Denmark summons U.S. envoy over report people linked to Trump trying to foment dissent in Greenland

[ad_1] Copenhagen, Denmark — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national public broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland. Greenland, a huge semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic, is coveted…

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Smiling miniature figurine thought to be first Viking “portrait” unveiled in Denmark

[ad_1] Denmark’s National Museum has unveiled what it described as the first “portrait” of a Viking: a miniature 10th-century figurine depicting a man with an imperial moustache, braided beard and neatly-groomed hairstyle. Carved out of ivory walrus tusk, the partially damaged representation of a head and torso measures just 1.2 inches). “If you think of…

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A timeline of the Karen Read case and the story behind the high-profile Massachusetts murder trial

[ad_1] Karen Read was found not guilty of the most serious charges in her high-profile Massachusetts murder retrial Wednesday. In their fourth day of deliberations, jurors acquitted Read of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe. She was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol. Read’s…

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