Firstly, Russia, has been inching forward in recent months on the eastern front (albeit at a huge cost to personnel and equipment), and inflicting almost daily aerial attacks on Ukraine’s cities.
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Clare Sebastian,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
Both benefit-provisioning and cost-inflicting strategies are merely different forms of manipulation.
Pressuring or coercing someone into ending their life would be punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
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Alistair Smout,
USA TODAY,
29 Nov. 2024
That same sentence will remain for anyone found guilty of tricking, pressuring or coercing someone into making the choice if the bill is ultimately passed.
It could be argued that imposing retaliatory tariffs on electricity exports might encourage American states to seek more cost-effective energy alternatives, particularly those based on fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas.
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Ali Hoss,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
These executive orders have addressed a broad range of policy areas, including imposing tariffs that has escalated trade tensions and provoked retaliatory measures from foreign governments.
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