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Trump team tells farmers what to do with their land

Trump team tells farmers what to do with their land

In the Trump administration’s latest move to kill the environment and ignore a mounting climate crisis, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that solar panels and wind turbines will no longer have a home on U.S. farmland.  President Donald Trump’s loyal lackey announced on Monday that the administration is slashing tax-funded green energy projects that are placed on “productive farmland” or …

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US appeals court stalls Arizona land transfer for copper mining

US appeals court stalls Arizona land transfer for copper mining

A U.S. appeals court has temporarily blocked the transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international companies that plan to mine one of the largest copper deposits in North America. The transfer was scheduled for Tuesday. But a panel of judges with the 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals issued a temporary injunction late Monday in …

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China’s Getting Ready to Land Astronauts on the Moon While NASA Flails Helplessly

China’s Getting Ready to Land Astronauts on the Moon While NASA Flails Helplessly

Over half a year into Donald Trump’s second term, NASA still doesn’t have a long-term head. That leadership vacuum comes as the space agency is staring down the barrel of some devastating cuts to its science budget, with the White House betting its future on space exploration alone. The chaos has raised serious questions about NASA’s ambitious plans to return …

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Putin’s “land swap” is really a grab for Ukraine’s fortress belt

Putin’s “land swap” is really a grab for Ukraine’s fortress belt

WHAT RUSSIa cannot get by fighting it is demanding to be given on a plate through the pressure that Donald Trump can put on Ukraine and on America’s European allies. At the top of Vladimir Putin’s shopping-list is the western part of Donetsk province, which is still firmly in Ukrainian hands. But it is not just the symbolism that is …

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Who Really Makes Land Rover Engines?

Who Really Makes Land Rover Engines?

Land Rover owners expect rugged British style and refinement. But lift the hood on certain models and you might find a surprise stamped right into the metal: Ford Motor Company. Mechanic and automotive-minded creator Larry Law (@larry.law94) is all smiles in a viral clip where he reveals the provenance of Land Rover’s critical components to potential owners. “This motor might …

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‘Putin demands land for peace’ and ‘War on motorists’

‘Putin demands land for peace’ and ‘War on motorists’

Global reaction to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s Alaska summit features prominently in Sunday’s papers. The Sunday Times leads with more details from the meeting, reporting that Putin offered to freeze the front lines in two Ukrainian provinces if Kyiv’s troops withdraw from the region of Donbas. The paper also previews President Volodymyr Zelensky heading to the White House on …

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Trump Backing Putin’s Ukraine Land Plan – AFP Source, Reports

Trump Backing Putin’s Ukraine Land Plan – AFP Source, Reports

U.S. President Donald Trump backs a Russian proposal for Moscow to take full control of two Ukrainian regions and freeze the front line in two others which Moscow only partially controls, a source told AFP. The source with knowledge of the matter said Russian President Vladimir Putin “de facto demands that Ukraine leave Donbas,” an area consisting of the Donetsk …

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Trump appears to adopt Putin’s goal, agreeing to cede land for peace

Trump appears to adopt Putin’s goal, agreeing to cede land for peace

ANCHORAGE — President Trump made his expectations clear entering a summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday: “I won’t be happy if I walk away without some form of a ceasefire,” he said aboard Air Force One. Yet he did, emerging from their meeting in a diplomatic retreat, endorsing Russia’s territorial ambitions and adopting Putin’s position that would put off ceasefire …

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After Meeting Putin, Trump Reverts to Land Swaps for Peace in Ukraine – The New York Times

After Meeting Putin, Trump Reverts to Land Swaps for Peace in Ukraine  The New York Times Live updates: Trump-Putin summit ends without concrete deal on Ukraine | CNN Politics  CNN Trump Will Meet Zelensky In D.C. Monday After Alaska Meeting With Putin  Forbes Trump: We’re going straight to Russia-Ukraine peace deal, ‘not a mere ceasefire’  Fox News Trump-Putin summit live updates: Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy …

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