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Economic Bubble

How Japanese and English merged to create a new language

Tokyo (CNN) When John Dougill first came to Japan 30 years ago, he spotted an odd phrase adorning his neighborhood butcher's shop in Kyoto. Instead of "meat shop," its sign read "flesh shop." Dougill assumed shop staff weren't aware of their English-langua… Read More

bubmagFebruary 26, 2020

New York City

Peter Nygard steps down following FBI raid at Nygard fashion house

WINNIPEG -- Just hours after FBI and New York City police raided Nygard headquarters in Times Square, Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard announced he will be stepping down from his company. The decision comes amid ongoing allegations of sexual assault, rape and sex trafficking. In a statement to CTV News,…

bubmagFebruary 26, 2020

Computers in School

Easy as A, B, Chromebook

Art: The Country School, Winslow Homer, 1871With my daughter quickly approaching school age, I’ve been doing some research on the current state of the American public school system. Of course, the biggest headlines have been school shootings and how their aftermath has turned schools onto surveillance. And then, there are…

bubmagFebruary 26, 2020

Korean War

U.S. soldier infected as South Korea coronavirus cases rise above 1,260

By Josh Smith and Sangmi ChaSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported 284 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including a U.S. soldier, as health authorities prepared to test more than 200,000 members of a church hit hardest by the outbreak.The new cases pushed the total tally to 1,261, with the numbers…

bubmagFebruary 26, 2020

Seed Vault

Global seed bank gets largest deposit since it first opened

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has received a major a new deposit of seeds from several hundred plant species. In a formal ceremony on February 25, 2020, hosted by the Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and attended by international dignitaries, the seeds from 35 gene banks spread over all seven…

bubmagFebruary 26, 2020

Oxycodone

Generic drugmakers sold most opioids during overdose crisis

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals doled out lavish perks for top U.S. employees who hit or beat sales goals for prescription opioids and other drugs: six-figure bonuses and a chance to snag a coveted “President’s Club” award, which could mean vacations to Hawaii, the Caribbean or Mexico. The company placed that same staff…

bubmagFebruary 26, 2020

Oxycodone

Generic drugmakers sold most opioids during overdose crisis

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals doled out lavish perks for top U.S. employees who hit or beat sales goals for prescription opioids and other drugs: six-figure bonuses and a chance to snag a coveted “President's Club” award, which could mean vacations to Hawaii, the Caribbean or Mexico.The company placed that same staff in…

bubmagFebruary 26, 2020

Spanish Flu

The Coronavirus Won’t Boost 3D Printing

I’ve written extensively in the past few years on additive manufacturing, often suggesting that additive will spread partly because companies will produce more at home rather than rely on slow global supply chains. By using smaller, flexible additive factories close to customers, companies can offer products better suited to individual markets. They…

bubmagFebruary 26, 2020

Star Wars

All the ways Bob Iger transformed Disney as CEO

Bob Iger with George Lucas. As CEO, Iger both acquired Lucasfilm and launched Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images When Bob Iger was given the keys to the Disney kingdom in 2005, he felt a "sense of urgency"…

bubmagFebruary 26, 2020

Oxycodone

Drugmaker reached a billion-dollar deal to settle with Florida, other states over opioids

The generic drugmaker Mallinckrodt has a tentative $1.6 billion deal with Florida and dozens of other states to settle lawsuits over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis, it announced Tuesday.The deal is intended to end hundreds of lawsuits faced by the company over opioids.The company said that it had…

bubmagFebruary 26, 2020

How Japanese and English merged to create a new language

Peter Nygard steps down following FBI raid at Nygard fashion house

Easy as A, B, Chromebook

U.S. soldier infected as South Korea coronavirus cases rise above 1,260

Global seed bank gets largest deposit since it first opened

Generic drugmakers sold most opioids during overdose crisis

Generic drugmakers sold most opioids during overdose crisis

The Coronavirus Won’t Boost 3D Printing

All the ways Bob Iger transformed Disney as CEO

Drugmaker reached a billion-dollar deal to settle with Florida, other states over opioids

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