"Last year, she found one when she heard about a fledgling organization—Grandparents for Vaccines—trying desperately to stop a comeback of diseases like the one that robbed Nancy of so many opportunities."
"In interviews for my 80 Over 80 series, a comprehensive look at America's oldest workers, dozens of grandparents said their role in their grandchildren's lives deviates dramatically from what they remembered of their own grandparents."
Be prepared......
"Both wars have cost US taxpayers an estimated $8 trillion, including long-term veteran care and interest on borrowing, according to the Brown University Costs of War Project."
"...Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Niger, Malawi, Mali, Somalia and Zimbabwe. Afghanistan and Yemen were already on this list. Many of these are among the top countries Edesia has been shipping to because of their extremely high malnutrition rates."
"Tehran warns of strikes on banks after hitting data centers, hotels, airports and seaports, threatening the global finance hub of its more prosperous neighbors."
"Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s political dominance is in question for the first time in 16 years. And in his ruling party’s rural stronghold, younger voters are complaining their elderly relatives are still spellbound by him."
"The oil crisis in the Middle East could spur countries to invest in wind, solar and other renewables. It could also spike reliance on coal, a cheap and polluting fossil fuel."
A different kind of coalition is coming together....
"Size no longer guarantees victory. Any nation, any proxy, any rebel group with access to cash and commercial components can now bleed a superpower slowly, expensively and without a clean answer."
"A sandstorm swept across Gaza on Saturday, slamming tents and other makeshift shelters with forceful gusts in an enclave where most of the population has been displaced by war."
"Lebanese health officials say that 31 health workers have been killed by Israeli strikes. Israel claimed, without evidence, that Hezbollah has been using ambulances and medical facilities."
“On behalf of the Christians of the Middle East and all women and men of good will, I appeal to those responsible for this conflict,” Leo said. “Cease fire so that avenues for dialogue may be reopened. Violence can never lead to the justice, stability, and peace that the people are waiting for.”
“We would love to see Nunavut-based companies benefitting,” he said. “We want to build up the territorial economy, we want to see Nunavut employees, Nunavut residents getting the jobs either through construction or through operation of this infrastructure."
"The shipping lanes are far narrower than the full width of the Strait, which means control does not require sealing every inch of water. It requires controlling the right slice of it."
"Right now, 42% of Canadians say the country is headed in the right direction while 43% say it is on the wrong track. That near-even split might not sound particularly upbeat, but compared with where things stood a year ago it represents a meaningful improvement."
"The journalist...was taken in for questioning by the Federal Security Service (FSB) when she travelled from Finland to visit her parents. Russian security officers were waiting for her outside her family home and hinted that she could face a criminal case for high treason."
"The Barents Secretariat is the sixth organisation in Norway to be decleared "undesirable" by Russia's Prosecutor General. The others are the Bellona Foundation, the Human Right House Foundation, the Barents Observer, Nature and Youth and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. "
"Tourists are flocking to Tromsø, the largest city in the Norwegian Arctic. Popular attractions include whale watching, chasing the Northern Lights, and — despite prices often higher than in many European capitals — staying in the city’s hotels."
"Sámi activist Valentina Sovkina, originally from the town of Lovozero in Russia’s Murmansk region, was forced to leave the country after a wave of searches targeting indigenous rights activists."
"The message to Russia, he said, is explicit: “It sends a clear signal to our neighbour that this is where Norway begins.”
"Today, Canada and the five Nordic nations — Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland — agreed to deepen cooperation in military procurement and other strategic areas. That creates the structural pillar needed to turn Operation Arctic Endurance from a response into an enduring framework."
"In the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump increasingly has been knocked on his political heels."
"“Rescuers were flying blind, having to drive around or use news reports to figure out where the impacts were,” one of the sources told CNN. “And when a tornado hits in the middle of the night, every moment counts.”
"The poll worker said that under the state’s new proof-of-citizenship law, which took effect for the first time during town elections in 2025, Bogdan would need a passport or his birth certificate because he had moved and needed to reregister at his new address."
"Another three members of the Iranian women’s football team who accepted asylum in Australia have now changed their minds and will return to Iran."
"The database lists 136 canceled grants that centered on “immunization and vaccines for children,” cancellations that the administration estimates saved $1.87 billion. That’s about 850 Tomahawk missiles, so who’s to say which is a better investment?"
