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Antarctica

Viking to set sail on the Great Lakes with cruises starting or ending in Milwaukee

This is a rendering of one of the Viking cruise ships currently under construction that will start sailing the Great Lakes in 2022. Viking is joining the growing number of cruise lines to set sail on the Great Lakes. Three new eight-day Viking cruises will…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2020

North Korea Nuclear Talks

Seoul Criticizes US Ambassador’s ‘Very Inappropriate’ Comments on N Korea Tourism

SEOUL - South Korea pushed back firmly Friday on comments by U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris, who called on Seoul to consult with Washington about the South's attempt to resume individual tourism to North Korea. Harris said Thursday that South Korea should ru…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2020

Chinese Economy

Chinese Economic Growth Hits Lowest Rate Since 1990

Chinas economic growth hit a multi-decade low after 2019 numbers showed Beijing struggling to maintain its forecasts amid an ongoing trade war with the U.S. Growth hit 6.1 percent for 2019, down from 2018s 6.6 percent and the lowest growth rate since 1990. A…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2020

AR-15

New Suppressors: YHM R9 – YHM Nitro N20 – YHM Turbo Integral

Hot off the heels of their latest suppressor announcement – the Resonator K, Yankee Hill Machine has rolled out three additional releases that we hope to get our hands on at the 2020 SHOT Show. The YHM R9, the YHM Nitro N20 and the YHM Turbo Integral 5.56mm A…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2020

Unwelcome Refugees

Why Europe is the biggest loser

One of my favorite kinds of jokes are the American medical jokes about "first the bad news, then the good news" here is a slightly tasteless one. After his wife had undergone a long and risky operation, the husband approaches the doctor and inquires about the…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2020

Big Data

The Speed Of Light, Cost Of Bandwidth And Big Data: What’s Really Driving Computing To The Edge?

It really wasn’t so long ago that most data was generated by employees typing away at their keyboards. It was transmitted from a terminal (later, a desktop computer) to a central location for storage and processing. Back then, data volumes were small, so limited network bandwidth wasn’t much of an…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2020

Bushfire

The Wiggles singer Greg Page collapses during Australian bushfires relief concert

(CNN)Greg Page, the original lead singer of the popular Australian children's music group The Wiggles, has been rushed to hospital during the band's charity concert for bushfire relief in Sydney. The Yellow Wiggle of the much-loved four-piece group was taken…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2020

Chinese Economy

China data boosts Wall Street futures to new record highs

REUTERS: U.S. stock index futures hit new all-time highs on Friday, with investor optimism bolstered by an upbeat set of U.S. corporate earnings reports and indications of resilience in the Chinese economy. Spurring inflows in global stock markets for a fift…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2020

Hrant Dink

Adam Schiff takes on Trump, calling him an ‘erratic hothead.’ Now he’s feeling the heat

Not during the fierce competition of Harvard Law School, or the rough-and-tumble of life as a federal prosecutor. Not when he convicted the first FBI agent accused of spying for a foreign government. Not even when he won one of the most furious campaigns for …

bubmagJanuary 17, 2020

Economic Bubble

KOLB: Let’s Blame Trump For Everything — Except the Economy

For better or worse, it’s all Trump’s fault all the time. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s delay in forwarding two articles of impeachment to the Senate removed any doubt that the primary motivation for impeaching Trump was political, not constitutional. Her del…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2020

Viking to set sail on the Great Lakes with cruises starting or ending in Milwaukee

Seoul Criticizes US Ambassador’s ‘Very Inappropriate’ Comments on N Korea Tourism

Chinese Economic Growth Hits Lowest Rate Since 1990

New Suppressors: YHM R9 – YHM Nitro N20 – YHM Turbo Integral

Why Europe is the biggest loser

The Speed Of Light, Cost Of Bandwidth And Big Data: What’s Really Driving Computing To The Edge?

The Wiggles singer Greg Page collapses during Australian bushfires relief concert

China data boosts Wall Street futures to new record highs

Adam Schiff takes on Trump, calling him an ‘erratic hothead.’ Now he’s feeling the heat

KOLB: Let’s Blame Trump For Everything — Except the Economy

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