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Kim Jong Un

And you thought Kim Jong Un was scary

WASHINGTON — When Vice President Mike Pence attended the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, he made a point of not speaking to the smiling young woman who led the North Korean delegation, even when they were seated a few feet apart."I didn't avoid the dictator's sister, but I did…

bubmagJune 18, 2020

Slavery Abolition

‘We are still trying to get free’: Black Americans continue fight for equality on Juneteenth

Givionne "Gee" Jordan Jr. kneeled before a line of police officers in tactical gear as fellow protesters kneeled at his side, some stretching their arms out to touch his back in solidarity. “I am not your enemy, you are not my enemy,” Jordan yelled to the officers at Marion Square in Charleston, S.C.,…

bubmagJune 18, 2020

Elon Musk

Elon Musk, Tesla Board Sued by Pension Fund for ‘Unrelenting Avarice’

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bubmagJune 18, 2020

Plastic Pollution

Food deliveries during virus lockdown fuel Thailand plastic usage

In Thailand's urban areas plastic food containers, cutlery and bags have piled up, clogging canals and rivers Single-use plastic waste in Thailand ballooned during the coronavirus lockdown as demand for home food deliveries soared, activists say, setting back efforts to reduce the country's dependency on the environmental scourge. The contagion…

bubmagJune 18, 2020

Sleeping Pods

National Grid expects £400m Covid hit as electricity demand hits record low

The company that helps keep Britain’s lights on has said it will take a £400 million hit from the coronavirus crisis, as electricity demand dropped to record lows and customers struggled to keep on top of bills. ational Grid boss John Pettigrew said he hopes the company can claw back…

bubmagJune 18, 2020

Paris

France calls US withdrawal from tech tax talks “provocation”

PARIS (AP) — European countries are slamming the Trump administration’s withdrawal from negotiations over a major tax on big tech companies.French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, speaking on France Inter, called it a “provocation” and said France will still implement the tax regardless of the U.S. change of heart. Le…

bubmagJune 18, 2020

Homeless

Half-brother of man found hanged dies in a deputy-involved shooting

(CNN)The half-brother of Robert Fuller, the 24-year-old black man who was found dead hanging in the city of Palmdale, California, last week, was killed in a deputy-involved shooting in Kern County on Wednesday, according to Fuller's family attorney."This afternoon I had to notify the sisters of Robert Fuller that their…

bubmagJune 18, 2020

Colin Kaepernick

Donald Trump has change of heart, Colin Kaepernick ‘absolutely’ deserves a shot

Donald Trump has change of heart, Colin Kaepernick ‘absolutely’ deserves a shot By Agence France-Presse Donald Trump is suddenly a fan of Colin Kaepernick. The American president said Wednesday he “absolutely” is in favor of giving the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback another chance in the NFL. The comment is…

bubmagJune 18, 2020

Hongkong

Hong Kong’s Disneyland reopens after five-month COVID-19 break

Asia Visitors wearing protective face masks walk at the Disneyland theme park after it reopened following a shutdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong, China June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 18 Jun 2020 04:52PM(Updated: 18 Jun 2020 04:56PM) HONG KONG: Hong Kong's loss-making Disneyland theme park reopened…

bubmagJune 18, 2020

Climate Change

Siberia’s prolonged unusually warm weather is an ‘alarming sign’: scientist

(CNN)Siberia's prolonged period of unusually warm weather is an "alarming sign," according to climate change scientists. Surface temperatures in Siberia were up to 10 degrees Celsius (18 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than average last month, making it the vast Russian region's hottest May since records began in 1979, according to research…

bubmagJune 18, 2020

And you thought Kim Jong Un was scary

‘We are still trying to get free’: Black Americans continue fight for equality on Juneteenth

Elon Musk, Tesla Board Sued by Pension Fund for ‘Unrelenting Avarice’

Food deliveries during virus lockdown fuel Thailand plastic usage

National Grid expects £400m Covid hit as electricity demand hits record low

France calls US withdrawal from tech tax talks “provocation”

Half-brother of man found hanged dies in a deputy-involved shooting

Donald Trump has change of heart, Colin Kaepernick ‘absolutely’ deserves a shot

Hong Kong’s Disneyland reopens after five-month COVID-19 break

Siberia’s prolonged unusually warm weather is an ‘alarming sign’: scientist

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