Tag: setting

Behind enemy lines, Ukraine is busy setting Russia ablaze

Sometimes the metaphors write themselves. As Putin purportedly seeks to showcase the illusion of Russian strength by parading a captured British Saxon armoured personnel carrier from the 1970s in Red Square – donated to Ukraine in 2015 from mothballed British stocks – Ukrainian saboteurs are deep behind Russian lines actually doing the business. Whereas Russia […]

Dover man charged with arson after setting house ablaze, police say

A Dover man has been charged with a single count of arson for a Saturday night house fire in the city, police said. First responders from Dover Fire Department and Dover Police Department were called to the 900 block of Schoolhouse Lane about 10:15 p.m. Saturday for reports of the blaze. There, firefighters were able […]

New director faced with setting stalled Port of Baltimore back on course

BALTIMORE — Jonathan Daniels was just weeks into his new role as head of one of the nation’s busiest ports when his job changed overnight. Since the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Daniels has instead overseen a nearly closed Port of Baltimore. The executive director of the Maryland Port Administration since […]

Poland ‘wants to be among countries setting the EU agenda’

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski told parliament that the government wants to return to the group of countries which sets the agenda of the European Union. He also warned that a Russian attack on Nato would end in defeat for Moscow, but Nato must increase its defences. Mr Sikorski was describing the new direction of […]

Motion filed to block setting of execution date for Robert Roberson

Apr. 23—A motion was filed Wednesday, April 10 to block Anderson County from setting an execution date for Robert Roberson. Gretchen Sween, Roberson’s attorney, filed the motion and exhibits April 10 in response to her concerns that Anderson County District Attorney Allyson Mitchell intends to seek an execution date for Roberson. Sween said she will […]

Bob Casey and Dave McCormick advance to the general election in Pennsylvania, setting up a key race for Senate control

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick are officially set to face off in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes Senate battle this fall after winning their uncontested primaries on Tuesday, NBC News projects. Casey, a three-term incumbent, and McCormick, who rallied the Pennsylvania GOP establishment behind his candidacy after announcing his bid last year, will now sprint […]