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Alibaba

Alibaba to purchase 10% stake in Switzerland’s Dufry

The two entities also formed a joint venture to develop and invest in China's travel retail segment.Read More

bubmagOctober 5, 2020

Global Warming

Thawing permafrost puts global climate warming in spotlight

How thawing permafrost could fuel climate warmingThe Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the world, and some scientists believe that thawing permafrost — ground frozen since the last Ice Age — is about to release enormous amounts of climate-warming emissions.This interactive, sponsored by Sabic,…

bubmagOctober 5, 2020

Recycling

Populism Is the Key to Climate Action

Forty-nine percent of West Virginians are “worried” about global warming, and 64 percent think citizens should be doing more to address it. That’s in the state that’s least worried about climate change—everywhere else, the numbers are higher still. Getting people to care about climate change isn’t the primary problem anymore (although…

bubmagOctober 5, 2020

Slavery Abolition

The Right’s Farcical Denial of Systemic Racism

Lately, right-wingers have been on something of a tear denying the existence of “systemic racism.” Harvard government professor Harvey Mansfield, writing on the conservative Wall Street Journal op-ed page, Andrew McCarthy in National Review, and Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute, all have argued that systemic racism is nothing…

bubmagOctober 5, 2020

WEF

5 hot IT career trends — and 5 going cold

The growing IT skills gap, demand for hybrid roles, and fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic are disrupting the traditional IT career path. The following heat map of career trends with help you cash in and avoid dead ends. Thinkstock There’s a major IT skills gap in the country and it’s…

bubmagOctober 5, 2020

Barack Obama

How a Radical Black Tradition Could Buoy Biden in Michigan

In an expansive lot in northwest Detroit, at the corner of 6 Mile and San Juan, roughly 100 people gathered on a Sunday afternoon in August for a pair of events. The first was an “All Black Lives Matter” rally. The second was the weekly meeting for Detroit Will Breathe,…

bubmagOctober 5, 2020

Joe Biden

What Could Happen to Facebook Under a Joe Biden Presidency, and Should Zuckerberg Be Worried?

It's no secret that U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden doesn't like Facebook—or its billionaire founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.The Democrat, 77, who is currently attempting to oust Donald Trump, 74, from the White House, has accused the social network of failing to stop the spread of disinformation, conspiracies and lie-filled…

bubmagOctober 5, 2020

Twinfluencer

‘Emily in Paris’: Real Influencers Ridicule Emily’s ‘Cliché’ Instagram

Emily in Paris is the latest hit from Netflix, which has just knocked Ratched from its two-week run on the streamer's top 10 series charts. The show stars Lily Collins as a midwesterner who grows her Instagram account from 48 followers to 25,000 after moving to Paris, turning her into…

bubmagOctober 5, 2020

Climate Change

Priyanka Chopra and Chris Hemsworth to discuss climate change at closing session of TED Countdown

Actors Priyanka Chopra and Chris Hemsworth will come together for an important discussion on climate change at the closing ceremony of TED Countdown. The session will be held on October 10, 2020.According to the official website, "This closing session will explore the road ahead. How to think urgently and long-term…

bubmagOctober 5, 2020

Censored Internet

Jordan Builds Record Wheat Hoard as Nations Boost Food Security

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bubmagOctober 5, 2020

Alibaba to purchase 10% stake in Switzerland’s Dufry

Thawing permafrost puts global climate warming in spotlight

Populism Is the Key to Climate Action

The Right’s Farcical Denial of Systemic Racism

5 hot IT career trends — and 5 going cold

How a Radical Black Tradition Could Buoy Biden in Michigan

What Could Happen to Facebook Under a Joe Biden Presidency, and Should Zuckerberg Be Worried?

‘Emily in Paris’: Real Influencers Ridicule Emily’s ‘Cliché’ Instagram

Priyanka Chopra and Chris Hemsworth to discuss climate change at closing session of TED Countdown

Jordan Builds Record Wheat Hoard as Nations Boost Food Security

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