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Denmark’s Frederiksen bruised in election as voters put Trump’s Greenland ambitions to the side
An exit poll pointed to a disappointing showing for the party of Denmark’s prime minister in an election Tuesday, after a campaign that focused on bread-and-butter issues rather than her handling of the crisis over US President Donald Trump’s ambitions toward Greenland.

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Denmark Social Democrats slip in election amid Trump Greenland tensions
Denmark holds early elections spurred by Trump's threats to take Greenland
Danish election bruises Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats amid fights over immigration and Greenland
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats look set to suffer the party's worst election outcome in more than a century, as migration and welfare concerns obscured broad support for th...

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Denmark's PM Mette Frederiksen, tenacious and tough on migration
Danish premier’s party suffers its worst election result since 1903
Danes Vote, With Trump on Their Minds
She has made a name for herself outside Denmark by standing up to President Trump and blocking his efforts to take over Greenland, a gigantic Arctic island that has been part of Denmark for more than ...

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Denmark votes in close election overshadowed by Greenland security fears
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Danish election: Exit poll says Frederiksen is on track to win after Trump clash
Anadolu Agency

US seeks access to 3 new defense areas in Greenland: Report

Denmark and Greenland 'very cooperative,' says Gregory Guillot, commander of US Northern Command - Anadolu Ajansı

Report: Danish troops were prepared to blow up Greenland runways if U.S. invaded

Scandinavian nation was reportedly rallying military support from European allies to counter an attack on strategically pivotal island.

Denmark Was Ready to Blow Up Airfields to Stop a U.S. Invasion of Greenland

The Danes brought blood supplies, explosives and live ammunition to Greenland as part of contingency plans in case President Trump acted on his threats to seize the island.

Danes vote as Mette Frederiksen seeks third term as PM

Frederiksen enjoyed a surge in popularity for standing up to the US over Greenland but her support is down on 2022.
Stars and Stripes

US seeks to expand Greenland military presence in 3 areas

The expansion would allow the U.S. military to close vulnerability gaps in an increasingly contested part of the world.
Seacoastonline

NH moves to dismiss Pamela Smart’s latest bid for freedom

NH is asking a judge to dismiss a request for habeas corpus by Pamela Smart, who continues to challenge her life sentence for the 1990 murder of her husband.
Foster's Daily Democrat

NH raises red flags on Dover's Willand Pond milfoil removal plan

Dover City Council's approved "least toxic" plan for milfoil removal from Willand Pond will have to be scaled back. Officials explain.