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Brexit

Import of wines, cars from EU may get cheaper

NEW DELHI: The government is indicating flexibility in reducing import duties on wines & spirits and automobiles as part of the long-pending free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). The two products were among a bunch of a set of contenti…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

AR-15

Flashback November 2017: Joe Biden Criticizes Gun Used to Stop Church Shooter

Just under two weeks after the November 5, 2017, Sutherland Springs, Texas, church shooting, Joe Biden criticized the fact that a good guy used an AR-15 to stop the shooter. During a November 14, 2017, appearance on Today, an audience member asked Biden how …

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Geely

Asia Markets: Asian markets mixed with eyes on North Korea, U.S.-China trade deal

Asian shares were mixed Monday as investors awaited updates on the signing of a trade deal between the U.S. and China and kept a wary eye on North Korea. Tokyos Nikkei 225 index NIK, -0.62% fell 0.7%, while Hong Kongs Hang Seng HSI, +0.63% advance…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Facial Recognition and the Rise of Tech

Chris note: Its one of the craziest stories Ive read all year. China in its race for world supremacy is now focused on mastering facial recognition. Thats right. Earlier this month, it was reported that Chinas now using millions of Zimbabwes citizens to imp…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Monsanto

China approves two genetically modified crops from U.S. for import, renews 10 others

By Hallie Gu and Shivani Singh BEIJING (Reuters) - China approved two new genetically modified (GM) crops for import on Monday that could boost agricultural purchases from the United States, while renewing permits for 10 others, the agriculture ministry said…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Electric Car

Tesla delivers first China-Made Model 3 in celebration event at Shanghai Gigafactory – Teslarati

Less than a year since Tesla CEO Elon Musk participated in Gigafactory 3s groundbreaking ceremony, the first batch of Made-in-China Model 3 were delivered to their owners. The event is a milestone for Tesla, as it showed that the company is capable of meeting…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Holocaust

The New York Times defends its decision to publish a controversial op-ed exploring why ‘Jews are smart’

Albert Einstein AP Photo The New York Times defended an op-ed written by columnist Bret Stephens on Friday which provoked heavy criticism and led to canceled subscriptions. In the column, titled "The Secrets of Jewish Genius," Stephens explores the idea t…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Holocaust

The New York Times defends its decision to publish a controversial op-ed exploring why ‘Jews are smart’

The New York Times defended an op-ed written by columnist Bret Stephens on Friday which provoked heavy criticism and led to canceled subscriptions. In the column, titled "The Secrets of Jewish Genius," Stephens explores the idea that Jewish people, in parti…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Recycling

Sonos’ Trade-Up Program bricks and junks old devices instead of reselling them

Sonos’ Trade-Up Program, which offers customers a 30% discount in exchange for recycling older Sonos products, is reportedly environmentally unfriendly. Under the program, Sonos device users have to place the products in “recycle mode” by sending in the seri…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Google

Google Search Now Has a (I’ll Probably Never) Watchlist

There is entirely too much content out thereso much so that plenty of folks find it quite literally overwhelming. And trying to keep track of all those horror movies and melodramatic reality shows and whodunnits starring Chris Evans in a cable knit sweater (o…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Import of wines, cars from EU may get cheaper

Flashback November 2017: Joe Biden Criticizes Gun Used to Stop Church Shooter

Asia Markets: Asian markets mixed with eyes on North Korea, U.S.-China trade deal

China approves two genetically modified crops from U.S. for import, renews 10 others

Tesla delivers first China-Made Model 3 in celebration event at Shanghai Gigafactory – Teslarati

The New York Times defends its decision to publish a controversial op-ed exploring why ‘Jews are smart’

The New York Times defends its decision to publish a controversial op-ed exploring why ‘Jews are smart’

Sonos’ Trade-Up Program bricks and junks old devices instead of reselling them

Google Search Now Has a (I’ll Probably Never) Watchlist

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