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Hiroshima

The Soviet Union’s Legacy Was Built On Atomic Bomb Tests (700+)

Key point: What happened to all the fallout? The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949, just four years after the United States. Like the United States, the USSR conducted an aggressive testing schedule throughout the Cold War, ultimately cond…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Nukes

Kim Jong Un asks for ‘offensive measures’ to protect North Korea’s security ahead of end-of-year threat against the US

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) —North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military and diplomats to prepare unspecified "offensive measures" to protect the country's security and sovereignty, the North's state media said on Monday, before his end-of-year deadli…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Feudalism

How Trump Can Win Again

By all rights, Donald Trump should be packing his bags and headed to the golf links and his favorite fast food restaurant. Never popular, he has done little to expand his base over the past three years. Unlike previous officeholders, many from more humble beg…

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Brexit

EU’s wines, cars 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

North Korea Nuclear Talks

Trump faces raft of foreign policy challenges in new year and being impeached is no help

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump starts the new year knee-deep in daunting foreign policy challenges at the same time he’ll have to deal with a likely impeachment trial in the Senate and the demands of a reelection campaign. There’s still no end in sight …

bubmagDecember 30, 2019

Nukes

Russia Claims New Missile is 27 Times Faster Than Sound

Putin has described the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle as a technological breakthrough comparable to the 1957 Soviet launch of the first satellite. The new Russian weapon and a similar system being developed by China have troubled the United States, which …

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

Barack Obama

President Obama Shares His Favorite Books, Movies of 2019. Here’s What Made the Cut

Former President Barack Obama released lists of his favorite books and movies of 2019 in a series of Instagram posts, as part what has become a “fun little tradition,” he wrote. In the coming days, he will also be releasing his favorite music. “Outlets like …

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

Filter Bubble

10 years of tech that changed us | Lifestyle – NNY360

A decade ago, we typed on computers. Now we talk with them. We used to take taxis. Now an app picks a strangers car to ride. We used to meet people in bars. Now we swipe on photos of their faces. As we round the corner to 2020, Ive been…

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

Barack Obama

Barack Obama Loves ‘Fleabag’ Just as Much as You Do: See His Favorite Films & TV of 2019

Adding to the growing chatter of end-of-the-year lists on Twitter among critics and moviegoers, Barack Obama has shared his picks for the best films and TV of 2019. His eclectic list features plenty of talked-about favorites, such as “Booksmart,” “The Irishma…

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

Censored Internet

Are Government Shutdowns of the Internet Becoming The World’s New Normal?

An ongoing internet blackout in Indian-controlled Kashmir is now the longest ever in a democracy -- at more than 135 days -- according to Access Now, an advocacy group that tracks internet freedom. Only the autocratic governments of China and junta-era Myanma…

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

The Soviet Union’s Legacy Was Built On Atomic Bomb Tests (700+)

Kim Jong Un asks for ‘offensive measures’ to protect North Korea’s security ahead of end-of-year threat against the US

How Trump Can Win Again

EU’s wines, cars may get cheaper

Trump faces raft of foreign policy challenges in new year and being impeached is no help

Russia Claims New Missile is 27 Times Faster Than Sound

President Obama Shares His Favorite Books, Movies of 2019. Here’s What Made the Cut

10 years of tech that changed us | Lifestyle – NNY360

Barack Obama Loves ‘Fleabag’ Just as Much as You Do: See His Favorite Films & TV of 2019

Are Government Shutdowns of the Internet Becoming The World’s New Normal?

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