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Colin Kaepernick

Netflix series to dramatize Kaepernick’s path to activism

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL player’s activism. “Colin in Black & White” will examine Kaepernick’s high school years to illuminate the experiences that shaped his advocacy, Netflix said Monday.…

bubmagJune 29, 2020

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick, Ava DuVernay join forces on scripted Netflix series ‘Colin in Black & White’

Erin Jensen USA TODAYPublished 12:44 PM EDT Jun 29, 2020Colin Kaepernick's story is coming to the small screen.Netflix announced Monday that the former NFL football player and filmmaker Ava DuVernay are teaming up for a scripted limited series titled "Colin in Black & White."Kaepernick will narrate the six-part series, which "will focus on Kaepernick’s formative…

bubmagJune 29, 2020

Obamacare

Dems push election-season health care bill toward House OK

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed a package expanding “Obamacare” coverage through the House on Monday, a measure that’s doomed to advance no further but spotlights how the coronavirus pandemic and President Donald Trump’s efforts to obliterate that law have fortified health care’s potency as a 2020 campaign issue.While the legislation…

bubmagJune 29, 2020

Berlin Wall

Rammstein Drummer’s Early East German Band Had Two Government Spies in Its Lineup

Drummer Christoph “Doom” Schneider was an active member of the East Berlin music scene prior to the formation of Rammstein in 1994. In the ’80s, he was the drummer of new wave act Die Firma (The Firm), and it turns out he had two government spies in his band.When asked…

bubmagJune 29, 2020

Obamacare

Trump’s Bid To End Obamacare Is Misguided During Covid (Radio)

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bubmagJune 29, 2020

Tories and Labour

Boris Johnson bats back gentle lobs on Times Radio’s tame debut | John Crace

Call it a win-win. Thats if your smart speakers hadnt shunted you off to a station in Malawi. Times Radio was looking for a big name to kick off the first show of its first day broadcasting, and inte… Read More

bubmagJune 29, 2020

Panda

Panda gifted by China gives birth to second cub in Taiwan

TAIPEI - A giant panda gifted by China to Taiwan has given birth to a second female cub after being artificially inseminated, Taipei Zoo announced. Yuan Yuan and her partner Tuan Tuan have been top attractions since arriving from China in 2008 as a symbol of what were then warm…

bubmagJune 29, 2020

Paris

Conflicting emotions as France shutters oldest nuclear plant

PARIS (AP) — Nuclear workers lamented the switching off Monday of France’s oldest nuclear reactor, a closure celebrated by anti-nuclear campaigners.The last of two 900-megawatt reactors at Fessenheim was being powered down and taken offline overnight, part of a policy shift to reduce France’s world-leading dependence on nuclear power.The No.…

bubmagJune 29, 2020

Ukraine

EU prolongs sanctions against Russia over Ukraine conflict

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday prolonged economic sanctions against Russia for six months for failing to live up to its commitments to the peace agreement in Ukraine.The measures target Russia’s financial, energy and defense sectors, as well as goods that can be used for both civilian and…

bubmagJune 29, 2020

Black Hole

Astronomers Find Light Created by Black Hole Merger

Astronomers Find Light Created by Black Hole Merger Astronomers working in California say they may have discovered evidence of light emitted from the merger of two black holes. If their findings are confirmed by future studies, then this marks the first-ever observation of light ejected by the smashing together of…

bubmagJune 29, 2020

Netflix series to dramatize Kaepernick’s path to activism

Colin Kaepernick, Ava DuVernay join forces on scripted Netflix series ‘Colin in Black & White’

Dems push election-season health care bill toward House OK

Rammstein Drummer’s Early East German Band Had Two Government Spies in Its Lineup

Trump’s Bid To End Obamacare Is Misguided During Covid (Radio)

Boris Johnson bats back gentle lobs on Times Radio’s tame debut | John Crace

Panda gifted by China gives birth to second cub in Taiwan

Conflicting emotions as France shutters oldest nuclear plant

EU prolongs sanctions against Russia over Ukraine conflict

Astronomers Find Light Created by Black Hole Merger

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