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‘Terrorism Cannot be Ruled Out’ Another Power Cable Cut in North Europe

Police are investigating after a major power interconnector unexpectedly went out on Christmas Day, with authorities saying they have not ruled out sabotage. Speculation is rife about two cargo ships that passed through the Estlink-2 power interconnection line just before it was shut down over the Christmas lunchtime period. The undersea power cable connecting Russia […]

Congress has the power to block Trump from taking office, but lawmakers must act now 

constitution provide An insurrectionist who breaks his oath is not qualified to be president. This is the plain language of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. “No person shall hold any office under the United States or any State, whether civil or military, having previously sworn an oath to support the Constitution of the United […]

Trump and Biden offer Christmas greetings as US approaches transfer of power

As the presidential transition nears, President-elect Trump and President Biden are both celebrating Christmas vacation, with Biden acknowledging that this will be the last time he wishes the nation a Merry Christmas as president. President Trump, who will be inaugurated on January 20th, shouted in a post on Truth Social, “Merry Christmas, everyone!” In another […]

Finland-Estonia power cable hit in latest Baltic Sea incident | Finland

An undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia failed on Wednesday, Finland's prime minister said, calling it the latest in a series of accidents involving cables and energy pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Arto Parkin, head of operations at the Finnish power grid, told public broadcaster Ale that sabotage could not be ruled out. Finnish […]

Tens of Thousands Left Without Power Amid Snowstorm in the Balkans

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (AP) – Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia were left without power Tuesday due to heavy snow and strong winds that also disrupted traffic in neighboring Croatia and Serbia. In Slovenia, the search for an injured Hungarian hiker missing in the Alps north of the capital Ljubljana has been suspended […]

The peaceful transfer of power is rarer than Americans might think  

On November 13th, President Biden welcomed Donald Trump to the White Housemarks the resumption of a long-standing practice. There It wasn't a meeting at the White House. After Biden defeated Trump in 2020. In front of a gathering of reporters and photographers, Biden congratulated the president-elect and promised a “smooth transition of power.” He added: […]

Debt ceiling woes suggests limits to Trump power over GOP

President-elect Trump wields tremendous power among Republicans in both houses of Congress, but his struggle to persuade them to bend to his will on the debt ceiling shows that it has its limits. Suggests. Thirty-eight conservative Republicans on Thursday voted against stopgap funding measures, including a two-year suspension of the debt ceiling, saying they could […]