Section: US & Canada
Nuclear Fuel From Chernobyl Reactors Loaded For Longer-Term Storage
The first canister of spent nuclear fuel from the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine was loaded on November 18 into a new, more modern storage site. The Interim Storage Facility 2 (ISF-2) is inside the exclusion zone around the reactor that exploded in 1986. One double-walled canister contains a total of 93 spent fuel assemblies from three...
Belarus nuclear plant resumes producing electricity
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ nuclear power plant, which went out of service a few days after it started operating, resumed producing electricity, officials said Thursday. The country’s energy ministry said the reactor in the plant’s first unit is working at 40% of its 1,200-megawatt capacity and is sending electricity to the...
Ukraine Reports New Daily High Coronavirus Cases, Deaths: Minister
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine registered a record of 13,357 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, health minister Maksym Stepanov said on Thursday,… …read more Source:: U.S....
Here Are 8 Lawyers in the Thick of Trump’s Election Fight
As postelection litigation rages in multiple battleground states, lawyers representing President Donald Trump include big and small names. Several lawyers withdrew after reporting pressure from anti-Trump activists that included posting the lawyers’ names and contact information on social media. Twitter removed such information posted on...
A rusty Giuliani returns to the courtroom on Trump’s behalf
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Representing a client inside a courtroom for the first time in nearly three decades, Rudy Giuliani showed some rust as he tried to make the case that President Donald Trump has been robbed of re-election. The former federal prosecutor and New York City mayor, who has taken over Trump’s efforts to overturn the election...
The World Leader Backing Trump’s State of Denial
In the days since Joe Biden cemented victory, congratulations have poured in from around the world, with American allies and rivals acknowledging the result of the election, even as Donald Trump has refused to concede and peddled baseless claims of voter fraud.Not every world leader has recognized Biden as U.S. president-elect, though.“I...
Coronavirus-Related Deaths In Ukraine ‘Exceed 10,000’
Ukraine registered a record 256 new COVID-19 related deaths in the past 24 hours. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Ukrainian Medics Dying As COVID-19 Cases Surge
Medical workers in Ukraine are mourning lost colleagues as the country struggles to cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases. Over half a million Ukrainians have become infected since the start of the pandemic and almost 10,000 have died, according to official figures, including 140 medical workers. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Trump recently weighed an attack on Iran that could spark broader conflict: report
Following a report that Iran had substantially bulked up its reserves of nuclear material, President Donald Trump considered attack options against the Middle East country last week, according to the New York Times.But other officials counseled the president on Thursday against aggressive steps, the report found, with at least one cautioning that...
Global Threats Are High. Now Is Not the Time to Shortchange National Defense Budget.
One of the unexpected consequences of COVID-19 is it forced the U.S. government to reexamine how it does its job, including how it spends on national defense. Right now, Congress must be give careful attention to the national defense budget, even as they face increasing pressure to spend on domestic programs and on issues abroad. These competing...
