security authorities have dismantled a prostitution operation involving expatriates, including two women, operating from a residential apartment. The arrests form part of Saudi Arabia’s sustained campaign to combat moral crimes, human…

Dubai boy, 7, sets record for dual Himalayan treks / Image credit: File photo Seven-year-old Ivan Krasiukov, a Grade 2 pupil at Bloom World Academy in Dubai, has been certified by Official World Record (OWR) Europe as the youngest person to complete both the Everest Base Camp 130-km trek (April 2024) and the Annapurna Circuit’s…

Immigration officers in Los Angeles arrested a US citizen near a Home Depot, with two officers then using his car to transport his toddler who was strapped in a car seat, according to advocates and family statements on Wednesday.A video, reportedly recorded by the Los Angeles Rapid Response Network, doing rounds on social media, shows…