{"id":22909,"date":"2026-01-15T14:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globe40.com\/?p=22909"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T13:39:23","slug":"flash-info-free-dom-is-back-in-the-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globe40.com\/en\/flash-info-free-dom-is-back-in-the-race\/","title":{"rendered":"FLASH INFO \u2013 FREE DOM IS BACK IN THE RACE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large color_primary with_img\"><div class=\"l-section-img lazyload\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Image\" data-img-width=\"2560\" data-img-height=\"1707\" style=\"background-image:inherit;background-position: top center;\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/www.globe40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251231_GLOBE40_Teams_048-1-scaled.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(10,10,10,0.7)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FLASH INFO \u2013 FREE DOM IS BACK IN THE RACE! <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator us_custom_733cf2a7 size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-iconbox iconpos_top style_default color_custom align_center no_text no_title\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-icon\" style=\"font-size:2rem;\"><i class=\"far fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"w-iconbox-meta\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globe40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251231_GLOBE40_Teams_048-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globe40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251231_GLOBE40_Teams_048-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.globe40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251231_GLOBE40_Teams_048-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globe40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251231_GLOBE40_Teams_048-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.globe40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251231_GLOBE40_Teams_048-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; 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