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SXSW cancels its 400K-person conference due to coronavirus

SXSW has officially announced it will cancel its tech and music conference slated for March 13th to 22nd in Austin, Texas due to concerns around coronavirus, though it’s exploring rescheduling. “Based on the recommendation of our public health officer and our director of public health . . . I’ve gone…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Turkish Refugee Camp

Migrant crisis at Greek-Turkish border in second week; EU mulls more aid

The European Union on Friday pleaded with migrants on the Turkish border to stop trying to cross into Greece but dangled the prospect of more aid for Ankara as a standoff between Greek riot police and refugees entered a second week. Tens of thousands of migrants have been trying to…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Turkish Refugee Camp

Migrant crisis at Greek-Turkish border in second week, EU mulls more aid

By Lefteris Papadimas and Joseph Nasr KASTANIES, Greece/PAZARKULE, Turkey (Reuters) - The European Union on Friday pleaded with migrants on the Turkish border to stop trying to cross into Greece but dangled the prospect of more aid for Ankara as a standoff between Greek riot police and refugees entered a…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Greta Thunberg

Hillary Clinton makes a wisecrack about Melania Trump’s ‘Be Best’ program

In December, the president targeted 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg after she won Time magazine person of the year, posting on Twitter that the activist must work on her “Anger Management problem.” Despite championing her initiative that promotes internet kindness, Melania Trump remained quiet. In 2018 remarks, the first lady…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Star Wars

Star Wars Bits: The High Republic, Battlefront II Updates, The Art and Imagery of The Mandalorian, Clone Wars Declassified, and More!

In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Star Wars: The High Republic interviews and updates Star Wars Battlefront II – The Age of Rebellion update Clone Wars Declassified: five highlights from “A Distant Echo” Talking Bay 94: A Star Wars Podcast interviews Dennis Muren, Jake Lunt Davies J.J. Lendl’s Star Wars:…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Boeing 737max

The Market Feels So Off The Mark That It’s Time To Consider These Contrarian Trades

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bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Trade War

Peter Bart: Coronavirus Cancellations Take Toll On Entertainment Industry Big And Small

The chaotic impact of the coronavirus is affecting every sector of the cultural and entertainment scene – “an equal opportunity disaster,” in the words of one CEO. Giant companies are canceling events and re-aligning strategies worldwide. The openings of major movies like the appropriately titled James Bond film No Time…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

U-2 Dragon Lady

US Spy Plane Pilots Using Russian, Chinese Navigation Satellites During Missions

A US Air Force general has revealed that pilots of the service’s U-2 spy planes carry navigational watches capable of finding their way by using Chinese and Russian satellite networks if access to the US GPS network is interrupted.When the Air Force’s U-2 “Dragon Lady” spy plane pilots fly on…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Mecca

Friday prayers across Middle East overshadowed by coronavirus fears

AFP — From Jerusalem to Mecca, Muslims across the Middle East held Friday prayers under the shadow of the new coronavirus, with some gatherings cancelled and others subdued because of the deadly outbreak. The highly contagious disease is believed to be transmitted through close contact and authorities globally have moved…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

Vietnam Veterans

A 1963 Klan bombing killed her sister and blinded her. Now she wants restitution.

The small, brown woman in a sequined black dress and suede high heels mounted the stairs to the megachurch's curved stage, leaning on the arm of her husband. The silver cross around her neck glinted in the spotlight as Sarah Collins Rudolph took her seat in an armchair on a…

bubmagMarch 6, 2020

SXSW cancels its 400K-person conference due to coronavirus

Migrant crisis at Greek-Turkish border in second week; EU mulls more aid

Migrant crisis at Greek-Turkish border in second week, EU mulls more aid

Hillary Clinton makes a wisecrack about Melania Trump’s ‘Be Best’ program

Star Wars Bits: The High Republic, Battlefront II Updates, The Art and Imagery of The Mandalorian, Clone Wars Declassified, and More!

The Market Feels So Off The Mark That It’s Time To Consider These Contrarian Trades

Peter Bart: Coronavirus Cancellations Take Toll On Entertainment Industry Big And Small

US Spy Plane Pilots Using Russian, Chinese Navigation Satellites During Missions

Friday prayers across Middle East overshadowed by coronavirus fears

A 1963 Klan bombing killed her sister and blinded her. Now she wants restitution.

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