Should Donald Trump go to court? The United States is at a crossroads

Should Donald Trump go to court?  The United States is at a crossroads

The investigation into the seizure of the Capitol on January 6, 2021 has so far yielded 842 prosecutions and 218 convictions, for crimes ranging from disturbing public order to rebellion. As the House committee in hearing after hearing revealed plans at the highest levels of the White House to allow Donald Trump to remain president, questions have become more pressing …

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Oil majors ExxonMobil and Chevron also posted gains

Oil majors ExxonMobil and Chevron also posted gains

Photo: ANP Major US oil and gas companies ExxonMobil and Chevron posted second-quarter profits on the back of higher energy prices. In doing so, they are following the example of the likes of Shell and Total Energies, which have set records due to high oil and fuel prices. Exxon, America’s largest oil company, had a net profit of $17.9 billion …

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welcoming only Ukrainians is discrimination

welcoming only Ukrainians is discrimination

PA ONS News•today, 06:00 Municipalities that only want to receive Ukrainian asylum seekers are guilty of discrimination. So says the Institute for Human Rights (CvdRM). State Secretary Eric van der Burg for Security and Justice offered this option to municipalities in order to create more space in other municipalities for asylum seekers from other countries. This could provide a partial …

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Xi warns Biden of Pelosi visit to Taiwan: ‘Don’t play with fire’

Xi warns Biden of Pelosi visit to Taiwan: 'Don't play with fire'

AFP ONS News•yesterday, 8:56 p.m. Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned his US counterpart Joe Biden not to “play with fire”. This warning concerns a possible visit to Taiwan by United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Xi strongly opposes such a visit to what he believes to be a renegade Chinese province, and he made that clear during the fifth …

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US lashes out at Hungarian PM Orbán for racism

US lashes out at Hungarian PM Orbán for racism

International•29 Jul ’22 at 06:16Author of the book: AP US says Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s racist comments are ‘unforgivable’ The nationalist leader had warned in a speech about the emergence of ‘mixed race people’. In response to the reports, the US State Department pointed to the US ambassador’s statement against anti-Semitism. He called Orban’s words ‘inexcusable’ more than three-quarters …

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Now with a combined museum boat ticket | Zeeland

Now with a combined museum boat ticket |  Zeeland

VLISSINGEN – Travelers between Vlissingen and Breskens can now more easily purchase tickets for the ferry service. Plus, they can combine them with affordable admission tickets to area museums. This can lead to a reduction of up to 40%. Westerschelde Ferry, which carries approximately 600,000 passengers between Zeeuws-Vlaanderen and Walcheren each year, enters into a multi-year partnership with Ticketcounter. This …

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US lashes out at Hungarian PM Orbán for racism

US lashes out at Hungarian PM Orbán for racism

ANP products | Source: AP Today at 21:53 Washington US says Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s racist comments are ‘unforgivable’ In a speech, the nationalist leader had warned of the emergence of “mixed race people”. In response to the reports, the US State Department pointed to the US ambassador’s statement against anti-Semitism. He called Orban’s words “inexcusable” more than three-quarters …

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Regret of hydraulic works | The engineer

Regret of hydraulic works |  The engineer

“No regrets” is one of the starting points when designing hydraulic structures. To learn from past experiences, Deltares and TU Delft launched an inventory study on what made previous projects more or less successful. You would think that anyone who builds a bridge, a levee or any other work of art over water hopes to come back with …

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Dutch holidaymakers evacuated from French campsite due to forest fire | NOW

Dutch holidaymakers evacuated from French campsite due to forest fire |  NOW

About four hundred campers had to leave a campsite in the south of France on Wednesday evening because of a forest fire. The evacuees also include Dutch people, including families with children. Holidaymakers had to leave the Gorges du Verdon campsite because of the approach of the forest fire, which has already burned more than 350 hectares. They are cared …

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