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FACT CHECK: Image Claims Pipe Bombs Were Found Near The Korean War Memorial In DC Korean War

FACT CHECK: Image Claims Pipe Bombs Were Found Near The Korean War Memorial In DC

An Instagram post claims that crates of pipe bombs were found near the Korean War Memorial and that U-Haul trucks were “connected to suspected weapons stashes” in Washington, D.C. in early June. Verdict: False The National Park Service confirmed that no pipe bombs were found near the Korean War Memorial.…
bubmag
June 18, 2020
Is President Trump playing politics in supporting Colin Kaepernick’s return to NFL? Depends on your point of view Meritocracy

Is President Trump playing politics in supporting Colin Kaepernick’s return to NFL? Depends on your point of view

President Trump has endorsed Colin Kaepernick’s return to the NFL. Yes, you read that right. Nearly three years after Trump used Kaepernick’s protests during the national anthem as dry tinder to fire up his base, the president said on Wednesday that he “absolutely” believes Kaepernick deserves another chance in the NFL. “I…
bubmag
June 17, 2020
NOAA awards Xplore $670,000 to study the options for space weather observatory NOAA

NOAA awards Xplore $670,000 to study the options for space weather observatory

Artwork shows Xplore’s Xcraft probe observing the sun in different spectral bands. (Xplore Illustration)Seattle-based Xplore has won a $670,111 award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to look into the feasibility of sending a solar observatory to a gravitational balance point that’s a million miles from Earth. From that…
bubmag
June 17, 2020
Critics say Ontario’s new ‘ag-gag’ law could target journalists, whistleblowers Animal Protection

Critics say Ontario’s new ‘ag-gag’ law could target journalists, whistleblowers

Your dollars will go to support investigative reporting that helps real people in the areas of climate change, public health, U.S.-Canada border re-opening, race and gender. Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government passed a bill Wednesday that critics say could penalize whistleblowers and investigative journalists who expose unethical or illegal practices at…
bubmag
June 17, 2020
Trump’s first foreign visitor since the coronavirus pandemic began will be Poland’s anti-gay, increasingly authoritarian leader Propaganda

Trump’s first foreign visitor since the coronavirus pandemic began will be Poland’s anti-gay, increasingly authoritarian leader

Polish President Andrzej Duda is coming to Washington to meet with President Donald Trump on June 24. It will mark Trump's first meeting with a foreign leader since the coronavirus pandemic began. Duda's government has been criticized by civil liberties and human rights groups for attacks on democratic safeguards and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.The…
bubmag
June 17, 2020
Google’s racial equity push includes $175 million for Black businesses Google

Google’s racial equity push includes $175 million for Black businesses

The internet giant is also promising $3 million to address gaps in computer science and STEM education. It’s widening an awards program to 16 more universities to tackle gaps in computer science research, and bolstering representation in AI with $250,000 toward Black in AI.Representation within Google will matter as well.…
bubmag
June 17, 2020