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NSA

New Bill Proposes NSA Surveillance Reforms

The newly-introduced bill targets the Patriot Act’s Section 215, previously used by the U.S. government to collect telephone data from millions of Americans.A newly-introduced bill is proposing sweeping privacy reforms to a controversial government surveillan…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2020

Greta Thunberg

Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Level Is Set to Make One of Its Biggest Annual Leaps Ever Recorded

Carbon dioxide. We should stop emitting it. Scientists say it. The United Nations says it. Greta Thunberg says it. Even big finance corporations say it (even if theyre actively impeding doing it). And yet here we are on the brink of a year that will see one…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2020

Vietnam

Vietnamese police fine men filmed showering while riding motorbike

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The men filmed showering on the motorbike (not pictured here) were criticised on social media Two men have been fined by police after they were filmed showering while riding a motorbike in southern Vietnam, local re…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2020

Greta Thunberg

A Ugandan Climate Activist Was Cropped Out Of A News Agency Photo Of Greta Thunberg At Davos

world Vanessa Nakate told BuzzFeed News she was heartbroken to see websites use a photo featuring four white activists but not her. Posted on January 24, 2020, at 12:01 p.m. ET Pierre-philippe Marcou / Getty Images Vanessa Nakate LONDON — Vanessa Nakate is a 23-year-old climate activist from Uganda who…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2020

Riots

Like It or Not, Automation Is Coming

More than a century ago, the great composer John Philip Sousa worried about the future of his profession. He feared that a new invention, the record player, would render obsolete “the ennobling discipline of learning music,” putting professional musicians out…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2020

Panda

Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020

Four Star Films,Box Office Hits,Indies and Imports,Movies A - Z FOUR STAR FILMS Top rated movies and made-for-TV films airing the week of the week of Jan 26 - Feb 1, 2020Adams Rib (1949) TCM Mon. 6:30 a.m. Alien (1979) HBO Wed. 2:40 a.m. Annie Hall (1977)…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2020

Hydrogen

New Genesis battery-electric crossover to debut next year

During the launch of the Genesis GV80 crossover (pictured) earlier this month, the nascent standalone luxury brand teased silhouettes of six vehicles on the presentation screen. Four of them we were familiar with, and two looked like the Essentia electric cou… Read More

bubmagJanuary 24, 2020

Nuclear Weapons

North Korea names new foreign minister in likely shift further away from US talks

Ri Son Gwon has been involved in inter-Korean talks, but is no diplomat.January 24, 2020, 4:37 PM7 min read North Korea confirmed its named a former army colonel as its top diplomat in what analysts say is the latest sign of a shift away from talks with the U.S. over…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2020

UK Border

Operation Limelight: instructions to police and Border Force staff

Home Crime, justice and law Violence against women and girls Guidance Guidance for staff taking part in Operation Limelight, a multi-agency safeguarding operation at the UK border responding to female genital mutilation. Published 24 January 2020 From: Home Office and Border Force Documents Operation Limelight instructions PDF, 213KB, 4 pages…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2020

Plastic Pollution

Reader Submitted: P.E.T MINI – Worlds first Recycled Electric Skateboard

PET MINI is an Open Source, Recycled Electric Skateboard for urban transportation. With the goal to end stressful commutes while simultaneously giving you the perfect last mile recycled green vehicle. João Leão Product Designer, Co-founder of VIVALab and Fo…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2020

New Bill Proposes NSA Surveillance Reforms

Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Level Is Set to Make One of Its Biggest Annual Leaps Ever Recorded

Vietnamese police fine men filmed showering while riding motorbike

A Ugandan Climate Activist Was Cropped Out Of A News Agency Photo Of Greta Thunberg At Davos

Like It or Not, Automation Is Coming

Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020

New Genesis battery-electric crossover to debut next year

North Korea names new foreign minister in likely shift further away from US talks

Operation Limelight: instructions to police and Border Force staff

Reader Submitted: P.E.T MINI – Worlds first Recycled Electric Skateboard

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