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Senate greenlights military defense spending bill, paving way for high-stakes clash with GOP-led House
The Senate approved its version of the annual military defense bill with bipartisan support Thursday in an 86 to 11 vote, granting authorization for $886 billion over the next year to bolster national defense right before its five-week August recess.
Just two weeks prior, the House approved its version of the bill, which incorporated several Republican amendments aimed at dismantling the Pentagon’s abortion policy for servicemembers seeking procedures out of state and restricting transgender-affirming treatments.
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Brussels greenlights €40 million for Germany’s first permanent LNG terminal – EURACTIV.com
The EU has given the green light to Berlin to provide €40 million in state support to construct the country’s first on-shore LNG terminal that will increase security of gas supply and is expected to operate into 2044.
When Russia stopped supplying gas to Germany, the country was set to be short 50 billion cubic metres (bcm). Quickly, plans to rely on shipped liquefied natural gas (LNG) were made. Regasifying the supercooled gas takes special infrastructure, and plans to have