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The 10 places people most want to visit in the US once travel can resume, according to Booking.com

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bubmagMay 19, 2020

Palestine

Palestinian president says all agreements with U.S. and Israel void due to annexation plans

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority considers itself free of all agreements and understandings with both Israel and the U.S. — including on security matters — because of Israel's annexation plans.Why it matters: Abbas appears now to be following through on a drastic threat he had…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Blockchain

Facebook Adds Firepower To Its Leadership. Libra Pushes For A Future Where They Could Change Retail Payments

ANKARA, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 27: In this photo illustration a smart phone displays the logo of Libra ... and a computer screen displays the Facebook logo in Ankara Turkey on February 27, 2020. Ali Balikci / Anadolu Agency Anadolu Agency Today, the Libra Association announced Robert Werner as General Counsel. He…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Nukes

How to find out which facial recognition databases you may be in

Call me paranoid privacy conscious, but I don’t relish the thought of being present in too many government databases. This is especially so given the exorbitant levels of nation-state cyber activity and historically poor U.S. government data protection track records (I am looking at you, OPM). Alas, extensive public services…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Sky-Diving

Why You Need to Increase Your Mental Bandwidth Immediately

If you’d like to learn how to increase your mental toughness so you can face your fears and get out of your comfort zone, sign up for the free 90-Day Master Class hosted by the founder of Addicted2Success.com, Joel Brown.The bus driver told me in broken english to sit back…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Air Pollution

Prototype device gathers microplastics from car tires

While we may think of car exhaust as being a major source of air pollution, automobile tires also hugely contribute to microplastics pollution. A new vehicle-mounted device could help, by gathering the rubber particles that those tires shed.By definition, microplastics are fragments of plastic smaller than 5 millimeters in diameter.…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Google

Google Fi is rolling out eSIM support on iOS for existing customers

Google is rolling out the ability to use Google Fi via eSIM for existing customers of the cellular service on iOS, assuming their iPhone supports it (via 9to5Google). You’ll need the latest version of the Google Fi iOS app and an iPhone XR, XS, XS Max, 11 series, or 2020…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Global Warming

Global CO2 emissions to drop 4-7% in 2020, but will it matter?

Population confinement has led to drastic changes in energy use and CO2 emissions. Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but even this dramatic decline—the sharpest since WWII—would barely dent longterm global warming, researchers reported…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Palestine

UAE’s Etihad makes first known flight to Israel

An Etihad Airways plane flew from the capital of the United Arab Emirates into Israel on Tuesday to deliver coronavirus aid to the Palestinians, the airline said, marking the first known direct commercial flight between the two nations. The flight took place despite the UAE having no formal diplomatic ties…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

U-2 Dragon Lady

Airborne 05.18.20: Snowbird Tragedy, Drone Idiot, Reserve U-2 Pilot

Also: F-22 Accident, MultiGP's IO2020 Postponed, Women in Aviation Advisory Board, European A/C Have More Time A Sunday morning accident involving the Canadian Forces famed Snowbirds flight demonstration team has taken the life of one of their team members, and injured the pilot. Airborne 05.18.20 is chock full of info…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

The 10 places people most want to visit in the US once travel can resume, according to Booking.com

Palestinian president says all agreements with U.S. and Israel void due to annexation plans

Facebook Adds Firepower To Its Leadership. Libra Pushes For A Future Where They Could Change Retail Payments

How to find out which facial recognition databases you may be in

Why You Need to Increase Your Mental Bandwidth Immediately

Prototype device gathers microplastics from car tires

Google Fi is rolling out eSIM support on iOS for existing customers

Global CO2 emissions to drop 4-7% in 2020, but will it matter?

UAE’s Etihad makes first known flight to Israel

Airborne 05.18.20: Snowbird Tragedy, Drone Idiot, Reserve U-2 Pilot

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