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In Central African Republic, a colossal struggle against COVID-19

Before dawn in a suburb recovering from war, Fanny Balekossi awakes and heads into the centre of Bangui. A radio broadcaster specialising in health issues, Balekossi survived years of sectarian fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) during which her older sister and close friends perished. Now, she is facing…

bubmagApril 22, 2020

Astroturfing

There is no anti-lockdown protest movement

If you’ve watched Fox News recently, you might think there’s a small revolution afoot in Red America. A series of anti-social-distancing rallies have popped up across the country — in Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas, and elsewhere. As my colleague Jane Coaston noted, it harks back to the Tea Party craze in…

bubmagApril 22, 2020

Moon Mission

NASA’s Apollo 13 Voyage Brought To Life Again

By Ben Hamill - April 22 2020 When astronauts James A. Lowell Jr., Fred W. Haise Jr. and John L. Swigert Jr. stepped into the what they had deemed to be safe enclosing of the Apollo 13 fifty years ago, the last thing they had expected was that they had…

bubmagApril 22, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

Coronavirus crisis presents opportunity for Saudi’s Newcastle project

Coronavirus crisis presents opportunity for Saudi’s Newcastle project London (AFP) – A Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle United appears to be nearing completion at a time when the rest of the football industry is on its knees due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.For Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment…

bubmagApril 22, 2020

Colin Kaepernick

Players Coalition and NFL donate $3M to black communities hit by coronavirus

Terence Lester spent nearly a week living on the streets of Atlanta in 2013 to experience what it felt like to be homeless. Not long after, he created Love Beyond Walls, a nonprofit organization that supports the homeless.Now his group has been selected as a recipient of an initiative by…

bubmagApril 22, 2020

Cold War

The Air Force wants you to hack its satellite in orbit. Yes, really

When the Air Force asked hackers to break into a F-15 fighter jet at last year’s DEF CON security conference, the results were both eye-opening and eye-watering. It was the first time hackers were allowed to work on the system to look for bugs. In just two days, a team…

bubmagApril 22, 2020

Recycling

Wonder what happens when you sell, trade in, or recycle your phone?

Source: Fairphone We've all been guilty of it. We jump at the opportunity to buy that shiny new smartphone and toss the old one aside, whether that be in a junk drawer, in a box in the closet, or (heaven forbid) in the trash can. While holding on to that…

bubmagApril 22, 2020

AR-15

AR-15 Drop-In Set Trigger by JARD Inc.

Posted 1 min ago in AR-15, Daily News, Other Gear & Gadgets by Hrachya H with No CommentsTags: ar-15, JARD, set trigger Set triggers are really handy gadgets that allow having a standard and extremely light trigger pull in the same trigger mechanism. Normally, switching to the light pull mode…

bubmagApril 22, 2020

Exoskeleton

Elon Musk Says The Cybertruck Will Be Able To Float For A While

He further added that the Cybertruck will feature a heat pump like the Model Y by Sidd Dhimaan, on April 22, 2020, 13:00 Cybertruck news just can’t stop coming in. Yesterday we heard about the truck receiving a few structural changes, and now Musk says it will be able to…

bubmagApril 22, 2020

Plastic Pollution

The tire industry pushes back against evidence of plastic pollution

SINGAPORE — A growing body of scientific research linking tire wear to microplastic pollution, as well as increasing scrutiny from lawmakers in the European Union (EU), has led the $180 billion-a-year tire industry to fight back. The companies have stepped up lobbying with EU lawmakers weighing tougher regulations on tire…

bubmagApril 22, 2020

In Central African Republic, a colossal struggle against COVID-19

There is no anti-lockdown protest movement

NASA’s Apollo 13 Voyage Brought To Life Again

Coronavirus crisis presents opportunity for Saudi’s Newcastle project

Players Coalition and NFL donate $3M to black communities hit by coronavirus

The Air Force wants you to hack its satellite in orbit. Yes, really

Wonder what happens when you sell, trade in, or recycle your phone?

AR-15 Drop-In Set Trigger by JARD Inc.

Elon Musk Says The Cybertruck Will Be Able To Float For A While

The tire industry pushes back against evidence of plastic pollution

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