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Europe’s Green Energy Plans Are Threatened by the Need to Wean Itself Off Russian Gas

Until last month, German climate NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (Environmental Action Germany) was dead set against the country building new gas pipelines and import facilities. “We have always argued that we have to get out of fossil energies and not invest

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Brandon Bostian, engineer during fatal 2015 Amtrak crash, found not guilty of all charges – The Philadelphia Inquirer

Brandon Bostian, engineer during fatal 2015 Amtrak crash, found not guilty of all charges  The Philadelphia Inquirer Amtrak engineer found not guilty of charges in deadly derailment  CBS News Engineer in deadly 2015 Philadelphia Amtrak crash found not guilty  CNN 2015 Amtrak Derailment:

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Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes court-ordered mental health treatment for homeless people

California’s governor has unveiled a plan to create mental health courts that would mandate services to more homeless people with severe behavioral and addiction disorders.

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How Russia’s attack on Ukraine violates international law

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violates the U.N. Charter and cannot be justified under international law as an act of self-defense or humanitarian intervention.

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How Russia’s attack on Ukraine violates international law

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violates the U.N. Charter and cannot be justified under international law as an act of self-defense or humanitarian intervention.

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How Russia’s attack on Ukraine violates international law

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violates the U.N. Charter and cannot be justified under international law as an act of self-defense or humanitarian intervention.

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What Biden Could Do Next to Pressure Putin on Ukraine

As Joe Biden sat down in the West Wing’s Cabinet Room on Thursday with his top officials to discuss the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a boom microphone rattled the chandelier overhead. Biden looked up at the swinging

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Putin’s War on Ukraine Shows the Dreadful Power of History

History is a teacher. But it can be a very bad one. It is Ukraine’s tragedy that the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is a textbook example of how to draw the wrong lessons from the past. Many things have

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What to Know About the Meaning of Sunflowers in Ukraine

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine has continued over the past week, displaying sunflowers has become one of the many ways the world is showing solidarity for the Ukrainian people. At the State of the Union on Tuesday night, First

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Florida poised to limit abortions as Supreme Court mulls Roe v. Wade

Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign a 15-week abortion ban into law after Florida’s legislature joined the trend of Republican-led states anticipating a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could sharply limit abortion rights in America.

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