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Tayyip Erdogan

Republicans Invite America to Play the “Dear Leader” Lottery

David Bossie knew he’d fucked up as the word started to emerge from his mouth. The 2016 Trump campaign veteran, now representing Maryland in the Republican National Convention’s roll call of delegate votes Monday morning, was supposed to say that the Civil War border state had been a vital conduit…

bubmagAugust 25, 2020

Climate Change

Tucker Carlson: World Health Organization Is Linking Coronavirus To Climate Change

August 25, 2020 12:17 AM ET Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Monday that the World Health Organization (WHO) and global elites are trying to link the coronavirus to climate change. “At first, authorities told us that we could resume our lives after the curb was flattened. The curve stayed…

bubmagAugust 25, 2020

NATO

Tim Scott, GOP’s lone Black senator, ties his personal story to Trump’s re-election

The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday morning in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the official convention business took place place, with the vote on the formal nomination of President Donald Trump.On Monday night, viewers heard from a long list of Trump supporters, including former South Carolina governor and ambassador to…

bubmagAugust 25, 2020

Riots

Bill Belichick ‘Very Impressed’ by Cam Newton Amid Patriots QB Competition

Michael Dwyer/Associated PressNew England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick praised the work ethic of Cam Newton as the 2015 MVP embarks on his first season with the team."He's an extremely hard-working player; first guy in, last guy out," Belichick said Monday on The Rich Eisen Show. "He's studied hard and…

bubmagAugust 25, 2020

VR

Apple confirms acquisition of VR startup Spaces

Apple is acquiring Spaces, a virtual reality firm that recently pivoted from creating theme park attractions to bringing traditional video conferencing software to VR headsets.Why it matters: Apple has shown continued interest in both virtual and augmented reality and has been reportedly testing headsets internally, but it has yet to…

bubmagAugust 25, 2020

TikTok

TikTok sues Donald Trump over politically-fueled ban

TikTok’s and its parent company, ByteDance, has taken the Trump administration to court over their ban in the United States. The plaintiffs claim that the US government had imposed the rule onto TikTok with no factual grounds, and was instead done on an “anti-China political campaign”. TikTok argues that “Independent national security and information security…

bubmagAugust 25, 2020

Bubble

I Turned Off My Most Stressful Notifications, and After 2 Weeks, I Already Feel Calmer

It never used to bother me when emails came rolling in after hours. For one thing, it comes with the job when you work in media; they mean it when they say the news cycle never ends. Plus, living in California, I'm used to getting alerts from coworkers a few…

bubmagAugust 25, 2020

Fortnite

Judge says Apple may not be required to allow Fortnite on the App Store

The dispute between Apple and Epic Games has been going on for about two weeks now, but this is probably just the beginning of a long legal fight. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is hearing the case, said today that she is “inclined” not to require Apple to allow Fortnite…

bubmagAugust 25, 2020

Mexico Border Wall

Steve Bannon court appearance next week will be electronic

NEW YORK (AP) - Steve Bannon won’t have to come to a Manhattan courthouse next week for a hearing on charges that he defrauded donors to a fund promoted to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist can…

bubmagAugust 25, 2020

Spanish Flu

Blood Transfusions Help Reduce COVID-19 Mortality by 35%

Blood Transfusions Help Reduce COVID-19 Mortality by 35% Brian Wang | August 24, 2020 | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for investigational convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients. The tests on 70,000 people suggest that the blood transfusion can…

bubmagAugust 25, 2020

Republicans Invite America to Play the “Dear Leader” Lottery

Tucker Carlson: World Health Organization Is Linking Coronavirus To Climate Change

Tim Scott, GOP’s lone Black senator, ties his personal story to Trump’s re-election

Bill Belichick ‘Very Impressed’ by Cam Newton Amid Patriots QB Competition

Apple confirms acquisition of VR startup Spaces

TikTok sues Donald Trump over politically-fueled ban

I Turned Off My Most Stressful Notifications, and After 2 Weeks, I Already Feel Calmer

Judge says Apple may not be required to allow Fortnite on the App Store

Steve Bannon court appearance next week will be electronic

Blood Transfusions Help Reduce COVID-19 Mortality by 35%

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