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Cold War

One of the US Army’s mascots — a Cold War-era M48 Patton tank — got fixed up just in time for the holidays

Army M48 Patton tank Fort Knox US Army/Staff Sgt. Anri Baril A Cold War-era M48 Patton tank that's been a monument for the US Third Army and US Army Central underwent restoration at Fort Knox this fall. The tank, de-rusted, sealed, and new…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Economic Bubble

A Decade Of… What Exactly?

Authored by Rabobank's Michael Every Summary We are now close to the end of the year and the second decade of the 21st century 2010-19 saw a marked difference between growth in developed and emerging markets but both may be about to slow …

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Star Wars

‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ Flies to $29M at Box Office – Hollywood Reporter

With kids sprung from school, J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker flew to $29.2 million Monday, the sixth-best showing of all time and ahead of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. And so begins the most lucrative two weeks of the year at the box office, when…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Animal Protection

In pictures: Elephants ‘broken’ for lucrative animal tourism

Young elephants are "broken" to interact with tens of millions of tourists who visit Thailand every year, many eager to capture social media-worthy encounters of the kingdom's national animal playing sports, dancing and even painting. PHOTO: AFP Separated f…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

New York City

The Youngest (and Liveliest) ‘Nutcracker’ Audience of the Season

The red velvet seats at the David H. Koch Theater were quickly filling up not with the usual ballet audience, but with squirming, shrieking and giggling elementary school students. On a Tuesday morning in December, the day after the first snow of the season,…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Christianity

The War Between Christian Papers Over Trump Is Escalating

President Donald Trump is creating a new schism among evangelical Christian publications. A journalist at the Christian Post, an evangelical newspaper, is resigning over the papers plans run an editorial slamming its competitor, Christianity Today, for runn…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

China's Strategy

Revisiting 2019 Themes With Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs Revisits 2019 Themes... As we head into year-end, Goldman Sachs continues its tradition of taking stock of Top of Mind themes and highlighting what to look for next year. On the heels of a 2018 characterized by solid growth and poor asset perf…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

‘Lost In Space’ Season 2 Launches on Netflix in a Gift for Sci-Fi Fans

Wormholes, exoplanets and alien oceans, oh my! The second season of "Lost in Space " launches on Netflix today (Dec. 24) to share new adventures with the castaway Space Family Robinson. The first season introduced viewers to the Robinson family, a tight-kn…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Christianity

Christmas Should Humble Us

But from a Christian standpoint, Craig Barnes told me, Our weakness finally opens our eyes to the need for a Savior. Nothing prevents that more than our strength. No one has ever said, I was so successful I just had to come to Jesus. We can only love when we…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Tech giants still need to convince wary Americans to share health data – Yahoo Finance

Google (GOOG, GOOGL) may have suffered a public backlash, and invited federal scrutiny, after reports it had access to identifiable patient data, but how the incident affects the companys future trustworthiness remains to be seen. The outcry came last month …

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

One of the US Army’s mascots — a Cold War-era M48 Patton tank — got fixed up just in time for the holidays

A Decade Of… What Exactly?

‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ Flies to $29M at Box Office – Hollywood Reporter

In pictures: Elephants ‘broken’ for lucrative animal tourism

The Youngest (and Liveliest) ‘Nutcracker’ Audience of the Season

The War Between Christian Papers Over Trump Is Escalating

Revisiting 2019 Themes With Goldman Sachs

‘Lost In Space’ Season 2 Launches on Netflix in a Gift for Sci-Fi Fans

Christmas Should Humble Us

Tech giants still need to convince wary Americans to share health data – Yahoo Finance

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