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  1. Dubai deluge likely made worse by warming world, scientists find

    Vehicles drive through standing floodwater

    A powerful rainstorm that wreaked havoc on the desert nation of the United Arab Emirates last week was likely made more intense because of climate change, a team of international scientists has found.

  2. Bombardier gets federal exemption from sanctions on Russian titanium

    Employees work on aircraft during a media preview of the Bombardier Aircraft Assembly Centre in Mississauga, Ont., Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

    Bombardier is now the second large Canadian corporation known to have been granted an exemption from federal government sanctions on Russian titanium.

  3. UN team in Gaza shaken after pier site came under fire during visit, spokesperson says

    A soldier

    A United Nations team in the Gaza Strip visiting the site for a pier and the staging area for maritime aid operations had to seek shelter in a bunker "for some time" on Wednesday after the area came under fire, a UN spokesperson said on Thursday.

  4. U.S. Supreme Court weighs extent of immunity for former presidents like Trump

    Several people wave big flags and signs at the foot of steps leading to an august building.

    A lawyer representing the special counsel was beginning his presentation on whether a former U.S. president can be prosecuted for acts while he was in office. Earlier, Donald Trump's lawyer argued that the prospect of being indicted could constrain a president.

  5. Accusers 'gutted' as Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction in New York overturned

    A close up of a man in court.

    New York's highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren't part of the case.