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Upset in Greenland parliamentary elections as center-right party wins
Greenland parliamentary elections produced an upset win by a party favoring gradual independence from Denmark. President Trump openly covets the vast island.CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Greenland PM blasts Trump talk of U.S. annexation: 'Enough is enough'
"We don't want to be Americans. No, we don't want to be Danes. We want to be Greenlanders," said Jens-Frederik Nielsen of the island's Demokraatit party.CNBC - Mar. 13 -
Millions in Cuba without electricity after substation failure
Millions of people in Cuba remained without power Saturday after a failure of the nation’s electric grid left the island in the dark the previous night.NBC News - 5d -
Electricity gradually returns to Cuba after millions left in the dark
Electricity service in Cuba is gradually being restored more than 36 hours after a substation failure left the entire island in the darkABC News - 4d -
Geriatric Penguins Get a ‘Retirement Home’ at New England Aquarium
Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches and pains of aging.The New York Times - 4d -
Penguins V. Isles Preview: Game Notes, Lineup, and More
The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to build on their four-game win streak when they take on the New York Islanders Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Rio Takeda takes a 2-shot lead into the final round of the LPGA tournament in China
Rio Takeda of Japan shot a 3-under 69 to hold a two-shot lead after three rounds of the LPGA’s Blue Bay tournament on China’s southern island of HainanABC News - Mar. 8 -
‘It’s very unpredictable’: divided Greenland prepares to vote amid Trump-inspired existential crisis
After the US president’s vow to take over the Arctic island, pro-independent voices are growing louder but some want to work with Washington. When it comes to the issues on the table – schools, ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Brush fires erupt in New York amid strong winds
Brush fires have erupted in Long Island and near Brooklyn as strong winds in New York created an elevated risk of fire spread Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Big Tech's big bet on nuclear power to fuel artificial intelligence
Faced with the need to cut carbon emissions, and an increasing energy demand to power AI, companies like Microsoft, Google and Amazon are investing in nuclear, from restarting Three Mile Island, to ...CBS News - Mar. 9 -
Athol Fugard, South African political dissident playwright, dies aged 92
A giant of political drama, Fugard captured the injustices of apartheid in works such as Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island. The South African playwright and director Athol Fugard, whose works ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Greenland goes to polls in s election PM calls a ‘fateful choice’
Poll takes place against backdrop of threats by Donald Trump and growing demands for independence. Voters on the vast Arctic island of Greenland are going to the polls after a dramatic election ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Greenland holds election as Trump vows takeover
Greenland is holding elections after the world heard from President Trump on his desires to take over the island. Kim Hjelmgaard, a reporter with USA Today, joins CBS News with more.CBS News - Mar. 11 -
Greenland opposition party wins election held in Trump's shadow
Greenland voters have expressed strong support for sovereignty, with the Demokraatit party winning nearly 30% of the vote, while President Trump continues to push for an annexation of the island ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Most AAPI adults oppose eliminating federal agencies: Survey
A majority of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and Native Hawaiians disapprove of eliminating federal agencies and mass layoffs of federal workers, according to a poll. Nearly 60 ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
Tour caddie aces iconic No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass
JJ Jakovac, the caddie for Collin Morikawa, aced the famed par-3 "Island Green" hole at TPC Sawgrass as part of the annual "Caddie Contest" before the Players Championship.ESPN - Mar. 12 -
Trump critic wins Greenland election
The center-right Demokraatit Party won the most votes in Greenland's parliamentary elections, a surprise result as the territory went to the polls in the shadow of President Trump's stated goal of ...CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Taiwan's leader says tougher measures needed to counter stepped-up Chinese infiltration and spying
Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te says tougher measures are needed to counter stepped-up Chinese infiltration, spying and other efforts to weaken the island’s defensesABC News - Mar. 13 -
Trump administration empties Guantánamo of migrants, flies all back to US
The Trump administration’s plans to detain migrants in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, hit another roadblock this week after all 40 such individuals held there were sent back to the United States, with no ...The Hill - Mar. 13 -
'Enough is enough': Greenland flatly rejects Trump's calls for annexation
