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The island is currently under de facto occupation by the UAE, who have also been conducting illegal tours which bypass Yemeni customs and entry laws. The tours have been getting good reviews.

The UAE said if they were to acquire the island, they would develop tourism and infrastructure, improve security and make the locals more civilized. They would built resorts and restaurants so tourists would no longer have to rough it in tents. They would also institute more flights and tour operators, and UAE customs and entry regulations would apply, so many nationalities would be able to visit visaless.

The island is often reffered to as "the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean", and is an UNESCO heritage site, home to a large number of indemic species. A biologists and geographers Mecca. However, it being part of Yemen puts most people off from visiting. Being part of the UAE, would certainly make people less apprehensive. However, locals argue that this would ruin the island's pristineness, and most locals don't want to be part of a more civilized country.

Me personally, I'd like this. I would visit if the UAE took it. It would also benefit the UAE, as it would become more interesting.

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NYS Republicans file federal lawsuit challenging planned switch to even years for local elections

GOP officials are trying to get federal courts to intervene after a similar lawsuit failed in state courts. Just two weeks ago, New York's top court ruled the law constitutional in a 7-0 decision.

The suit argues moving county, town and other elections to even-numbered years is a violation of candidates' free speech rights. The plaintiffs claim the fact that local candidates will be trying to communicate with voters at the same time as statewide and national candidates amounts to an illegal restriction.

The law "imposes a direct and substantial burden on core political speech and association under the First Amendment - not merely by raising costs, but by degrading visibility, distorting content and increasing bias in the act of voting. This burden cannot be justified by generalized appeals to convenience."

Their other primary claim is that the switch will "exacerbate racially polarized voting" and, therefore, violates federal voting rights laws. The Republicans assert: that "minority-preferred candidates... will face reduced visibility and increased racially polarized voting, resulting in minority voters losing the ability to elect candidates of their choosing."

The Democratic-led State Legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, enacted the law making the switch in 2023. Democrats and good-government groups noted voter turnout is always better in even-numbered years, so the law would boost participation. Also, Democrats in New York have higher turnout in even-numbered years.

Republicans opposed, saying local races and candidates would be overlooked by voters. Also, the GOP historically had seen better turnout numbers than their rivals in odd-numbered years.

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Shortly after the original DoJ memo vanished, a new one was filed, according to Politico's Kyle Cheney — this one completely omitting any references to Taranto being a January 6 rioter, or that Trump had posted Obama's home address shortly before the incident.

Despite the pardons for Jan. 6 rioters, a number have not only continued to face unrelated charges, but have been hit with new ones.