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Is the PM on another planet? Reader reacts to Starmer’s comments on Trump
In MetroTalk: Statements about Starmer, democracy on the decline and running reds (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images) Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments. Starmer in another solar system?...

Arctic Ocean stayed partly open during harsh ice ages
The Arctic has always seemed like the perfect place to hide secrets. Thick ice, biting winds, and months of darkness. For years, people believed that during the coldest ice ages, the Arctic Ocean vanished beneath an enormous ice shelf, one as...
ATLAS OCEAN VOYAGES ANNOUNCES NEW CANADIAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION ABOARD WORLD VOYAGER, SAILING SEPTEMBER 21, 2026
And Expedition Team Leaders for the 2025 Arctic Season Imagery may be downloaded here. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 3, 2025 -- Atlas Ocean Voyages launches a brand-new polar expedition for 2026: the Canadian Arctic Discovery 17-night expedition...

Denmark’s Arctic commander downplays US takeover concerns, eyes Russian deterrence
The head of Denmark’s Arctic command said the prospect of a US takeover of Greenland was not keeping him up at night after talks with a senior US general last week but that more must be done to deter any Russian attack on the Arctic island. US...

Ancient mantle plume created a 60-million-year volcanic trail from Iceland to Ireland
Lava plateaus, volcanic islands, and basalt columns litter the North Atlantic, yet they sit hundreds – even thousands – of miles apart. What tied them together? For decades, geologists have puzzled over this geological jigsaw that stretches from...

Germany declares placement of warships to Arctic
(MENAFN) Germany plans to deploy naval forces to the Arctic region as part of a broader NATO effort to counter what it views as increased Russian militarization in the area, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Monday. Speaking at a joint...

Benjamin Fulford — July 1st, 2025: The fake US and Canadian independence celebrations may soon become real
A similar situation exists in Canada, where an openly Nazi administration is carrying out a wave of censorship so extreme that it puts the old Soviet Union to shame. Do not despair, the attack on Iran by an obviously fake Trump has actually...

US is to invest billions of dollars to enhance its icebreaker fleet
(MENAFN) The United States is set to invest billions of dollars to enhance its icebreaker fleet, a move supported by funding included in President Donald Trump’s recently approved budget bill. Acknowledging that the US currently trails...

Trump is using the 'Madman Theory' to try to change the world (and it's working)
ShareSave Asked last month whether he was planning to join Israel in attacking Iran, US President Donald Trump said "I may do it. I may not do it. Nobody knows what I'm going to do". He let the world believe he had agreed a two-week pause to allow...

Don’t pretend that education’s neutral and more letters to the editors
Don't pretend that education's neutral The Supreme Court rules 6-3 that parents have an opt-out right when LGBTQ+ books are introduced in their children's classrooms (June 29 TFP), and Justice Sotomayor dissents that "civic vitality" is...

Badenoch’s brilliant polar heroine is 95 today
BADENOCH BIRTHDAY BAND: Myrtle (centre) was joined by neighbours also celebrating their big days, on left Sally Hayes (88) and on right Peter MacKay (85)Badenoch’s polar heroine Myrtle Simpson threw a little birthday party today - for 100 guests -...

Populism, MAGA, and Christian nationalism’s racist roots
White evangelicals now dominate the overwhelming majority of people who call themselves Republicans. | Jessie Wardarski / AP The following article by Communist Party USA Co-Chair Joe Sims is based on a contribution to a recent conversation...

We come first: July First vs. Fourth of July
Every time I gaze across the St. Lawrence from Morrisburg, I realize we share a river with the folks in Waddington, New York, USA, but they are so very different from us. For example, what comes next after ‘Chipmunk, Beaver, Otter, Caribou and...

These researchers want to turn CO2 into stone
We have to go back 55 million years. That was when Greenland and Norway began to drift apart, causing the Atlantic Ocean to open up. The Earth's crust between them became thinner and thinner, and enormous amounts of lava poured forth. At the same...

Gogebic Range ready for July 4
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] GOGEBIC RANGE — As the Fourth of July approaches, communities are preparing for their big celebrations. Details are noted below for each location. Gogebic County Bessemer The Bessemer Fourth of July celebration is...

Murfreesboro Business Buzz: Bubba’s 33, Smackdab Brewing, Beane Brothers BBQ, White Monkey Market, Bar Rescue, King 7, School of Rock, Neighbors
Bubba’s 33, owned by Texas Roadhouse founder Kent Taylor, has unveiled plans for a new 7,105-square-foot restaurant to be constructed on North Thompson Lane in the parking lot of the former YMCA building. This location is included in the brand’s...

Inuit Climate Policy Futures: From Seeing to Sensing
Climate Science and Indigenous knowledge: a Model for “Two-Eyed Seeing” As climate change accelerates, so does the need for diverse ways of understanding its impacts. Western scientific methodologies have traditionally emphasized quantitative,...

Northern Wheatear Mecaqcukaq
by Frank Keim original artwork by Frank Keim Every year some friends and I hike to the top of a mountain near Fairbanks named Wickersham Dome in search of migrating Northern wheatears, small thrush-like birds that have recently been placed in the...
JULY 2025 NEWS IN BRIEF
| NHS FIRST IN WORLD TO ROLL OUT NEW ‘TROJAN HORSE’ THERAPY FOR BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS The NHS in England will be the first health system in the world to roll-out a ‘trojan horse’ targeted therapy for blood cancer patients which could halt the...
Trump looks to buy icebreaker ships in rush to control arctic
President Donald Trump isn't just looking to acquire Greenland as he tries to gain an edge in the artic, he also wants ships that navigate icy waters. Trump said he is negotiating with Finland to buy 15 icebreaker vessels that can cut through seas...