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Virtual Reality

Half-Life: Alyx receives firm release date: March 23

There's a "3" in the date — Three weeks before launch, special hints will arrive as SteamVR "Home" spaces. Sam Machkovech - Feb 13, 2020 8:46 pm UTC That date for Half-Life: Alyx seems official. Valve One of three brand-new screenshots offered on February 13 as part of the release…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Antibiotics

How often should you take probiotics? What researchers know so far

There's no daily recommended dose of probiotics because researchers are still studying which strains of probiotics help and how much you need.Many over-the-counter probiotic products contain a range of 1 to 10 billion colony forming units (CFUs).The World Health Organization says some products are effective at levels below 1 billion…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Brasilia

Brazil’s Bolsonaro appoints active-duty general as chief of staff

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he had picked Army General Walter Braga for his chief of staff, cutting links to political parties in his closest circle of advisors that are now all military men. FILE PHOTO: Brazilian Army General Walter Souza Braga Netto (R)…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Mexico Border Wall

Trump Administration Taking $3.8 Billion More From Military For Mexico Border Wall

WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department sent Congress a request to shift nearly $4 billion from the military budget to pay for a wall on the border with Mexico, a central promise of President Donald Trump’s campaign for the White House four years ago and bid this…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Homeless

Instead of Helping Homeless People, Cities Are Bussing Them Out of Town

Forty dollars in his pocket. That’s all Isaac Langford had when he stepped off the Greyhound bus into the streets of San Francisco in 2010. He’d been living in his own apartment in Des Moines, Iowa, when he had what he calls “an awakening.” He didn’t want to just live…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Chile Riots

Deceptive rhetoric at Davos could bring disaster

The World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland is billed as the globe’s most prestigious annual gathering of movers and shakers. Its mission is to “improve the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.” This year’s…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Pre-Crime

FBI: Cybercrime losses tripled over the last 5 years

On the upside, the Bureau recovered more than US$300 million in funds lost to online scams last year In 2019, the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) received more than 467,000 cybercrime complaints that caused an estimated US$3.5 billion in losses, according to the Bureau’s annual 2019 Internet Crime…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Jackie Chan

Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger fight Jackie Chan in a movie trailer so insane it left me speechless

In the first trailer for the new epic fantasy The Iron Mask, there’s a moment when I knew I should have turned it off. Around about the time when Arnold Schwarzenegger, shown with mutton chops and looking resplendent in a military uniform and tri-corner hat, mocks the character played by…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Nukes

America’s F-22 Was Invincible… Until It Met The French Air Force

Key Point: Even before the Emirati and French wins in 2009, the Americans knew the F-22 could be beaten, although they rarely mentioned this uncomfortable fact. What does this mean for the future of the F-22, and the U.S. Air Force? Past evidence seems to confirm that a French fighter pilot…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Venezuela

Can the World’s Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of Twenty Years of War?

The 1% own and operate the corporate media. They are doing everything they can to defend the status quo, squash dissent and protect the wealthy and the powerful. The Common Dreams media model is different. We're nonprofit. We rely on donations from our readers, not corporate advertisers. We don't have…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Half-Life: Alyx receives firm release date: March 23

How often should you take probiotics? What researchers know so far

Brazil’s Bolsonaro appoints active-duty general as chief of staff

Trump Administration Taking $3.8 Billion More From Military For Mexico Border Wall

Instead of Helping Homeless People, Cities Are Bussing Them Out of Town

Deceptive rhetoric at Davos could bring disaster

FBI: Cybercrime losses tripled over the last 5 years

Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger fight Jackie Chan in a movie trailer so insane it left me speechless

America’s F-22 Was Invincible… Until It Met The French Air Force

Can the World’s Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of Twenty Years of War?

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