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Read More »Richard Nixon’s declassified letter to President Clinton proves prophetic about Russia
Ukraine is winning, Russia is losing: James Cleverly Fox News’ Martha MacCallum attends the Aspen Security Forum, where she sits down with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who says Russia is “fragile” and doesn’t “expect” the US to put troops on the ground. A month before he died in April 1994, former President Richard Nixon wrote a letter to then-President Bill Clinton offering what Clinton later called “wise advice, especially on Russia.” The contents of this letter have now been declassified by the Clinton Presidential Library and appear to be prophetic. In the seven-page letter, dated March 21, 1994, and…
Read More »2023 Women’s World Cup Purse Breakdown, Prize Money – NBC New York
Women’s World Cup teams are looking to collect more than just goals in the prestigious tournament. All eyes are on the bag of records and it is available. Thirty-two teams will compete for the prize money, and while it is the highest ever, it is still less than what was awarded at the 2022 FIFA World Cup for men. FIFA has said it aims for equal prize money for men and women at the next World Cup cycle in 2026 and 2027. The 2023 World Cup also includes a new payment structure this will make all players win at least…
Read More »Newell Rd fire grows to more than 6,000 acres, historic Dot Grange Hall reported lost – Columbia Community Connection News Mid-Columbia Region
19:00 Water scarcity is a problem. Tanker 180 and FGD43 are both on fire right now. Two more tankers arriving from Redmond, OR. Currently receiving water from Roosevelt for tenders. 18:39 from WA-DNR: New #NewellRoadFire 600 acres and growing, 0 percent contained. Engines and planes deployed in collaboration with regional resources. DNR strike team en route. Type 3 team ordered and mobilized. Threatened structures. Follow @waDNR_fire on Twitter 6:33pm The fire is coming hard at the wind farm, the southern boundary is now old highway 8. The plume is low and fast, moving east. 6:30 pm East Road is now…
Read More »Far-right party Vox on the verge of sharing power
Spain could be on the verge of being governed by a coalition that includes a far-right party for the first time since the end of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship in 1975, fueled in part by frustration surrounding a drought and environmental measures to ameliorate it. Polls indicate that the conservative Popular Party, led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has enough support to overthrow the president of the socialist government Pedro Sánchez, but will not achieve an absolute majority. That leaves Vox, an ultra-nationalist, anti-immigration, anti-feminist group, as the likely king. Part of the reason Vox has become Spain’s third-largest party is that…
Read More »Amazonian grassland: Record rainfall has a variety of effects | news
The Merrimack Valley was spared the flooding that hit parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and western Massachusetts farms recently, but the heavy rain has had an impact here. “Everybody’s lawn looks like the Amazon,” says Tim Breen of North Andover, who installs lawns and landscapes for a living. It refers to the rainforest-like hues and growth in the Merrimack Valley that have emerged from deluges since early June. This summer’s extremely wet conditions juxtaposed with the drought conditions of recent summers are consistent with global warming and are fraught with health and economic costs, say climate scientists like UMass Lowell…
Read More »Challenges to Georgia political maps set for federal court trial | news
A trio of redistricting challenges in Georgia will advance to trial this fall following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Alabama’s 2022 congressional maps violated the Voting Rights Act. The potential effect of last month’s Supreme Court decision on Georgia’s maps remains to be seen, but if the pending challenges here are successful, it could send lawmakers back to the Gold Dome to draw new maps. Federal Judge Steve C. Jones has allowed three separate but similar lawsuits in Georgia to go to trial together on September 5. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who is accused in all three cases,…
Read More »Challenger announces bid to unseat conservative Armstrong | A LOOK BACK | news
Forty years ago this week: In an early move, former Colorado Lt. Gov. Nancy Dick launched her bid for the U.S. Senate with an official announcement criticizing the incumbent she wants to oust, Republican Sen. Bill Armstrong. Dick criticized Armstrong for his positions on the nuclear arms race, the environment, taxes, abortion and a range of fiscal policy issues. Gov. Dick Lamm joined Dick on the steps of the state capitol, dampening rampant speculation that he would make his own bid for the Senate seat. Lamm told assembled members of the media and gathered supporters that Armstrong’s conservatism was at…
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