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Biological Warfare

4K Review: ‘Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil’ Is Another Joe Roth Mess Disney’s Gotten Us Into

The Maleficent cast members, deserving of much better. Disney Enough is good about Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, out this week on 4K, Blu-ray and digital, that I really wish it were better. Alas, in the areas where it fails, it fails hard and predictably. P…

bubmagJanuary 7, 2020

Super Heroes

Marvel: 10 Underrated Villains We Want To See In The Next MCU Movies

With the first era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe out of the way, both movie and Marvel fans everywhere have been waiting to find out what's going to happen in our caped crusaders' theatrical world this time around. While some are simply wondering, however,…

bubmagJanuary 7, 2020

Scotland

Accuracy? Do Me a Favor!

— By Tom Harper ‘Atlas: a world of maps in the British Library’ is a different sort of atlas to, say, the Times world atlas or the AA motoring atlas, because you would never use it to find your way from A to B or peruse potential venues for your…

bubmagJanuary 7, 2020

VR

Nikon’s D780 is its most serious DSLR for video yet

The D780 has the same 3.2-inch rear display as the D850, so it has full touch functionality for autofocus, menus and more. It also means that the display doesn't flip around, so the D750 won't be ideal for vlogging. That's too bad, because otherwise it looks like a good vlogging…

bubmagJanuary 7, 2020

Super Komachi

Ghosn used bullet train to escape: Japan broadcaster

About AFP AFP is a global news agency delivering fast, accurate, in-depth coverage of the events shaping our world from conflicts to politics, economics, sports, entertainment and the latest breakthroughs in health, science and technology. Read More

bubmagJanuary 7, 2020

Nuclear Disarmament

US strike on Iran could have consequences in North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) The U.S. strike that killed Irans top military commander may have had an indirect casualty: a diplomatic solution to denuclearizing North Korea. Experts say the escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran will diminish alread…

bubmagJanuary 7, 2020

Black Hole

Hubble surveys gigantic galaxy – Space Daily

To kickstart the 30th anniversary year of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble has imaged a majestic spiral galaxy. Galaxy UGC 2885 may be the largest known in the local universe. It is 2.5 times wider than our Milky Way and contains 10 times as many s…

bubmagJanuary 7, 2020

Super Komachi

Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan began with a ride on a public train

TOKYO—The first leg of Carlos Ghosn’s overnight trek from his Tokyo home to Beirut, before he reportedly climbed into a box to evade airport security, involved something much more prosaic: He got aboard an Osaka-bound bullet train, several Japanese media sour…

bubmagJanuary 7, 2020

Feudalism

‘Capitalist Manifesto’ explains perils of cronyism

Ralph Benko and Bill Collier have written the free market antidote to "The Communist Manifesto," titled "The Capitalist Manifesto." They reveal some fascinating insights that you probably have never heard of. I always said that capitalism only works if temper…

bubmagJanuary 7, 2020

Refugees

Trump Admin Plan to Collect DNA From Detained Migrants, Asylum Seekers Will Begin Soon

The Trump administrations plan to collect DNA evidence from migrants detained in U.S. Customs and Borders Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities will commence soon in the form of a 90-day pilot program in Detroit and Southwe…

bubmagJanuary 7, 2020

4K Review: ‘Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil’ Is Another Joe Roth Mess Disney’s Gotten Us Into

Marvel: 10 Underrated Villains We Want To See In The Next MCU Movies

Accuracy? Do Me a Favor!

Nikon’s D780 is its most serious DSLR for video yet

Ghosn used bullet train to escape: Japan broadcaster

US strike on Iran could have consequences in North Korea

Hubble surveys gigantic galaxy – Space Daily

Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan began with a ride on a public train

‘Capitalist Manifesto’ explains perils of cronyism

Trump Admin Plan to Collect DNA From Detained Migrants, Asylum Seekers Will Begin Soon

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