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Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj Mecca

Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj

Due to concerns over the global spread of the coronavirus – especially in nearby Iran – Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended travel to its holy sites. Millions of Muslims visit the Saudi kingdom around the year for pilgrimage. The current travel restrictions prevent the entry of both overseas pilgrims and…
bubmag
March 6, 2020
Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj Mecca

Coronavirus fears put a halt to the Muslim pilgrimage of umrah – but not yet the hajj

Umrah pilgrims pray near the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo/Amr Nabil, FileDue to concerns over the global spread of the coronavirus – especially in nearby Iran – Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended travel to its holy sites. Millions of Muslims visit the Saudi kingdom around the year for…
bubmag
March 6, 2020
Historian: I warned the 1619 Project’s author she was wrong about the Revolutionary War 1619 Slavery

Historian: I warned the 1619 Project’s author she was wrong about the Revolutionary War

One of the most contentious claims made in the NY Times 1619 Project is the claim that the impetus for the Revolutionary War was really an attempt to protect the institution of slavery. In her lead essay, Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote “one of the primary reasons the colonists decided to declare…
bubmag
March 6, 2020
Oil plunges as coronavirus threatens to hammer demand and producers clash over cutting output Obamacare

Oil plunges as coronavirus threatens to hammer demand and producers clash over cutting output

REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Oil prices plunged as much as 11% - the most since 2014 - amid a collapse in OPEC+ discussions. Talks within the group broke down after Russia refused to meet Saudi Arabia's request for output cuts. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries halved its growth forecast for global oil…
bubmag
March 6, 2020
Friday: Hili dialogue 1619 Slavery

Friday: Hili dialogue

Good Friday (well, not the real one)! It’s March 6, 2020, and National Oreo Day, a deservedly successful cookie. (Why couldn’t Hydrox compete? That cookie is nearly extinct, and you can get them only on eBay or by mail order—at inflated prices. Even Amazon has run out of them.) Like…
bubmag
March 6, 2020
I have irked the Bernie Bros Meritocracy

I have irked the Bernie Bros

Congratulations to Porivil Sorrens for the single whiniest, least useful comment in this entire thread. Your #65 is a masterpiece of froth, a true subtlety, engaging with literally none of the other participants in this thread. Is it outstanding in the field in a very true sense. ========== @kome, #66:…
bubmag
March 6, 2020
Will Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods Survive Lab Meat’s Challenge? Beyond Meat

Will Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods Survive Lab Meat’s Challenge?

Some analysts predict the emerging science of cultured meat -- aka lab meat or synthetic meat -- could threaten the market share of "plant-based meat" producers like Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:BYND), Impossible Foods, and others in the near future. Growing meat separate from an animal might possibly solve the ethical, environmental,…
bubmag
March 6, 2020
Wiesbaden To Stage Historic UEFA Women’s Euro Qualifier Between Kosovo And Russia Hooliganism

Wiesbaden To Stage Historic UEFA Women’s Euro Qualifier Between Kosovo And Russia

WIESBADEN, GERMANY - MAY 24: View of the stadium of the Brita Arena before the Second Bundesliga ... Play Off first leg match between SV Wehen Wiesbaden and FC Ingolstadt at BRITA-Arena on May 24, 2019 in Wiesbaden, Germany. (Photo by Jörg Halisch/Bongarts/Getty Images) Bongarts/Getty Images Wiesbaden, a spa town…
bubmag
March 6, 2020