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Electric Car

Tesla Tops Wall Street Estimates With 112,000 Vehicle Deliveries In Fourth Quarter

Let me just say to all the haters, "Eat my shorts". Or was that "Let me just say to all the shorters, 'Eat my hate'"?

bubmagJanuary 4, 2020

Food Industry

Confessions of a slaughterhouse worker

About 100 million animals are killed for meat in the UK every month - but very little is heard about the people doing the killing. Here, one former abattoir worker describes her job, and the effect it had on her mental health. Warning: Some readers may find …

bubmagJanuary 4, 2020

Christianity

Trump Portrays Himself as Defender of Faith for Evangelical Supporters at Miami Rally

(MIAMI) — Highlighting his record on religious liberty, President Donald Trump on Friday worked to energize a group of evangelical supporters who make up an influential piece of his political base that could prove vital in battleground states. Trump spoke to…

bubmagJanuary 4, 2020

Nuclear Disarmament

China calls for easing of UN sanctions on N. Korea

Zhang’s comments comes days after Pyongyang announced it no longer felt bound by the moratorium. (AP pic) UNITED NATIONS: A Chinese-Russian resolution aimed at easing international sanctions on North Korea is a “timely” step in the “right direction”, China’s…

bubmagJanuary 4, 2020

New York City

They Once Were Attacked for Their Cash. Now It’s Their E-Bikes.

Of those, 59 percent said they never reported the theft to the police, Professor Lee said. They would often say, When I have done it in the past, nothing ever happened, so why bother? According to workers and advocates, some delivery workers mistakenly conf…

bubmagJanuary 4, 2020

Obamacare

Democrat-led states appeal Obamacare ruling to Supreme Court – Los Angeles Times

In a move that could put the Obama-era health insurance law squarely in the middle of the 2020 election, Democratic-led states Friday asked the Supreme Court for a fast-track review of a recent court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional a…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Putin

Greta Thunberg changes Twitter name to ‘Sharon’ after game show error

Image copyrightTwitter Greta Thunberg has changed her name to Sharon on Twitter, in honour of a game show contestant who appeared to have no idea who she was. While appearing on BBC's Celebrity Mastermind, actor Amanda Henderson was asked to name the teenag…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Holocaust

Jordan Peele’s Al Pacino-Starring Amazon Series ‘Hunters’ Gets First Trailer & Release Date

Following a teaser from November, Amazon Prime Video shares the first full-length trailer for Jordan Peele‘s anticipated new series, Hunters, starring Al Pacino in his debut television role. The show, which is produced by Peele and created by David Weil, cent…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg is going by ‘Sharon’ now, thanks to a quiz show contestant’s mix-up

The teenage climate activist formerly known as Greta Thunberg is going by Sharon now, after an unfortunate mix-up on a British quiz show. During an episode of BBC's Celebrity Mastermind, in which celebrities try to answer trivia questions, actress Amanda He…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Black Hole

Revisiting ‘The Black Hole’, Disney’s Attempt to Make a Dark and Hellish ‘Star Wars’

(Welcome to Out of the Disney Vault, where we explore the unsung gems and forgotten disasters currently streaming on Disney+.) The post-Walt and Roy Disney era of Disney was a fascinating and very weird one. In the 70s, Walts son-in-law Ron Miller took over …

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Tesla Tops Wall Street Estimates With 112,000 Vehicle Deliveries In Fourth Quarter

Confessions of a slaughterhouse worker

Trump Portrays Himself as Defender of Faith for Evangelical Supporters at Miami Rally

China calls for easing of UN sanctions on N. Korea

They Once Were Attacked for Their Cash. Now It’s Their E-Bikes.

Democrat-led states appeal Obamacare ruling to Supreme Court – Los Angeles Times

Greta Thunberg changes Twitter name to ‘Sharon’ after game show error

Jordan Peele’s Al Pacino-Starring Amazon Series ‘Hunters’ Gets First Trailer & Release Date

Greta Thunberg is going by ‘Sharon’ now, thanks to a quiz show contestant’s mix-up

Revisiting ‘The Black Hole’, Disney’s Attempt to Make a Dark and Hellish ‘Star Wars’

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