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Gundam

RuPaul’s Drag Race queen Rock M. Sakura loves anime, gaming and screaming

"I'm very lively, energetic, over the top, out of this world, happy-smiley," says Bryan Bradford, who's Rock M. Sakura out of drag. VH1 When drag queen Rock M. Sakura bursts into the hot-pink RuPaul Drag Race workroom for season 12, viewers might think an anime character has walked off the…

bubmagFebruary 19, 2020

Lithium

Lithium reserves, key for making electric vehicle batteries, discovered near Bengaluru

At least 14,100 tonnes of lithium reserves have been discovered in a small patch of land surveyed in the Southern Karnataka district as per Atomic Minerals Directorate. Reserves of Lithium, an important element in making batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), have been discovered near Bengaluru.According to an ETAuto report, the rare metal…

bubmagFebruary 19, 2020

Pikachu

The Morning After: ‘Halo’ Nerf guns are here

No homing projectiles and no AI helper.Hasbro's Halo-themed Nerf gun lineup includes a NeedlerThe company has announced three Halo-themed toy guns that will come out this fall.We want a window seat.SpaceX could send private citizens to space as soon as 2021A new deal with Space Adventures is supposed to put…

bubmagFebruary 19, 2020

Nukes

Iran’s New Cruise Missiles Are Not What They Appear To Be

Key point: If Iran’s cruise missiles are more accurate than America’s, then Iran has achieved a breakthrough in either satellite or inertial guidance.The newest Iranian weapon, the Mobin, was displayed at the MAKS 2019 defense trade show in Russia in August. The cruise missile has a range of 450 kilometers…

bubmagFebruary 19, 2020

Chinese Economy

Coronavirus outbreak slashes China carbon emissions: study

The coronavirus outbreak has hit the Chinese economy hard, but also lowered the country's carbon emissions as a result, researchers say The coronavirus epidemic that has paralysed the Chinese economy may have a silver lining for the environment. China's carbon emissions have dropped by least 100 million metric tonnes over…

bubmagFebruary 19, 2020

1619 Slavery

1619 & Respecting the Facts of America’s Founding

Beneath the rancor of our everyday politics rages a longstanding debate instigated by professors and journalists about the convictions that truly underlie the founding and unfolding of the United States of America. The bitter clashes between politicians grab most of the headlines. But because it will shape the education of…

bubmagFebruary 19, 2020

Chinese Economy

‘Coronavirus to have limited impact on India’

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das. (PTI)NEW DELHI: The coronavirus outbreak will have a limited impact on India but the global GDP (gross domestic product) and trade will definitely get affected due to the large size of the Chinese economy, RBI (Reserve Bank of India) governor Shaktikanta Das said. Only a couple…

bubmagFebruary 19, 2020

Joe Biden

Here’s 15 minutes of Trevor Noah cracking Joe Biden jokes

By Sam Haysom2020-02-19 12:07:32 UTC On Monday it was Bernie Sanders' turn, and now Joe Biden is the Democratic candidate getting the Trevor Noah joke compilation treatment – starting with a clip of The Daily Host rounding up Biden's many gaffes. "In a weird way, I feel like these gaffes…

bubmagFebruary 19, 2020

Food Industry

Equinom Raises US$10 Million to Accelerate Growth

Investment fuels growth to shake up the traditional "plant-based" industryKIBBUTZ GIVAT BRENNER, Israel, Feb. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinom, Ltd., the leading seed breeding startup, announces it has closed its Series B round of funding of $10 million, led by BASF Venture Capital, Germany followed by Roquette, France; and Trendlines…

bubmagFebruary 19, 2020

Vietnam Veterans

Thanks to this new law, home ownership among millennial veterans is on the rise

Ahmed Madriz was 18 years old when he joined the U.S. Army in September 2000. During his five years of service, he was deployed to Kosovo in 2001 and Kuwait in 2003, when American troops invaded Iraq.After his first marriage ended in 2005, Madriz left the military to raise his…

bubmagFebruary 19, 2020

RuPaul’s Drag Race queen Rock M. Sakura loves anime, gaming and screaming

Lithium reserves, key for making electric vehicle batteries, discovered near Bengaluru

The Morning After: ‘Halo’ Nerf guns are here

Iran’s New Cruise Missiles Are Not What They Appear To Be

Coronavirus outbreak slashes China carbon emissions: study

1619 & Respecting the Facts of America’s Founding

‘Coronavirus to have limited impact on India’

Here’s 15 minutes of Trevor Noah cracking Joe Biden jokes

Equinom Raises US$10 Million to Accelerate Growth

Thanks to this new law, home ownership among millennial veterans is on the rise

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