Greenland’s leaders issued a sharp rebuke of Donald Trump’s renewed calls to annex it Thursday, after the president once again expressed his desire to take over the Arctic island.NBC News - 6d -
House GOP promotes use of 'Taiwan' over 'Chinese Taipei' in slight to Beijing
A group of House Republicans is introducing legislation to assert Taiwan as the official name of the independently-governed island in U.S. communication, pushing back against claims to the ...The Hill - 6d -
Cuba hit by widespread blackouts after national energy grid collapses
Large areas of western Cuba, including Havana, lose power in latest blackouts to hit island nation after substation fails . Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed late on Friday, leading to ...The Guardian - 6d -
Avoid the White Lotus effect: Thailand travel without the tourists
The country is no stranger to pop-culture fuelled overtourism. But behind the scenes there are islands, wild places and temples to explore. Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Much ...The Guardian - 4d -
Japan to deploy long-range missiles able to hit North Korea and China
Planned missiles on Kyushu said to be part of ‘counterstrike capabilities’, as fears grow over US security pact. Japan is planning to deploy long-range missiles on its southern island of Kyushu ...The Guardian - 3d -
North American iguanas rafted 5,000 miles to colonize Fiji: Study
A subset of North American iguanas likely landed on an isolated group of South Pacific islands about 34 million years ago — having rafted some 5,000 miles from the West Coast of the faraway ...The Hill - 3d -
China conducts air and sea drills near Taiwan
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says an unusually large number of Chinese military ships, planes and drones entered airspace and waters surrounding the self-governing island republic between Sunday and ...ABC News - 3d -
12 killed in plane crash near Honduras, including musician Aurelio Martinez
At least 12 people, including popular Honduran musician Aurelio Martinez, were killed Monday night in a plane crash shortly after taking off from the Honduran island of Roatan, officials and local ...CBS News - 2d -
Taiwan's president hails Arizona chips project in meeting with visiting governor
Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te said that a Taiwanese semiconductor company’s massive investment in Arizona is the “best model” for the island’s effort to build computer chips supply lines ...ABC News - 1d -
Greenland might open a vast uranium deposit to mining. Locals say it could alter their way of life
As Trump threatens to acquire the Danish island territory, residents of a small town are worried about an Australian mining company’s plans. Isolated among icebergs, fjords and mountains in remote ...The Guardian - 22h -
Canadiens: Showdown In New York
Before embarking on a four-game road trip to close out the month, the Montreal Canadiens are making a short stop in New York to take on the Islanders for the third and final time this season, each ...Yahoo Sports - 22h -
Flights leaving Bali cancelled after volcanic eruption shoots ash plume 8km into sky
Indonesia’s 1,700m Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted for 11 minutes on Thursday, causing ash cloud but no damage to nearby villages on the island of Flores. Follow our Australia news live blog for ...The Guardian - 4h -
Investigators try to find the cause of New York brush fires
New York officials are investigating the origin of the brush fires on Long Island that have burned hundreds of acres though they are no longer visible. NBC News' Maya Eaglin reports on how much ...NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Police launch new search for fugitive father and children missing in New Zealand wilderness for three years
Over the next few days police will be ‘present’ in the remote Marokopa area where Tom Phillips and his three children are believed to be hiding. New Zealand police are launching a fresh operation ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Trinidad and Tobago calls new UK visa requirement ‘disproportionate move’
Travellers from country now need visas with decision reportedly made in response to rising asylum claims. UK politics live – latest updates Trinidad and Tobago has described Britain’s new visa ...The Guardian - Mar. 12 -
Greenland’s likely new prime minister rejects Trump takeover efforts
‘We don’t want to be Americans. We don’t want to be Danes. We want to be Greenlanders,’ says Jens-Frederik Nielsen. Greenland ’s probable new prime minister has rejected Donald Trump ’s effort to ...The Guardian - Mar. 13 -
Stewartville bounced from state tournament in consolation semis
Mar. 13—ST. PAUL — Stewartville saw its season end Thursday in the consolation semifinals of the Class 3A girls basketball tournament at Gangelhoff Center. The Tigers were knocked out 70-60 by No. ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
State Champions: Braydon Caraballo, Nate Lambert, Nate Baker and Dom DeAngelo rewrite the record books on the way to winning 4x200 relay
PLATTSBURGH — By now you’ve heard the story of the Plattsburgh High boys 4x200 relay team. You know how they captured the NYSPHSAA State Championship, Saturday, at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in ...Yahoo Sports - 6d