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New York City

Thousands gather for Women’s March rallies across the US

WASHINGTON -- Thousands gathered in cities across the country Saturday as part of the nationwide Women's March rallies focused on issues such as climate change, pay equity, reproductive rights and immigration. Hundreds showed up in New York City and thousa…

bubmagJanuary 18, 2020

Super Heroes

Nonstop Events Take a Toll on the Cosmos in Guardians of the Galaxy #1 [Preview]

We spend a lot of time here at Bleeding Cool talking about the effects of Marvel’s nonstop super-mega-crossover events and number one issue reboots on readers. But what about the people most affected: the denizens of the Marvel Universe itself?! That’s what w…

bubmagJanuary 18, 2020

Michelle Obama

The Trump administration wants to weaken Obama’s school lunch rules. Again.

First Lady Michelle Obama visits a Maryland school given a 2009 USDA prize for promoting health. | Alex Wong/Getty Images On her birthday, the Department of Agriculture announced it plans to nix school lunch requirements championed by Michelle Obama. Friday m…

bubmagJanuary 18, 2020

Clearview

A facial recognition company dug up billions of photos from Facebook and beyond

Facial recognition can spot you anywhere. Image: Getty Images By Sasha Lekach2020-01-18 21:39:49 UTC A Facebook photo from the end of college could come back to haunt you. A New York Times deep-dive into a facial recognition AI tool sold to law enforcement agencies uncovered that the company has amassed…

bubmagJanuary 18, 2020

Donald Trump

Trump impeachment: Who’s who in the Senate trial?

Media captionHow did we get here? The US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump, and the Republican leader now faces a trial in the Senate. Members of the upper house will decide whether to remove Mr Trump from office. As the Republic…

bubmagJanuary 18, 2020

Water Pollution

Activists Find Evidence of Formosa Plant in Texas Still Releasing Plastic Pollution Despite $50 Million Settlement

On the afternoon of January 15, activist Diane Wilson kicked off a San Antonio Estuary Waterkeeper meeting on the side of the road across from a Formosa plastics manufacturing plant in Point Comfort, Texas. After Wilson and the waterkeeper successfully sued Formosa, the company agreed to no longer release even one…

bubmagJanuary 18, 2020

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Brian Lynch Big Band – The Omni-American Book Club: My Journey Through Literature in Music (2019)

Aside from being a multi-award-winning trumpeter and composer, Brian Lynch appears to be an avid reader and social arbiter as well. His twenty-third album as leader, a two-CD set whose protracted and austere name, The Omni-American Book Club: My Journey Throu… Read More

bubmagJanuary 18, 2020

Riots

Riots in Beirut leave more than 150 injured

Police fired volleys of tear gas and rubber bullets in Lebanons capital Saturday to disperse thousands of protesters amid some of the worst rioting since demonstrations against the countrys ruling elite erupted three months ago. More than 150 people were inju…

bubmagJanuary 18, 2020

Nuclear Disarmament

When the Queen Passes Away Draw Final Curtain on Royal Family

The headline attached to the link to an RT America interview I gave this week is certainly provocative: Let royals die & let Scotland leave! The reaction on social media from some quarters has been predictable. Royalists have been sending abusive comments…

bubmagJanuary 18, 2020

Nukes

U.S. sanctions Iranian commander over Mahshahr killings

FILE PHOTO: Attendees hold flags from Iran and the United States as Iranian Americans from across California converge in Los Angeles to participate in the California Convention for a Free Iran and to express support for nationwide protests in Iran from Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/ Patrick…

bubmagJanuary 18, 2020

Thousands gather for Women’s March rallies across the US

Nonstop Events Take a Toll on the Cosmos in Guardians of the Galaxy #1 [Preview]

The Trump administration wants to weaken Obama’s school lunch rules. Again.

A facial recognition company dug up billions of photos from Facebook and beyond

Trump impeachment: Who’s who in the Senate trial?

Activists Find Evidence of Formosa Plant in Texas Still Releasing Plastic Pollution Despite $50 Million Settlement

Brian Lynch Big Band – The Omni-American Book Club: My Journey Through Literature in Music (2019)

Riots in Beirut leave more than 150 injured

When the Queen Passes Away Draw Final Curtain on Royal Family

U.S. sanctions Iranian commander over Mahshahr killings

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