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August 17, 2022

Sweden

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NATO nations sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland

July 5, 2022 Raf Casert, Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals — and […]

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Swedish, US troops drill on remilitarized Baltic Sea island

June 13, 2022 James Brooks, Associated Press

VISBY, Sweden — Having to defend Gotland against a foreign invasion seemed such a far-fetched notion to Swedish decision-makers at the start of the century that they demilitarized the Baltic Sea island. Now, the Swedish […]

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Turkey’s Erdogan still against Finnish, Swedish NATO bids

June 2, 2022 The Associated Press

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has told journalists he still intends to block Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO.  Recep Tayyip Erdogan said meetings with Finnish and Swedish delegations had not been “at the expected level,” noting […]

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McConnell: Finland, Sweden ‘important additions’ to NATO

May 19, 2022 Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that Finland and Sweden would be “important additions” to NATO as he led a delegation of GOP senators to the region in a show of […]

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Neutral Finland, Sweden warm to idea of NATO membership

March 4, 2022 Jari Tanner, Associated Press

HELSINKI — Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO — until now. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has profoundly changed Europe’s […]

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MOORE: In the end, Sweden did it right

February 28, 2022 Stephen Moore

What if two years ago, when COVID-19 first hit these shores, our politicians hadn’t panicked?  What if the government did what it has done every time we were confronted with a deadly virus, such as […]

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Johnson & Pastrana to represent USA in Race of Champions

November 18, 2021 Jenna Fryer, Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will represent the United States in the upcoming international Race of Champions,  an event he won with Jeff Gordon in 2002. Johnson will compete in the event scheduled […]

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Tokyo Olympics Day 12: Rough finish on the open water

August 4, 2021 Brett Friedlander

At 32 years old, Ashley Twichell is the oldest American swimmer to make her Olympic debut since 1908. Wednesday, in what was likely both her first and last swim at the Games, she did everything […]

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Tokyo Olympics Day 7: State runners clear first track hurdles

July 30, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Three athletes with ties to North Carolina schools have cleared their first hurdles on the way to Olympic medal contention at the Tokyo Olympics. Running on the opening day of track competition, former UNC star […]

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2021 Polestar 1: Old and new combine in perfect Swedish harmony

July 26, 2021 Jordan Golson

SAN DIEGO — Look, I know I’m a jaded car journalist. I’ve tested and reviewed hundreds of cars, and after a while, they all begin to blur together. You know how you sometimes forget what […]

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