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Star Wars

‘Rise of Skywalker’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ have the same problem

The moment Darth Vader looms over Luke Skywalker in the climax of The Empire Strikes Back and declares that he is Luke's father is one of the greatest twists in cinema history. Paternity reveals weren't a new concept when The Empire Strikes Back came out, but…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

IDK, Should I Be Wearing a Cape?

There are still, like, three more months until the official start of spring (counting down the days until March 19, tbh), but you may already be over your winter clothes. Same. Puffy marshmallow jackets can be so inconvenient because they take up a ridiculous…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Barack Obama

Why a Judge’s Order to Let Keystone XL Pipeline Construction Begin Is Still a Win

President Donald Trump is determined on ensuring the Keystone XL Pipeline becomes a reality, including trying to squash lawsuits against him and the project. A court ruled Friday, however, against his motion to dismiss an ongoing lawsuit that could stop the 1…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

General Motors pushes for self-driving car tests sans steering wheel – Roadshow

Aside from the lidar emitters up top, and the livery on the side, you'd have a hard time telling this Bolt EV apart from a regular one. Cruise Automation Flying cars may still be the stuff of science fiction, but self-driving vehicles are much closer to rea…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Trade War

Project Syndicate: Don’t count on a real de-escalation of the U.S.-China trade war

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Project Syndicate) After nearly 18 months of tit-for-tat tariff increases, the United States and China have reached a phase one agreement to start de-escalating their trade war. As part of the deal, President Donald Trump canceled further …

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Doping in Cycling

10 things in cycling you’d have been thought mad for predicting 10 years ago

From Team Sky's success in the Tour de France to the emergence of Strava and Zwift and Lance Armstrong confessing to doping ... there's been a fair bit happened in cycling over the past decade that you couldn't have predicted in late 2009. Here's our selectio…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Monsanto

U.S. sides with Bayer in Roundup cancer lawsuit

Shares of Monsanto parent Bayer surged on Monday after the U.S. government put itself in the German company's corner, arguing that a ruling that found the pesticide Roundup caused cancer should be overturned. In a friend of the court brief filed Friday with …

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Boeing 737max

Finally: Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg “Resigns”

The second 737 MAX crash earlier this year caused the biggest crisis Boeing has ever faced. The aerospace giant has long been a respected company in the aviation industry, the global leader in passenger aircraft manufacturing and delivery. However, as report…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

The Queen

Prince Charles gives an update on Prince Philip’s health as his father spends third night in hospital – HELLO! Canada

December 23, 2019Prince Philip was taken to hospital to be assessed over a pre-existing condition on Dec. 20, and concerned well-wishers and royal fans have been asking after him to see how he is doing. Prince Charles had a few brief responses to those que…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Introducing the rising stars of autonomous driving

Meet the first class of autonomous driving's rising stars. Business Insider's transportation team searched for the brightest young minds behind self-driving cars and trucks making significant strides in the fledgling industry despite — or in many cases thank…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

‘Rise of Skywalker’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ have the same problem

IDK, Should I Be Wearing a Cape?

Why a Judge’s Order to Let Keystone XL Pipeline Construction Begin Is Still a Win

General Motors pushes for self-driving car tests sans steering wheel – Roadshow

Project Syndicate: Don’t count on a real de-escalation of the U.S.-China trade war

10 things in cycling you’d have been thought mad for predicting 10 years ago

U.S. sides with Bayer in Roundup cancer lawsuit

Finally: Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg “Resigns”

Prince Charles gives an update on Prince Philip’s health as his father spends third night in hospital – HELLO! Canada

Introducing the rising stars of autonomous driving

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