Cory Bennett

1 month ago | politico.eu | Nicolas Camut |Alexandre Léchenet |Cory Bennett

PARIS — If you run France’s nuclear reactors, you damn well better put France first. If not, well, there’s always the guillotine. The knife blade fell for just that reason last Friday on Luc Rémont, CEO of France’s mammoth state-run nuclear firm, EDF — the company primarily responsible for powering a country that gets 70 percent of its electricity from atomic energy.

2 months ago | politico.eu | Camille Gijs |Cory Bennett

European Union ambassadors approved on Wednesday the latest package of sanctions against Russia, banning Russian aluminum imports and imposing new export bans on Moscow. This 16th package is now expected to be approved by EU ministers at a regular meeting next Monday, the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Nov 12, 2024 | politico.eu | Aitor Hernández-Morales |Louise Guillot |Francesca Micheletti |Nicolas Camut |Federica Di Sario |Cory Bennett

Was it a “shit show” or a “troll show”? By EU confirmation hearing standards, it was both … and more. Groans, moans, applause, scolding. It was more open-mic night than august debate. And at the center of it all was Teresa Ribera, the climate specialist tapped to be perhaps the EU’s second most powerful figure after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Sep 10, 2024 | thecouriertimes.com | Cory Bennett

New Castle boys and girls traveled to the 27th Annual Marion Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 7. This is a fast, flat and scenic dedicated Cross Country course on IWU campus. The Lady Trojans started the day at 8:30 with 119 total runners making 22 total teams. The female athletes took a third place finish as a team, with three girls getting medals for a top 35 individual finish. kAmp?J29 p>>2? :? E9:C5 A=246[ {2FC6? v:=>2? :? `aE9 2?5 $J=G:6 %6CC6== :?

Jul 18, 2024 | politico.eu | Cory Bennett

La vice-présidence des Etats-Unis est un poste particulier. Sans rôle formel, c’est un personnage important qui est à la fois impuissant et (potentiellement) tout-puissant. Si Donald Trump gagne la présidentielle en novembre, James David Vance n’échappera pas à la règle. Une vague d’inquiétude a déferlé sur l’Europe mardi après que ce dernier — un isolationniste qui estime que l’Amérique protège l’Europe “depuis bien trop longtemps” — a été choisi comme colistier de Trump.