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Slavery Abolition

Blagojevich: House Democrats would’ve impeached Lincoln, too

CHICAGO (AP) Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich argued in a column that fellow Democrats in the U.S. House who impeached President Donald Trump also would have tried to remove Abraham Lincoln. Blagojevich, who is serving a 14-year federal senten…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Chinese Economy

Wall St. starts 2020 with new records on China stimulus, trade hopes

By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes notched record highs to open the new year on Thursday, as fresh economic stimulus from China added to optimism fueled by easing trade tensions and an improving global outlook. China's central …

bubmagJanuary 2, 2020

Matteo Salvini

The papal hand slap divides Catholics and the media – America Magazine

It was the hand swat seen round the world, drawing responses from folks on social media both defending and deploring Pope Francis reaction to an unexpected jerk on his arm on New Years Eve. After cheerfully greeting a long line of well-wishers on his way to t…

bubmagJanuary 2, 2020

Google

How to Explore the Solar System in Google Maps via Hyperspace

Say what you will about the last six-ish Star Wars movies or so, but theres no denying that zooming through hyperspace to reach distant planets is one of the coolest visuals in the entire series. Now, unless 2020 gets real weird, chances are humanity wont be …

bubmagJanuary 2, 2020

Climate Change

Amazon Threatens To Fire Employees Who Speak Out On Climate Change

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: A group of Amazon employees say the company has threatened to fire two workers for speaking out against the company's environmental policies. In a statement posted to Twitter on Thursday, Amazon Employees for Cli…

bubmagJanuary 2, 2020

Free Internet

Former Google exec says tech giant kicked him out after push for human rights

For years, Google tasked Ross LaJeunesse with executing its plan to protect human rights in China, after Google announced a decade ago it would stop censoring search results there to safeguard security and free speech. LaJeunesse took the mission to heart: …

bubmagJanuary 2, 2020

Christianity

The Christianity Today Editor Who Pointed Out That Trump Sucks Is Retiring

Mark Galli, the Christianity Today editor who called President Donald Trump a grossly immoral character in a December 19 op-ed is retiring at the end of this week. The Billy Graham-founded magazine had remained neutral before Gallis op-ed, which conceded tha…

bubmagJanuary 2, 2020

Climate Change

Denmark Sets New Record for Wind Energy, Putting Us All to Shame

Denmark hit a major renewable energy milestone in 2019, producing nearly half of its electricity from wind wind alone. State-run energy operator Energinet announced its new wind record on Twitter Thursday. The renewable energy source now makes up 47 percent…

bubmagJanuary 2, 2020

Chinese Economy

Wall Street opens 2020 with new records on China stimulus, trade hopes

By April Joyner NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes hit record highs to open the new year on Thursday, as fresh economic stimulus from China added to optimism fueled by easing trade tensions and an improving global outlook. China's central bank…

bubmagJanuary 2, 2020

Privacy Concerns

FANG Stocks Face 2020 Regulatory Headwinds – Investor’s Business Daily

FANG stocks Facebook (FB), Amazon.com (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), and Google owner Alphabet (GOOGL) had a good showing in 2019. The same is true when the group includes Apple (AAPL) and becomes FAANG, as all five stocks surged by double digits over the past year…

bubmagJanuary 2, 2020

Blagojevich: House Democrats would’ve impeached Lincoln, too

Wall St. starts 2020 with new records on China stimulus, trade hopes

The papal hand slap divides Catholics and the media – America Magazine

How to Explore the Solar System in Google Maps via Hyperspace

Amazon Threatens To Fire Employees Who Speak Out On Climate Change

Former Google exec says tech giant kicked him out after push for human rights

The Christianity Today Editor Who Pointed Out That Trump Sucks Is Retiring

Denmark Sets New Record for Wind Energy, Putting Us All to Shame

Wall Street opens 2020 with new records on China stimulus, trade hopes

FANG Stocks Face 2020 Regulatory Headwinds – Investor’s Business Daily

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