Placeholder while article actions loadMICHALOWO, Poland — Her impulse was to welcome people in desperation, so Maria Ancipiuk made sure her border town was ready. As immigrants mostly from the Middle East started streaming into Poland last year from Belarus, she lobbied the mayor to offer up two empty town-owned apartments for anybody who might…Continue Reading
Placeholder while article actions loadPresident Biden’s claim that Russia is committing “genocide” in Ukraine faced a mixture of support, uneasiness and opposition on Wednesday, with French President Emmanuel Macron warning against an “escalation of rhetoric,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailing the “true words of a true leader” and a Kremlin spokesman calling the comments “unacceptable.”The…Continue Reading
Placeholder while article actions loadPresident Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal,” although U.S. officials had not made that legal determination. During his trip to Europe last month, he seemingly urged regime change in an ad-libbed line at the conclusion of a speech in Warsaw, then clarified he was expressing “moral outrage” rather…Continue Reading
Placeholder while article actions loadU.S. officials announced Wednesday the discovery of an alarmingly sophisticated and effective system for attacking industrial facilities that includes the ability to cause explosions in the energy industry.The officials did not say which country they believed had developed the system, which was found before it was used, and they kept mum…Continue Reading
The 2024 Democratic presidential primaries may look monumentally different from previous cycles after a Democratic National Committee panel voted Wednesday to give new states the chance to hold early primaries.Why it matters: These early contests are often decisive in picking parties’ nominees, giving some candidates breakout momentum going into Super Tuesday while hobbling others who…Continue Reading
The Justice Department and civil rights groups reached a partial settlement Wednesday in four lawsuits concerning the June 2020 removal of peaceful racial justice protesters from Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.Why it matters: The square became a focal point after police used tear gas and batons to clear the area before then-President Trump walked through…Continue Reading
Data: Forbes, Axios research. Chart: Will Chase/AxiosIt goes without saying that none of us will be blessed with MacKenzie Scott’s astonishing wealth. But all of us have the chance to copy her astonishing generosity.Why it matters: Scott — who walked away from her marriage with Jeff Bezos with Amazon shares worth tens of billions —…Continue Reading
A U.N. task force warns that Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to devastate the economies of many developing countries that are now facing even higher food and energy costs and increasingly difficult financial conditionsBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated PressApril 14, 2022, 2:51 AM• 4 min readUNITED NATIONS — Russia’s war on Ukraine threatens to devastate…Continue Reading
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will continue truck inspections that have gridlocked the U.S.-Mexico border for daysBy PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated PressApril 14, 2022, 2:47 AM• 5 min readAUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday defied intensifying pressure over his new border policy that has gridlocked trucks entering the…Continue Reading
The Directive No. 2022/542 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on April 5. According to the new provisions, member states will be free to apply a VAT rate of 0% to 5%. April 13, 2022 Marie BeyerDue to the new provisions, solar panels for residential projects may become cheaper in the…Continue Reading
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