Archives for April 2023

Finland is poised to join NATO on Tuesday, a historic realignment brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but the head of the military alliance said it would not send more troops to the Nordic country unless it asked for help. … [Read more...] about Finland set to join NATO, dealing major blow to Russia

Nigel Lawson, the tax-cutting U.K. Treasury chief under the late Margaret Thatcher and a lion of Conservative politics in the late 20th century has died. He was 91. … [Read more...] about Nigel Lawson, free market former U.K. Treasury chief, dies

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tops former President Donald Trump among Florida Republican voters in a head-to-head matchup, a new poll found. … [Read more...] about DeSantis ahead of Trump among Florida Republicans in new poll

President Biden is looking to woo energy communities long dependent on the fossil fuel industry -- particularly those with coal workers who are out of jobs -- with economic incentives to go green from Democrats' tax and climate spending law. … [Read more...] about Biden extends an olive branch to coal country

A passenger train slammed into a construction crane and derailed near The Hague in the early hours of Tuesday, morning sending two carriages into a field next to the tracks. One person died and 19 were hospitalized, Dutch emergency services said. … [Read more...] about Train derailment near The Hague kills 1, injures several