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Melissa Leo To Star In Fox Pilot ‘Blood Relative’, Lifting the Cast-Contingency

Oscar winner Melissa Leo will play the lead in Fox’s drama pilot Blood Relative, lifting the cast-contingency on the pilot order. Originally picked up as cast-contingent, Blood Relative is a forensic genealogy-themed crime drama from writer-producer Chris Levinson and producer Liza Chasin, Paramount Television Studios and Anonymous Content, which will co-produce…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Super Komachi

First Look: Texas High-Speed Train Interiors

No worries about getting stuck in one of those dreaded middle seats on the high-speed train connecting Dallas and Houston. Texas Central has released details about seating configurations on its planned trains, and the cars feature either two-seat doubles or a double and a single. (See renderings below.) Dallas-based Texas…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Sleeping Pods

Aer x 9H Capsule Collection

As any traveler knows, space is a valuable commodity. You deal with space when packing your bag for a trip, space on the plane for your luggage, and space at your destination when checking into your accommodations. So when Aer set out to develop their next ba…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Economic Bubble

Yakuza 0, Kingdom Hearts 3 come to Xbox Game Pass in February

Xbox Game Pass subscribers will get access to games like Ninja Gaiden 2, Kingdom Hearts 3, and Yakuza 0 on console as part of the subscription this month. Those titles join recently added games like Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Final Fantasy 15 on Xbox One with Game Pass. Here’s a full…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Putin

Putin sacks prominent Kremlin ideologue, Ukraine hardliner

FILE PHOTO: Top-level Kremlin adviser Vladislav Surkov attends a meeting outside Moscow, December 14, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File PhotoMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday dismissed a veteran, once close adviser who until recently managed Moscow’s relations with war-torn Ukraine. Putin fired Vladislav Surkov, seen as a hardliner by…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Hrant Dink

The Turkish Trap: How Erdogan Made New Enemies and Enraged the Arab Community

As the Syrian military backed by the Russian air force takes another strategic town in Idlib, thereby inching closer towards the Turkish border, the endgame for Turkey in Syria has begun. The Syrian government has also taken the key highway that links Damascus to Aleppo and secured Aleppo from the…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Julian Assange

End Torture and Medical Neglect of Julian Assange

On Nov 22, 2019, we, a group of more than 60 medical doctors, wrote to the UK Home Secretary to express our serious concerns about the physical and mental health of Julian Assange.1 In our letter,1 we documented a history of denial of access to health care and prolonged psychological torture. It…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Belfast

The National Announce Summer 2020 Tour

The National have added North American dates to their 2020 world tour. After making appearances in Japan, Oceania, and Europe, The National will head to Shelburne, Vermont and weave their way across Canada and the northeast United States. Sharon Van Etten, Lucy Dacus, and Julia Jacklin will join at select…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

BUK-Missile

Leaked Docs Point to No Buk Missile Systems Around MH17 Crash Area, Dutch Journo Reveals

Leaked papers pertaining to the finalised JIT investigation that the source has bona fide reason to believe are authentic do not corroborate the study’s findings. They cite witness testimonies as well as a number of discrepancies in the probe that suggest the Boeing was downed by an air-to-air missile, rather…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Propaganda

U.S. imposes new rules on state-owned Chinese media over propaganda concerns

By Jonathan LandayWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Tuesday said it will begin treating five major Chinese state-run media entities with U.S. operations the same as foreign embassies, requiring them to register their employees and U.S. properties with the State Department.Two senior state department officials said the decision…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Melissa Leo To Star In Fox Pilot ‘Blood Relative’, Lifting the Cast-Contingency

First Look: Texas High-Speed Train Interiors

Aer x 9H Capsule Collection

Yakuza 0, Kingdom Hearts 3 come to Xbox Game Pass in February

Putin sacks prominent Kremlin ideologue, Ukraine hardliner

The Turkish Trap: How Erdogan Made New Enemies and Enraged the Arab Community

End Torture and Medical Neglect of Julian Assange

The National Announce Summer 2020 Tour

Leaked Docs Point to No Buk Missile Systems Around MH17 Crash Area, Dutch Journo Reveals

U.S. imposes new rules on state-owned Chinese media over propaganda concerns

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