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New York's Washington Square Park Turns Into Winter Wonderland posted at 19:46:33 UTC

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  New York's Washington Square Park Turns Into Winter Wonderland posted at 19:46:33 UTC by VOA News   via   VOA News Washington Square Park in New York looks like a winter wonderland as the city expects up to 25 centimeters of snow. Snow fell steadily across New York City throughout the morning, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights and delaying the opening of two COVID-19 vaccination sites after the storm disrupted dosage delivery. ––––––––– READ MORE: Deadly weather will be hitting the U.S. more often, and America needs to get better at dealing with it, experts said as Texas and other states battled winter storms that blew past the worst-case planning of utilities, governments and millions of shivering residents. This week's storms — with more still heading east — fit a pattern of worsening extremes under climate change and demonstrate anew that local, state and federal officials have failed to do nearly enough to prepare for greater and more dangerous weather. At l

NATO aircraft intercepted & driven out by Russian jets posted at 16:29:22 UTC

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  NATO aircraft intercepted & driven out by Russian jets posted at 16:29:22 UTC by RT   via   RT Follow us on Telegram  https://t.me/rtintl  /  https://t.me/rtvisual Two French fighter jets and a tanker aircraft have been escorted away from Russia’s airspace by two Su-27 interceptor planes, Russian Defense Ministry footage shows. In a statement, the National Defense Control Center (NDCC) said the Southern Military District deployed the interceptors on Wednesday morning after radar spotted the French trio over the Black Sea. The targets were identified as a group of French Air Force planes that consisted of a KC-135 aerial refueling tanker and two Mirage 2000 tactical aircraft,’ the NDCC said. After the French aircraft U-turned away from Russian airspace, the Russian fighters returned to base. Their flight was ‘in strict compliance with the international rules of using the airspace,’ the NDCC added. Wednesday's interception comes amid increased NATO activity in the Black Sea at

EU army warning: US and UK at risk from European military - MEP lifts lid on Macron's plot - Daily Express posted at 15:18:39 UTC

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US, UK, and European military - Google Search https://t.co/WARu7Ir9OB https://t.co/LTSUZBlMkm — Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) February 18, 2021   EU army warning: US and UK at risk from European military - MEP lifts lid on Macron's plot - Daily Express posted at 15:18:39 UTC US, UK, and European military - GS EU army warning: US and UK at risk from European military - MEP lifts lid on Macron's plot - Daily Express posted at 15:18:39 UTC   via   "macron" - Google News EU army warning: US and UK at risk from European military - MEP lifts lid on Macron's plot   Daily Express "russia in syria" - Google News: US sends signals that it’s ready to work with Russia on Syria, says envoy - TASS posted at 15:02:11 UTC by Feed Informer   via   Recent Events Review In Brief US sends signals that it’s ready to work with Russia on Syria, says envoy   TASS Israeli held in Syria after crossing border, Russia mediating release   Haaretz Russia mediating Israeli-Syrian pr