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Brexit

Johnson Joins Trump in Redefining Conservatism…

Boris Johnsons big election victory this week drove another nail into the coffin of the brand of conservative politics Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher first rode to power four decades ago.As Mr. Johnsons decisive win in a hotly contested national e…

bubmagDecember 14, 2019

Refugees Welcome

‘Not my prime minister’, protesters march…

LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Several hundred noisy protesters marched through central London on Friday to protest against Britain's election result, chanting "Boris Johnson: Not My Prime Minister" and "Boris, Boris, Boris: Out, Out, Out". The protesters, brand…

bubmagDecember 14, 2019

Super Komachi

Photo exhibition showcases 1964 Tokyo Olympics and key events that shaped era

A photo exhibition showcasing the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and major domestic and international events at the time, as well as selected photos of present-day Japan, will open Sunday in the run-up to next year’s Olympiad. The exhibition at Tokyo International Foru…

bubmagDecember 14, 2019

Scotland

Britain Takes Decisive Electoral Turn

By Jamie Dettmer December 13, 2019 Britons woke Friday to an utterly transformed political landscape following an electoral earthquake that has ripped up modern British politics, and whose tremors will be felt for years to come. Prime Minister Boris Johnso…

bubmagDecember 14, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

In 2019, Putin Couldn’t Win Back Russia’s Love

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- No dictator rules without a nations acquiescence, but in Russia in 2019, President Vladimir Putin has found that acceptance increasingly reluctant. His reaction: an increasing reliance on the stick as the carrot harvest fails to come in…

bubmagDecember 14, 2019

Refugees Welcome

Anti-Johnson protests kick off in London and Glasgow

Hundreds of protesters have marched through central London to protest against the United Kingdom's snap election result that saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party sweep to a landslide victory. Chanting slogans such as "Boris Johnson, not my p…

bubmagDecember 14, 2019

Xi Jinping

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam heads for Beijing as pressure mounts at home

By: Reuters | Hong Kong | Published: December 14, 2019 9:24:31 am Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, center, arrives for a press conference at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo: Mark Schiefelbein)Hong Kong leader C…

bubmagDecember 14, 2019

Barack Obama

Pete Buttigieg releases list of 113 bundlers for his campaign

The campaign of South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg released a list of top bundlers on Friday night as he faces increasing pressure to shed light on his fundraising. The release of the bundlers list comes as part of the campaign's effort to provide inc…

bubmagDecember 14, 2019

New York City

$625,000 Settlement for Woman Whose Child Was Torn From Her Arms

The steps that we said we would take that would mitigate the horrible things that happened to Ms. Headley have been taken, Steven Banks, the social services commissioner, said in an interview on Friday. Ms. Headley had taken the day off from her job cleaning…

bubmagDecember 14, 2019

Electric Scooter

A Tale of Two Elves – The TouchArcade Show #426

If you like weird off topic chat, this episode is the one for you. We kick things off with a recap of dumb thing happening on Twitter, including a battle between two elves: Tappy and Fappy. Jared gives us an update on souping up his electric scooter, then we …

bubmagDecember 14, 2019

Johnson Joins Trump in Redefining Conservatism…

‘Not my prime minister’, protesters march…

Photo exhibition showcases 1964 Tokyo Olympics and key events that shaped era

Britain Takes Decisive Electoral Turn

In 2019, Putin Couldn’t Win Back Russia’s Love

Anti-Johnson protests kick off in London and Glasgow

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam heads for Beijing as pressure mounts at home

Pete Buttigieg releases list of 113 bundlers for his campaign

$625,000 Settlement for Woman Whose Child Was Torn From Her Arms

A Tale of Two Elves – The TouchArcade Show #426

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