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Unity and strength: Why Finland and Sweden will join NATO | NATO News

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden have sought the protection of NATO and are considering a paradigm shift of their respective security policies: the abdication of neutrality and military independence. In January, Social Democratic Prime Minister Sanna Marin declared in Helsinki that Finland could not be expected to seek NATO membership during the current legislative period. However, Russia’s invasion has laid bare the disadvantages of being a non-member.

Woman Impaled By Metal Pole In Highway Crash: Police

A Georgia woman was impaled by a metal pole when it smashed through her windshield while she traveled down the highway, according to police. Georgia State Patrol (GSP) officers were notified about a report a woman was injured on I-75 near Dalton, about 90 miles north of Atlanta, on May 6. Lynn Ann Fleming of Burford was in the front passenger seat of a Toyota Highlander when a metal pole crashed through the windshield.

Coppola Family Guide: From Sofia Coppola to Nicolas Cage

The Coppola family has long been Hollywood royalty — and their generation-spanning talent means that’s not likely to change soon. The famous lineage began with Carmine Coppola, who was an orchestra conductor and Oscar-winning film composer. Carmine and his wife, Italia Pennino, shared three children: August Floyd Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola and Talia Shire. All three siblings went on to welcome their own famous kids. August, who died in 2009, was the father of three children, including actor Nicolas Cage.

Lauren Spencer Smith Talks Her Debut Album, 'Mirror'

A year and half after finding breakthrough success on TikTok — and channeling that into two hit songs — Lauren Spencer Smith feels like she’s aged at least 10 years. “I feel like I’m 30,” she tells PEOPLE. “Seriously, the amount of things that have happened in the last year — music-wise and also just [in my] personal life — I’m like, 'I’m 30.'” For Spencer Smith, 19, it feels like "

Malaysia: Women caned in public for lesbian act | LGBTQ News

Condemnation in Malaysia after officials in conservative Muslim state whip two women for having sex. Two Malaysian Muslim women convicted of attempting to have sex in a car were caned on Monday in a rare public whipping that was denounced by some politicians and rights groups. Lawyers and activists said the women, aged 22 and 32, were seated on stools facing the judges and given six strokes from a light rattan cane on their backs by female prison officers.