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The End of New York Feudalism

The End of New York

For over two centuries, New York has been the predominant urban center in North America. It remains the primary locale for the arts, culture, finance, and media, and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future. It has also served as the incubator of the many Americas—including Jewish, Italian, African…
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March 30, 2020
He’s Not Doing the Dumb Thing (But He’s Still Saying Some Pretty Dumb Shit) Donald Trump

He’s Not Doing the Dumb Thing (But He’s Still Saying Some Pretty Dumb Shit)

Photo: Tasos Katopodis (Getty)President Donald Trump has extended federal social distancing guidelines through the end of April, thus walking back an earlier insistence that America should be “opened up and just raring to go by Easter” despite warnings from health professionals about the growing severity of the novel coronavirus outbreak.At…
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March 30, 2020
‘We need to be alert’: Scientists fear second coronavirus wave as China’s lockdowns ease Singapore

‘We need to be alert’: Scientists fear second coronavirus wave as China’s lockdowns ease

Factories in Hubei province are starting to reopen after closing to slow the coronavirus' spread. Credit: Chine Nouvelle/SIPA/Shutterstock For the first time in months, the Chinese province of Hubei, where the coronavirus first emerged, is getting attention for a good reason. COVID-19 cases there have dropped to practically zero, and…
bubmag
March 30, 2020
‘We need to be alert’: Scientists fear second coronavirus wave as China’s lockdowns ease Singapore

‘We need to be alert’: Scientists fear second coronavirus wave as China’s lockdowns ease

Factories in Hubei province are starting to reopen after closing to slow the coronavirus' spread. Credit: Chine Nouvelle/SIPA/Shutterstock For the first time in months, the Chinese province of Hubei, where the coronavirus first emerged, is getting attention for a good reason. COVID-19 cases there have dropped to practically zero, and…
bubmag
March 30, 2020
‘Not a Time For Political War’: Rouhani Slams US Anti-Iranian Sanctions Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Iran Liberalism

‘Not a Time For Political War’: Rouhani Slams US Anti-Iranian Sanctions Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Middle East23:46 GMT 29.03.2020(updated 00:00 GMT 30.03.2020) Get short URLOn Thursday, the Trump administration added five organizations, as well as fifteen people, to its sanction lists over their alleged ties with Iran's Revolutionary Guards Quds Force at a time when Tehran is calling for the sanctions on its economy to…
bubmag
March 30, 2020
UArizona researchers hope autonomous technology can smooth traffic flow Machine Learning

UArizona researchers hope autonomous technology can smooth traffic flow

University of Arizona researchers are collaborating on an autonomous technology project that could prove autonomous vehicles can improve traffic flow and decrease fuel consumption. The project aims to demonstrate for the first time in real traffic that using intelligent control of a small number of connected and automated vehicles can…
bubmag
March 30, 2020
Already struggling farmers hit hard by coronavirus Trade War

Already struggling farmers hit hard by coronavirus

Coronavirus Updates Unlivable Wage Documentary Social Distancing Guidelines Remembering Maria Mercader Coronavirus Relief Package New York ICUs Stimulus Checks News US World Politics Entertainment Health MoneyWatch Technology Science Crime Sports Brené Brown: The "60 Minutes" Interview The disturbing history of tipping: "It's literally a slave wage" Hanukkah stabbings victim dies…
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March 30, 2020