Spring officially starts on Tuesday and we are more than ready to soak up some sun! But the temperatures aren’t as ready as we are. While our winter coats are already packed away and hibernating for the next several months, we need a stand-in to keep us warm. For that, we’ve got our eye on […]
Tag: Swap
Germany’s Baerbock open to missile swap with Britain to arm Ukraine
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is open to the British foreign secretary’s proposal for the countries to swap cruise missiles so that Ukraine can be provided with more sophisticated long-range weapons. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s suggestion is “an option” worth considering, Baerbock said in an interview on German broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. In […]
In blow to Native Americans, US court approves land swap for Rio’s Arizona copper mine
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Friday narrowly ruled that the federal government may give away thousands of acres in Arizona to Rio Tinto for a copper mine, upholding a previous ruling and rejecting an argument from Native Americans that the land should be preserved for its religious and cultural value. The […]
A swap for Navalny was in the final stages before the opposition leader’s death, an associate says
Associates of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that talks were underway shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany. “Alexei Navalny could have been sitting here now, today. It’s not a figure of speech,” Maria Pevchikh, who lives outside Russia, said in a video statement. She said she […]
Prisoner swap for Navalny was in final stages before his death, associate says
An associate of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said that talks were under way shortly before his death to exchange him for a Russian imprisoned in Germany. “Alexei Navalny could have been sitting here now, today. It’s not a figure of speech,” Maria Pevchikh, who lives outside Russia, said in a video statement. She […]
Navalny was close to being freed in prisoner swap, says ally
By Filipp Lebedev and Andrew Osborn (Reuters) -Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was close to being freed in a prisoner swap at the time of his death, a close ally said on Monday, repeating an allegation by his family and supporters that President Vladimir Putin had him killed. Speaking on YouTube, Maria Pevchikh said talks […]
Parking ramp swap fizzles in Grand Forks County Commission
Feb. 23—GRAND FORKS — Negotiations to trade a county-owned parking ramp to the city of Grand Forks fizzled for the second and likely last time in a Tuesday meeting of the Grand Forks County Commission. Commissioners instructed County Administrator Tom Ford to cease negotiations with city staff after the latest round of talks yielded little […]
Could a proposed land swap end the debate on where to put the new Oklahoma County jail?
The superintendent of a school district has told Oklahoma County commissioners he would ask his board to consider a land swap that would put its planned new athletics complex farther away from a proposed jail at 1901 E Grand and closer to his campus if the county decides to build there. The land swap idea, […]
Ukraine and Russia complete first prisoner swap since plane crash
Russia and Ukraine say they have exchanged captured soldiers – the first such swap since the crash of a Russian plane that Moscow claimed had 65 prisoners of war (PoWs) on board. Russia’s military says each side got 195 soldiers back on Wednesday. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says 207 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians were returned. […]
Redding Public Library starts ‘seed swap’ as springtime nears
Spring might be a ways off, but the Shasta Public Libraries are about to launch a first-ever seed exchange, right alongside their traditional offering of books, audiobooks, CDs and DVDs. The Redding Library at 1100 Parkview Ave. will launch its new Shasta Seed Library in February. That’s a seed distribution and sharing program for people […]
Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of deceased soldiers’ remains
Russia and Ukraine agreed Friday to swap deceased soldiers’ remains, allowing each country to recover their bodies for proper burial. Approximately 132 soldiers were repatriated to their home countries after being killed in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Government agencies in both countries worked with the Red Cross to arrange the mutual exchange. RUSSIAN […]
TPWD Commission withdraws SpaceX land swap item from meeting
Jan. 25—Only have a minute? Listen instead A resolution to approve a land swap between SpaceX and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Cameron County was withdrawn from the agenda of the TPWD Commission’s Jan. 25 regular meeting in Austin. The commission was to have held a public hearing and vote on a proposal […]