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In World War II’s dog-eat-dog struggle for resources, a Greenland mine launched a new world order

On April 9, 1940, Nazi tanks stormed into Denmark. A month later, they blitzed into Belgium, Holland and France. As Americans grew increasingly rattled by the spreading threat, a surprising place became crucial to U.S. national security: the vast, ice-capped island of Greenland.

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Who was Alan Turing: The man who broke German codes in World War II but was later treated as a criminal

War rarely turns on one person alone, yet certain names continue to surface when the history of World War II is revisited. Alan Turing is one of them. Born in London in 1912, he was trained as a mathematician and logician, with work that moved between theory and machinery. When…

The Times of India

Italian court convicts 12 CasaPound members for attempting to revive fascist party

CasaPound takes its name from Ezra Pound, the US modernist poet who collaborated with Fascist Italy during World War II. The group was founded in December 2003 when activists occupied a state-owned building in Rome's Esquilino district.

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Hachiko to Laika: Meet the most legendary dogs in history

Remember Hachiko? The dog who waited at the railway station for almost 10 years for his owner, without knowing about his passing? How about Laika, the first-ever animal to go to space and orbit the Earth? There are some dogs that are nothing short of legendary. Let’s take a look…

Times Pets

British Indians have continually helped British economy prosper since WWII: Report

LONDON: A white paper published by the Aston India Centre has shown how Indian migrants to the UK have repeatedly helped transform the British economy since World War II.

The Times of India

‘Nothing short of self-sabotage’: Watchdog warns about national debt setting new record in just 4 years

“Our nation’s deficits, debt, interest payments, and trust funds are all in terrible shape,” says Maya MacGuineas, president of the CRFB.

Fortune

Stephen Graham reprising role in Greyhound 2

Stephen Graham is returning to star alongside Tom Hanks in the upcoming World War II movie sequel Greyhound 2.

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Love letters reveal how World War II soldier courted sweetheart during wartime

Ray says that he had thought he and Jane could not be together

The Independent UK

At 100, WWII veteran celebrates a life of service aboard Battleship New Jersey

John “Johnny Q” Quinesso Sr., a WWII Navy veteran, celebrated his 100th birthday aboard the Battleship New Jersey in Camden on Thursday

The Independent UK

Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps

Although women have always been part of the mapping landscape, their contributions to cartography have long been overlooked.

The Conversation

A Vendor At The Colorado Motorcycle Expo Reportedly Featured Nazi Merchandise This Year

A recent Reddit post went viral after a commenter posted that vendors at the Colorado Motorcycle Expo were selling Nazi merchandise. Basically, the participation trophy winners of WWII are still around.

RideApart

Before Milan Cortina: Looking Back at Italy's Other Olympics

This will be the Italians’ fourth go-around on sports’ biggest stage.

Sports Illustrated

Kevin Warsh will inherit a challenge no Fed chief has faced since post-World War II

Debt and deficits will put Kevin Warsh under great pressure to keep interest rates low and rely on short term borrowing. But long term that will have serious consequences.

Fortune

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says Putin agreed to ‘one-week ceasefire over Kyiv’ amid brutal cold

Trump says he 'personally' asked Putin to stop firing on Kyiv which has grappled with power shortages

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Japanese American soldiers once branded 'enemy aliens' promoted posthumously

Seven Japanese American soldiers have been promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony that comes eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II

The Conversation

How Trump’s Greenland threats amount to an implicit rejection of the legal principles of Nuremberg

U.S. President Donald Trump has, for the moment, indicated a willingness to abandon his threat to take over Greenland through military force – saying that he prefers negotiation to invasion. He is, however, continuing to assert that the United States ought to acquire ownership of the self-governing territory.

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There Is A 37% Chance of Civil War In Your Lifetime: 7 Assets That Could Save (or Destroy) Your Wealth Overnight

This posting is on what to do with your personal finances in the event of war. And to be even more specific, this article is about a war happening in the borders of your country. Not one happening far away from you that your country is involved with.

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Trump rules out using military force to take Greenland

European allies have been bracing for a clash with Trump over Greenland this week in the Swiss Alps.

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Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order

Make Denmark angry. Make Norway angry. Make NATO’s leaders angry.

The Conversation

American farmers, who once fed the world, face a volatile global market with diminishing federal backing

President Donald Trump appears to have upended an 85-year relationship between American farmers and the United States’ global exercise of power. But that link has been fraying since the end of the Cold War, and Trump’s moves are just another big step.

Euronews

Can a Nobel Prize be gifted or sold? Some have done it in the past

Although Machado's gesture marks a rare instance of a living laureate parting with their medal shortly after receiving it, it is not unprecedented. Rules state that Machado could give away her actual medal but not the honour itself.

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Trans Hitler? Inside the insane Allied plot to force-fem Adolf Hitler with estrogen in his food

Could this have stopped World War II years earlier?

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US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice

President Donald Trump’s insistence that the U.S. will acquire Greenland “whether they like it or not” is just the latest chapter in a codependent and often complicated relationship between America and the Arctic’s largest island – one that stretches back more than a century but has recently been on the…

Euronews

Fact check: Why did Berlin's power outage take so long to fix?

False claims that Germany sent all of its power generators to Ukraine during the city's worst blackout since World War II are unfounded. The Cube shows you why.

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6 Times the U.S. ‘Saved’ the World by Destroying It

With Donald Trump’s recent adventures in Venezuela, there has been growing concern among people, especially Americans, about what the United States’ next steps would be. People fear that Trump, with his recent shenanigans, is laying the groundwork for conflicts with foreign nations that could even culminate in a third world…

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