Voices Silenced, Voices Fight Back: Ex-EPA Staffers Take Their Free-Speech Battle to Court

Voices Silenced, Voices Fight Back: Ex-EPA Staffers Take Their Free-Speech Battle to Court

A small group of former Environmental Protection Agency insiders has stepped out of the shadows and into a courtroom, accusing the agency they once served of punishing them for speaking up. Their lawsuit, filed in Washington, insists that their firing wasn’t about performance or policy—it was about their words. The six were among those who …

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A Breakaway Brigade: Twelve Lawyers Step Off the Bernstein Litowitz Highway to Build Their Own Shareholder Empire

A Breakaway Brigade: Twelve Lawyers Step Off the Bernstein Litowitz Highway to Build Their Own Shareholder Empire

In the world of shareholder battles—where fortunes rise, reputations wobble, and boardrooms sweat—an unexpected caravan has peeled away from one of the country’s biggest plaintiff firms. Twelve lawyers, once part of the engine room at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann, have packed up their briefs and marched out to form a brand-new investor-rights outfit. Leading …

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California Bets on Courtesy: A Yearly Promise to Be Less Terrible

California Bets on Courtesy: A Yearly Promise to Be Less Terrible

California has decided it’s time to civilise the courtroom—the state will soon ask every lawyer on its rolls to pause once a year, take a breath, and vow not to behave like an overcaffeinated courtroom gladiator. Beginning in 2026, attorneys must annually pledge to conduct themselves with dignity, courtesy, and integrity. A small promise, perhaps, …

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Egypt’s Non-Oil Economy Flickers Back to Life With a Five-Year High

Egypt’s Non-Oil Economy Flickers Back to Life With a Five-Year High

Egypt’s non-oil private sector didn’t just turn a page in November—it cracked open a whole new chapter. After years of wavering momentum, business activity surged to its strongest pace in half a decade, according to new survey data that painted a cautiously upbeat portrait of the country’s economic pulse. The S&P Global Egypt PMI jumped …

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Gulf Markets Drift as Oil Softens and Traders Brace for U.S. Signals

Gulf Markets Drift as Oil Softens and Traders Brace for U.S. Signals

The mood across the major Gulf exchanges turned into a patchwork of gains and slips, as weakening oil prices tugged at sentiment and investors shifted their gaze toward key U.S. economic clues expected later in the week. Oil — the region’s financial metronome — sagged for a second straight session. With Russia-Ukraine talks stirring hopes …

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A Silent Giant of the Water World Gets New Backers as Mubadala and Glenwood Seal NanoH2O Deal

A Silent Giant of the Water World Gets New Backers as Mubadala and Glenwood Seal NanoH2O Deal

In a move that slipped into the global investment current with the quiet force of a deep tide, Mubadala Investment Company and Korea’s Glenwood Private Equity — joined by a circle of aligned co-investors — have completed their co-investment in NanoH2O Co., Ltd., marking the final tick of regulatory and closing requirements. NanoH2O, once the …

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Fakeeh Hospital Moves In for Majority Control as Diagnostic Elite Maps Out a Bigger Footprint

Fakeeh Hospital Moves In for Majority Control as Diagnostic Elite Maps Out a Bigger Footprint

Saudi Arabia’s Dr. Soliman Abdulkader Fakeeh Hospital Company has stepped into expansion mode, sealing a binding deal to take just over half of Diagnostic Elite — the teleradiology and imaging specialist that’s been steadily stitching itself into the Kingdom’s healthcare network. The agreement hands the hospital group a 50.01% stake for 70 million riyals, a …

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Saudi Firms Keep the Engines Running, but the Road Ahead Looks Less Rushed

Saudi Firms Keep the Engines Running, but the Road Ahead Looks Less Rushed

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil businesses kept their momentum in November, pushing forward with another month of expansion—even if the pace felt a touch less urgent than before. The latest purchasing managers’ index reading showed the private sector still humming with growth, supported by steady output and confident operations. But beneath that forward motion, the tempo of …

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Shadow Over the Capital: Ambush Suspect Denies Charges as Court Orders Detention

Shadow Over the Capital: Ambush Suspect Denies Charges as Court Orders Detention

The quiet hum of an ordinary Washington morning was shattered last week when gunfire echoed near a subway station steps from the White House. Now, the man accused of unleashing that burst of violence—an attack that left one National Guard member dead and another fighting for life—has entered a plea of not guilty, speaking from …

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Shadow Files and Second Chances: The Comey Case Faces a New Legal Roadblock

Shadow Files and Second Chances: The Comey Case Faces a New Legal Roadblock

In a fresh twist to a case the Trump-era Justice Department once tried to launch into political orbit, a longtime confidant of James Comey has stepped into court seeking to shut down the government’s access to a cache of digital material that could power a revived indictment. Daniel Richman — law professor, former adviser to …

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