Two defense giants are forming a single company to chase a 7.2 billion euro artillery program, and the merger could reshape Europe’s arms industry

Indra and Santa Bárbara move toward a defense partnership that could reshape Spain's €7.2 billion artillery programs.
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Hood: Some homers among the strikes

Next month will mark the 40th anniversary of my debut as a columnist for North Carolina newspapers. Over the decades, I’ve gotten quite a few things wrong. I’ve misdiagnosed policy ...
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NC Firefighters In Fight Of Their Lives Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Station Water

North Carolina lawmakers are quietly loading the state budget with money to hunt down and tackle PFAS contamination around fire stations, a targeted move meant to protect both firefighters and nearby ...