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Monsanto

Virginia attorney charged in extortion plot over Roundup

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A Virginia attorney involved in litigation against Monsanto Co. over health risks associated with Roundup weed killer has been charged by federal prosecutors for allegedly trying to extort $200 million from an unnamed company. Timothy Litz…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Little Italy

$20 Worth of FREE Chili’s eGift Cards w/ $50 Gift Card Purchase (Today Only)

Save on your favorite Chili’s dish with this HOT gift card offer! Scoring discounted gift cards to your fave restaurants is awesome, especially when you combine gift cards with coupons and other specials to save even more! Today, December 19th only, head on…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Putin

Five wounded in Moscow shooting, receiving treatment: Interfax cites health ministry

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Five people were being treated for injuries after a shooting incident in central Moscow on Thursday evening near the FSB security services headquarters, Interfax news agency cited the health ministry as saying. One FSB employee was killed…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Food Industry

Chipotle is testing new layouts to better accommodate mobile orders

Through the looking glass: Mobile is literally impacting every single facet of modern life and surprisingly, much of it goes unnoticed by the average consumer. For example, most are familiar with mobiles influence on things like dating and media consumption, …

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Water Scarcity

The Looming U.S. Water Crisis

According to the World Economic Forum, the global water crisis is the fourth major threat of our civilization. In fact, studies warn that two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed countries by 2025 just a few short years away. Whe…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Black Hole

The Year in Photos 2019

From top to bottom: Hong Kong protests by Vincent Yu, Greta Thunberg by Maja Hitij, the first image of a black hole, dog sled in Greenland by Steffen Olsen, Megan Rapinoe by Franck Fife, Hong Kong protests by Kin Cheung. What a decade this year has been, righ…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Big Data

How The Cloud Can Solve Life Science’s Big Data Problem

Small startups and big companies alike are recognizing that modern biotech R&D is as much a data ... problem as a science problem. Cloud technologies offer a way to bring together massive amounts of complex data to improve the way we feed, fuel, heal,…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Drones

Giant Surveillance Balloons Are Lurking at the Edge of Space

Because the stratollite is at the mercy of the wind, the ability to change altitude at will is critical for navigation. Winds move in different directions and at different speeds depending on the altitude, so stratollites minders can steer it by drifting up o…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

NSA

Comments on November Existing Home Sales

Earlier: NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 5.35 million in November A few key points: 1) Existing home sales were up 2.7% year-over-year (YoY) in November. This was the fifth consecutive month with a YoY increase - following 16 consecutive months with a…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Obamacare

What Doesn’t Kill Obamacare Makes it Stronger – The Wall Street Journal

An apparent setback for the Affordable Care Act is actually a win for health insurers.The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, struck down the laws requirement that most people carry health insurance or pay a penalty.That seems like a probl…

bubmagDecember 19, 2019

Virginia attorney charged in extortion plot over Roundup

$20 Worth of FREE Chili’s eGift Cards w/ $50 Gift Card Purchase (Today Only)

Five wounded in Moscow shooting, receiving treatment: Interfax cites health ministry

Chipotle is testing new layouts to better accommodate mobile orders

The Looming U.S. Water Crisis

The Year in Photos 2019

How The Cloud Can Solve Life Science’s Big Data Problem

Giant Surveillance Balloons Are Lurking at the Edge of Space

Comments on November Existing Home Sales

What Doesn’t Kill Obamacare Makes it Stronger – The Wall Street Journal

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