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Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey marks fourth anniversary of failed coup attempt

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey marked the fourth anniversary of an attempted 2016 military coup Wednesday with ceremonies and memorial events for the people who died in the failed effort to overthrow the government that resulted in the arrests of tens of thousands of people. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied…

bubmagJuly 15, 2020

Star Wars

Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun’ Helmet, ‘Star Wars’ Props & More in $6M Auction

Classic Hollywood Memorabilia Maverick's Helmet, 'Star Wars' Props ... Grab 'Em in $6 Mil Auction!!! 7/15/2020 12:50 AM PT Some of La La Land's most recognizable movie props in the filmmaking history are finally being released to the public -- but none of this stuff comes cheap ... not by…

bubmagJuly 15, 2020

Tesla

Elon Musk shares render of Gigafactory Berlin, bathed in sunshine and solar

Tesla are pretty great at building cars, but they’re also getting pretty great at building factories. Gigafactories have long been part of the Tesla story, it was really the success of the Shanghai, China Gigafactory that reframed the discussion. Gigafactory Berlin, Germany is currently under construction and until now, we…

bubmagJuly 15, 2020

Virtual Reality

Air Force anticipates virtual reality trainer for B-52 pilots

July 14 (UPI) -- The Air Force hopes to adopt a virtual reality trainer to help B-52 Stratofortress student-pilots train for combat. The Virtual Reality Procedures Trainer, developed by Maj. Mark Budgeon of Air Force Global Strike Command, Maj. Brandon Wolf, 307th Operations Support Squadron, and Maj. Justin Stephenson, 11th…

bubmagJuly 15, 2020

Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump signs Hong Kong Autonomy Act, and ends the city’s preferential trade status

US President Donald Trump arriving at the news conference Tuesday in the Rose Garden at the White House, at which he announced new measures against China over its actions against Hong Kong. Photo: ReutersNew law is the latest salvo from a united Washington as it retaliates against Beijing for further…

bubmagJuly 14, 2020

Christianity

The Dark Obsessions of QAnon Are Merging With Mainstream Conservatism

The online furniture seller Wayfair is not engaged in child sex trafficking. The high prices of some of its industrial-grade cabinets do not mean that they conceal children. And yet these absurd, evidence-free claims circulated so widely online that on Monday, Reuters published an extensive fact-check to disprove them, and…

bubmagJuly 14, 2020

Slavery Abolition

A blueprint for reparations in the US | William “Sandy” Darity

With clarity and insight, economist and author William "Sandy" Darity discusses how the grievous injustice of slavery in the US led to the immense wealth gap that currently exists between Black and white Americans. He explains how reparations for descendants of enslaved people would work -- and why it's necessary…

bubmagJuly 14, 2020

Homeless

House fire leaves mother, three children homeless in Battle Ground

Community support has poured in after fire destroyed the home near NW Onsdorff Blvd and 19th Court BATTLE GROUND — A single mother with three children is without a place to stay after fire destroyed their Battle Ground home on Monday. Crews with Clark County Fire District 3, Clark County…

bubmagJuly 14, 2020

Tayyip Erdogan

Erdogan, Trump agree to work ‘more closely’ on Libya: presidency

US President Donald Trump and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to work “more closely” for a solution to the Libya conflict during a phone call on Tuesday, the Turkish presidency said. Erdogan and the US president “agreed to cooperate more closely, as allies, … to promote lasting stability in…

bubmagJuly 14, 2020

Self-driving Vehicles

A Window of Possibility on Self-Managed Abortion

Following what reproductive rights and justice advocates have long fought to secure, a federal judge in Maryland ruled this week that, for now, people seeking a medication abortion do not need to visit a health care provider in person to obtain the required medications. The ruling comes in response to…

bubmagJuly 14, 2020

Turkey marks fourth anniversary of failed coup attempt

Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun’ Helmet, ‘Star Wars’ Props & More in $6M Auction

Elon Musk shares render of Gigafactory Berlin, bathed in sunshine and solar

Air Force anticipates virtual reality trainer for B-52 pilots

US President Donald Trump signs Hong Kong Autonomy Act, and ends the city’s preferential trade status

The Dark Obsessions of QAnon Are Merging With Mainstream Conservatism

A blueprint for reparations in the US | William “Sandy” Darity

House fire leaves mother, three children homeless in Battle Ground

Erdogan, Trump agree to work ‘more closely’ on Libya: presidency

A Window of Possibility on Self-Managed Abortion

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