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  • Denmark summons US envoy after report of Americans carrying out influence operations in Greenland

    08/27/2025 3:22:54 AM PDT · by McGruff · 12 replies
    AP ^ | Aug 27, 2025
    Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland. Trump has repeatedly said he seeks U.S. jurisdiction over Greenland, a vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark. He has not ruled out military force to take control of the mineral-rich, strategically located Arctic island. Denmark, a NATO ally of the U.S., and Greenland have said the island is not for sale and condemned reports of the U.S. gathering intelligence there.
  • Scientists Focus on Tiny Ice Worms

    02/21/2006 7:33:30 PM PST · by kiriath_jearim · 21 replies · 562+ views
    AP/Newsday ^ | 2/21/06 | n/a
    Scientists Focus on Tiny Ice Worms By Associated Press February 21, 2006, 8:05 PM EST PARADISE, Wash. -- A tiny worm that lives in glaciers and snowfields is drawing attention for what it could reveal about life on other planets. The ice worm inhabits glacial regions in the coastal ranges of Alaska, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. The odd creature easily moves through ice, is liveliest near the freezing point of water and dissolves into a goo when warmed. There's been increased interest in ice worms and other animals whose glacial habitat could disappear within the next 50 years due...