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Riots

Delhi riots | 2 brothers held for killing 85-year-old woman by setting her house on fire

Two brothers have been arrested for allegedly killing an 85-year-old woman by setting her house on fire in northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura area during last month’s riots, police said on Thursday.The two accused, Arun, 26, and Varun, 22, who lived in the victim’s neighbourhood in Gamri village, were arrested by the…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Riots

‘No one will be marked doubtful during NPR process’

NEW DELHI: Allaying fears over the National Population Register (NPR), home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said no citizen will be marked 'D' or 'doubtful' during the updating exercise and no documents need to be furnished to prove citizenship. Also, it is not compulsory to provide any information not available…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Mexico Border Wall

‘Contagion’ Writer Slams Trump for Coronavirus Response: He’s Gutted Our Defense

Scott Z. Burns is baffled the Trump administration "can’t put out a clear message on how people can stay safe." “Contagion”Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock As streaming numbers for Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 virus outbreak thriller “Contagion” continue to skyrocket in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the film’s screenwriter Scott Z. Burns is…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Hrant Dink

Coronavirus Barely Touches Armenia But Hurts Economic Ties With Iran, China

YEREVAN -- The coronavirus pandemic was a latecomer to the Caucasus, seemingly avoiding the region. Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia have only registered a total of 39 cases as of March 12. Georgia was the first to confirm the presence of coronavirus on February 26, and now has 24 cases. It…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Joker

Non Looney Tunes characters in Space Jam 2 leaked

March 12th, 2020, 09:49 am Non Looney Tunes characters in Space Jam 2 leaked I don't know if people care about spoilers for this but I'll put it under the cut. But a video from the wrap party of 'Space Jam 2' showed that a number of big characters from…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Android

Three Books Where AI Doesn’t Take Over the World, and Two Where They Kind of Do

Who doesn’t love a good robot? From classic science fiction films of the 1950s to the synthetic life in Star Trek: Picard, the latest reboot in the Star Trek franchise (which is really, really good, by the way), writers and fans alike have been fascinated by sentient machines for decades.…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Electric Scooter

Ride Report raises $10 million to help cities and operators manage shared bikes and scooters

Portland-based micromobility startup Ride Report just closed a $10 million round led by Unusual Ventures to better facilitate relationships between cities and operators.Ride Report works by monitoring micromobility vehicles across cities -- currently 60 worldwide -- to enable legislators to better understand the impact micromobility has on their respective cities.…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

eSports

YC-backed Legionfarm lets competitive gamers pay to play with pro coaches

Legionfarm, a YC-backed company, is looking to bring coaches to the competitive gaming world. Esports teams at the very top often have coaches, but the rest of the massive competitive gaming scene has to find a way to improve on their own, either via sheer time played or with creative…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Paul Newman

14 Showstopping Facts About Liza Minnelli

When a young Liza Minnelli performed with her mother, Judy Garland, at the London Palladium in 1964, it was immediately clear that the musical theater industry had another explosive star on its hands. Before long, she was winning Tony Awards, topping music charts, and working with some of Hollywood’s greatest…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Bees

Social Housing for Bees Brings Buzz Back to the City

With the urban concrete jungle pushing insects out and forcing bees to travel farther and farther between green areas, we are facing decreasing insect- and, most alarmingly, bee-populations. But these projects have made a home for insects in urban areas to help get the city buzzing with insect life. Refugio…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Delhi riots | 2 brothers held for killing 85-year-old woman by setting her house on fire

‘No one will be marked doubtful during NPR process’

‘Contagion’ Writer Slams Trump for Coronavirus Response: He’s Gutted Our Defense

Coronavirus Barely Touches Armenia But Hurts Economic Ties With Iran, China

Non Looney Tunes characters in Space Jam 2 leaked

Three Books Where AI Doesn’t Take Over the World, and Two Where They Kind of Do

Ride Report raises $10 million to help cities and operators manage shared bikes and scooters

YC-backed Legionfarm lets competitive gamers pay to play with pro coaches

14 Showstopping Facts About Liza Minnelli

Social Housing for Bees Brings Buzz Back to the City

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