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The curious momentum behind Trump’s quest for Greenland

2 months ago | stripes.com | Ishaan Tharoor |Heather Benit

The statue of Hans Egede, the Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary who founded Nuuk, overlooks the capital city in Greenland. (Sebastien Van Malleghem for The Washington Post) When President Donald Trump first floated acquiring Greenland in 2019, it seemed a joke.The idea was rebuffed by Denmark, to which the self-ruling island still belongs.
Tex-Mex at Solecito in old town Kaiserslautern gains a lot with ‘secret’ salsa

Nov 21, 2024 | stripes.com | Heather Benit

Although it's mainly a takeaway restaurant, there is a small dining area at Solecito Tex-Mex's Old Town location. The vegetarian tacos with spicy salsa verde are a favorite. (Heather Benit/Stars and Stripes) Good Mexican food is hard to find in Germany, so when I first saw the words “Tex-Mex” on the neon sign above Solecito restaurant in the old town, I made plans right away.
This election night, the media can better explain how results work

Nov 3, 2024 | stripes.com | Kevin Johnson |Nick Penniman |Heather Benit

Workers prepare mail-in ballots for counting, Nov. 4, 2020, at the convention center in Lancaster, Pa. (Julio Cortez/AP) Watching election night on cable or network news is a great national tradition. Memorable moments arise as the networks announce their projections in key states. Anchors and commentators demonstrate extraordinary understanding of the unique politics of hundreds of cities and counties across the country.
Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills at least 60, officials say

Oct 29, 2024 | stripes.com | Wafaa Shurafa |Samy Magdy |Bassem Mroue |Heather Benit

Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP) DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people early Tuesday, more than half of them women and children, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.
Space exploration involves business, government - and courage

Oct 20, 2024 | stripes.com | Arthur I. Cyr |Heather Benit

SpaceX’s mega rocket booster returns to the launch pad to be captured during a test flight Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Boca Chica, Texas. (SpaceX via AP) “The Eagle has landed.” Astronaut Neil Armstrong transmitted that striking statement back to Earth on July 20, 1969, from the surface of the moon. President John F.
Israel calls for evacuations in Lebanon as Hezbollah denies ground incursion began

Oct 1, 2024 | stripes.com | Julia Frankel |Bassem Mroue |Heather Benit

Israeli army tanks in a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (Baz Ratner/AP) JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Tuesday warned people to evacuate nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities hours after announcing what it said were limited ground operations against Hezbollah.
Rising floodwaters trigger evacuations in Czech Republic and Poland

Sep 15, 2024 | stripes.com | Karel Janicek |Heather Benit

Firefighters help residents during floods in Jesenik, Czech Republic, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Petr David Josek/AP) PRAGUE — Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday.
Skip crowds and queues at Didiland theme park in Alsace

Sep 12, 2024 | stripes.com | Heather Benit

The Elephants ride is seen from the Ferris wheel at Didiland amusement park in Morsbronn-les-Bains, France. (Heather Benit/Stars and Stripes) A faded sign at French theme park Didiland calls the park Paradise Island, which it is for young children, providing a full day of amusement and nearly instant gratification. I wouldn’t call Didiland paradise, but the under-the-radar park in the Alsace region offers perks for parents as well.
Nurse began working at hospital during WWII and hasn’t stopped. She’s 97.

Aug 12, 2024 | stripes.com | Heather Benit

Grace Carr, center, with her nursing school classmates in 1944. (St. Luke’s University Health Network) Grace Carr was 17 when she left her family home in the coal town of Freeland, Pa., to pursue a dream she’d had since she was 5 years old. “Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be a nurse and work in a hospital,” said Carr, who as a child spent hours wrapping her dolls in bandages and taking their temperatures.
Man dies after being struck by lightning on Germany’s highest peak

Jul 22, 2024 | stripes.com | Heather Benit

Snow covers the Schneeferner glacier near the top of Germany’s highest mountain Zugspitze near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. (Matthias Schrader/AP) BERLIN — A man died after being struck by lightning near the summit of Germany’s highest peak, police said Monday.