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EurActiv 

Pro-EU liberals triumph over Fico’s Smer in Slovak EU elections

Liberal opposition party Progressive Slovakia (PS/Renew) emerged victorious in the European elections in Slovakia with 27.8% of the vote and six seats, beating Robert Fico’s Smer-SD (NI), initially seen as the frontrunner, which secured 24.8% of the vote and five seats.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

What does Israel's rescue of 4 captives, and the killing of 274 Palestinians, mean for truce talks?

Israel’s dramatic rescue of four hostages from inside the Gaza Strip, in an operation that health officials say killed 274 Palestinians, comes at a sensitive time in the 8-month-old war. Israel and Hamas are weighing an American-backed proposal for a cease-fire and the release of the remaining captives. Both sides face renewed pressure to make a deal: For Israel, the complex rescue is unlikely to be replicated on a scale needed to bring back scores of remaining hostages. Hamas now has four fewer bargaining chips. Читать дальше...

Ten Tenths Motorsport 

Which auction house would you suggest?

Hello, I have an American Retro Ferrari pedal car that has over 30 signatures of historic drivers from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. I collected all of them over the past 20 years up at Monterey Historics Laguna Seca CA. Shelby, Hill, Gurney, Moss, John...

EurActiv 

Orbán’s Fidesz faces worst-ever EU election result

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party came out on top in the European elections in Hungary on Sunday, the party's weakest ever EU election result, as the opposition made gains.

Inter Press Service 

Will European Momentum Help Generate a Move to Recognize Palestine as a Sovereign State?

Since the eviction of Palestinians from their homeland pursuant to the controversial Balfour declaration of 1917, the quest for regaining Palestinian statehood has continued as a means towards lasting peace and security within and between Israel and Palestine. The effort straddled two centuries but the issue remained unresolved. It became a core question of peace […]

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Hard-hit liberal Renew set to expel Dutch VVD over far-right deal - Euronews

  1. Hard-hit liberal Renew set to expel Dutch VVD over far-right deal  Euronews
  2. European election results 2024: live from across the EU  The Guardian
  3. EU vote will drag bloc further Right than ever before  The Telegraph
  4. Five takeaways from the European parliament elections  Financial Times
  5. European Parliament Elections: Key Takeaways  The New York Times

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Live. EU election results live updates: Conservatives and social democrats hold the centre ground - Euronews

  1. Live. EU election results live updates: Conservatives and social democrats hold the centre ground  Euronews
  2. EU elections: populist right makes gains but pro-European centre holds  The Guardian
  3. EU elections latest: Macron issues message to French voters after calling shock election; euro slumps at 'uncertainty'  Sky News
  4. Who won, who lost and who cocked up in the EU election  POLITICO Europe
  5. Far right makes significant gains in European parliament elections... Читать дальше...

CounterPunch 

Censorship, Free Speech, Carol Christ & Mario Savio

Now, that Cal has the go-ahead from the State Supreme Court to build student housing in People’s Park I thought of Mario Savio, one of the leaders of the ’64 Free Speech Movement who was also for several decades a colleague of mine at Sonoma State University (SSU), an hour north of Berkeley. I wondered More

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BigNewsNetwork.com 

Tamil Nadu: Jumbo rejected by mom taken to 'elephant feeding camp'

Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 10 (ANI): Days after a baby elephant was rejected by its mother, the jumbo was taken to an 'elephant feeding camp' at the Mudumalai National Park in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, on Sunday. In the camp, the officials of the forest department Dr Rajesh and Dr Sukumar examined the health of the baby elephant. Upon monitoring, it seemed healthy and weighed around 150 kilograms. It w

CounterPunch 

The Supreme Court’s Clean Water Act Decision Threatens the Nation’s Rivers

It’s impossible to underscore the importance of healthy rivers: 60 percent of the drinking water supply in the United States comes from rivers. And while your tap water may be clean, unfortunately, tens of millions of Americans don’t have the same assurance, and this problem is only escalating, particularly with so-called “forever chemicals” like PFAS contaminating the national water More

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CounterPunch 

Radioactive Tritium from Monticello Reactor Leaked to the Mississippi River

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has formally apologized for multiple false assurances from its staff that a major leak of radioactive tritium from Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear reactor had not reached the Mississippi River — the drinking water source for 20 million people, including, 3.7 million in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. In opening More

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