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In the Starlink case Trump reacted to pressure, not flattery

26 October 2026 at 17:37

It has been a wild few weeks for the US-Ukraine relationship as Trump, more and more, has been able to be what he always wanted to be: a friend and supporter of Vladimir Putin. It started openly with the diesel deal, which drove a coach and horses through the sanctions regime leveled on Russia, a […]

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California’s Potential Quartz Ban Pushes Contractors and Retailers to Alternatives

26 October 2026 at 14:48
Manufacturers and their customers are using materials made without the clouds of dust that have sickened workers in quartz-cutting shops.

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A fabrication shop in Sun Valley, Calif. The state is poised to ban the production and installation of quartz countertops.
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