bubmag

Barack Obama

The week in 36 photos

previous image next image Morgue workers wear personal protective equipment as they tend to a dead body in Istanbul on Saturday, May 16. Authorities in 214 countries and territories have reported m… Read More

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Brown Coal

Council finally has details of plan to relocate West Gate Tunnel soil

A council in south-west Victoria has finally received a cache of documents about the potential impact of a proposal to shift contaminated soil from the West Gate Tunnel project to Bacchus Marsh.Key points:Maddingley Brown Coal wants to open a soil-processing facility for spoil from the West Gate Tunnel projectThe local…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Holocaust

Nothing Is Fixed: James Baldwin on Keeping the Light Alive Amid the Entropic Darkness of Being, Set to Music

“Against this cosmic background the lifespan of a particular plant or animal appears, not as drama complete in itself, but only as a brief interlude in a panorama of endless change,” Rachel Carson wrote in her poetic, unexampled 1937 essay Undersea as she incubated the ideas that would awaken humanity’s…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Impeachment

Senate approves John Ratcliffe as top U.S. spy

Trump's pick follows 9/11 truther and QAnon conspiracies The Republican-dominated Senate today confirmed Texas GOP Rep. John Ratcliffe as the new director of national intelligence (DNI). He becomes the fourth person to hold the job for Trump in less than one year. The vote was 49-to-44, along party lines. Ratcliffe…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Antarctica

Scientists say climate change is turning coastal Antarctica green

Penguins at risk in Antarctica In coastal Antarctica, some snow isn't white — it's green. And while small amounts of the green snow have been visible for years, it's starting to spread across the continent because of climate change. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications,…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Beyond Meat

Analyst: Beyond Meat’s Stock Has Plenty Of Juice Left

Plant-based food maker Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) continues to mostly benefit from the "young female consumer in the urban environment," BTIG analyst Peter Saleh said Thursday on CNBC's "Trading Nation."What HappenedOn Tuesday, Saleh initiated coverage of Beyond Meat's stock on Tuesday with a Buy rating and $173 price target.…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

Jamal Khashoggi’s son says family forgives his killers

The son of Jamal Khashoggi announced that his family has forgiven the Washington Post journalist’s killers on Friday, in a surprise gesture that Saudi activists believe was secured by multi-million dollar payouts and intense pressure from the Kingdom’s authorities. In a statement on Friday, Salah Khashoggi wrote: “We, sons of…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

Sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi reveal they have granted clemency to his killers

The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Friday they 'forgive' the killers of their father, an announcement analysts said effectively grants clemency to five convicted people on death row.Khashoggi - a royal family insider turned critic - was killed and dismembered at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Michelle Obama

How James Corden’s star-studded dodgeball game with Michelle Obama came together

James Corden is taking "The Late Late Show" on the road for a week of shows in his home town of London, which will include a special game of dodgeball. Team UK will play team U.S., led by a captain ready to win at all costs: former first lady Michelle…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

Khashoggi family forgive killers, clearing way to legal reprieve

RIYADH (Reuters) - The family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Friday they forgave his murderers, paving the way for a reprieve for five defendants sentenced to death for a crime that severely damaged the image of the kingdom's de facto ruler."If a person forgives and makes reconciliation,…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

The week in 36 photos

Council finally has details of plan to relocate West Gate Tunnel soil

Nothing Is Fixed: James Baldwin on Keeping the Light Alive Amid the Entropic Darkness of Being, Set to Music

Senate approves John Ratcliffe as top U.S. spy

Scientists say climate change is turning coastal Antarctica green

Analyst: Beyond Meat’s Stock Has Plenty Of Juice Left

Jamal Khashoggi’s son says family forgives his killers

Sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi reveal they have granted clemency to his killers

How James Corden’s star-studded dodgeball game with Michelle Obama came together

Khashoggi family forgive killers, clearing way to legal reprieve

General Information

Ask me anything