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Is TikTok 2020’s New Propaganda Playground?

The warning sounded dire: Sex traffickers were placing zip ties on cars of people they hoped to kidnap. Within days of the claim appearing in a TikTok video, the post had racked up more than 700,000 likes, many of them from scared teens. Every one of them was…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Warrren vocal stereotypes

« previous post | A recent WSJ editorial ("A $900 Bottle of Hypocrisy", 12/20/2019) engages Democratic presidential candidates, and especially Elizabeth Warren, on the issue of money in politics: Few political spectacles are more amusing than watching Demo…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi court sentences five to death for murder

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death for the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year, the public prosecut…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Monsanto

Bayer shares up 3.5% after U.S. government’s backing in glyphosate lawsuit

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer shares rose as much as 3.5% on Monday, reaching their highest level in 14 months, after the United States government said that a $25 million glyphosate decision against the company should be reversed. The U.S. Env…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Monsanto

Bayer shares up 3.5% after U.S. government’s backing in glyphosate lawsuit

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer shares rose as much as 3.5% on Monday, reaching their highest level in 14 months, after the United States government said that a $25 million glyphosate decision against the company should be reversed. The U.S. Env…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Bubble

Helping Your Child Cope with Holiday Stress

While the holidays can be a fun and joyous time for children, many factors can contribute to increased stress for children, which often manifest as temper tantrums, defiance, anxiousness, irritability, or feeling down. Holiday-related factors include changes …

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

BUK-Missile

Opinion: Germany’s policy on Russia — silence implies consent

German relations with Russia have reached a new political low point. But despite the murder of a Georgian citizen in Berlin, the German government and almost all German parties have got back to business as usual with great haste, as if nothing were amiss. As …

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Gundam

OPPO Reno Ace Gundam Edition Review

We often see smartphone makers partner with automotive brands like McLaren, Porsche, and Lamborghini for limited edition smartphones. These are cool devices, but what if you’re a fan of something else? Well, that’s what OPPO did with the release of the Reno A…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

Stalled talks with US ‘not good’ for Pyongyang, S. Korea tells China

Stalled denuclearization talks and a recent flare-up in tension between Washington and Pyongyang are not beneficial for Pyongyang, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday. North Korea has set a year-end deadl…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Xi Jinping

South Korea and China look to improve ties after THAAD dispute

The leaders of South Korea and China said on Monday that they looked forward to improved ties following a protracted disagreement over the deployment of an anti-missile system by the United States that Beijing considers a threat. South Korean President Moon …

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Is TikTok 2020’s New Propaganda Playground?

Warrren vocal stereotypes

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi court sentences five to death for murder

Bayer shares up 3.5% after U.S. government’s backing in glyphosate lawsuit

Bayer shares up 3.5% after U.S. government’s backing in glyphosate lawsuit

Helping Your Child Cope with Holiday Stress

Opinion: Germany’s policy on Russia — silence implies consent

OPPO Reno Ace Gundam Edition Review

Stalled talks with US ‘not good’ for Pyongyang, S. Korea tells China

South Korea and China look to improve ties after THAAD dispute

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