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Brexit

UK Labour Red Wall falls in Burnley as voters clamor for Brexit

BURNLEY, England (Reuters) - Burnley is no longer a brick in Labour’s Red Wall. Electing its first Conservative Member of Parliament for 109 years, the gritty northern England town is emblematic of the pro-Brexit shock in Labour heartlands which handed Bori…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Greta Thunberg

The story behind TIME’s cover photo of Greta Thunberg

Young climate activist Greta Thunberg was named TIME Magazines 2019 Person of the Year. So, of course, this years issue of Person of the Year has her portrait on the cover. The photo was taken by Russian photographer Evgenia Arbugaeva, who shared some details…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Nukes

U.S. Military Tests New Missile Previously Banned Under Treaty With Russia

The U.S. military launched a new ground-based missile yesterday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California that landed in the Pacific Ocean. The missile had previously been banned under a Reagan-era treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, but this was…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Biological Warfare

10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Batman Who Laughs | CBR

Though Batman may have done some truly unspeakable things throughout the course of his over eight decades as a costumed vigilante, nothing that the Bruce Wayne of the main DC universe comes anywhere close to the damage that his counterpoint from Earth -22 wou…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Trade War

Trump agrees to slash China tariffs and scrap new duties — a sign there may be a huge climb down in the trade war

Associated Press/Charlie Neibergall Donald Trump has offered to slash planned tariffs and cut existing duties as part of a preliminary trade deal with China, according to the Wall Street Journal.The US president has proposed scrapping duties…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Solar Storm

Earth Enters Unknown as Magnetic North Pole Continues Push Toward Russia, Crosses Greenwich Meridian

Earlier this year, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the British Geological Survey (BGS) were forced to update the World Magnetic Model a year ahead of schedule due to the speed with which the magnetic north pole is shifting out of the Ca…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Matteo Salvini

General election: Trump and populist world politicians lead congratulations after Boris Johnson’s victory

Donald Trump had led the reactions by world leaders to the results of Thursdays election, being one of the first to tweet his congratulations to Boris Johnson. Britain and the United States will now be free to strike a massive new Trade Deal after BREXIT, th…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Matteo Salvini

General election: Trump and populist world politicians lead congratulations after Boris Johnson’s victory

World leaders have hailed Boris Johnson's return to Downing Street with a thumping majority: World leaders have hailed Boris Johnson's return to Downing Street with a thumping majority Donald Trump had led the reactions by world leaders to the results of Thu…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

EU leaders congratulate Johnson but warn of more hard work ahead

EU leaders put on a brave face on Friday (13 December) and congratulated Boris Johson on his resounding victory in the UK elections, which means he will take the country out of the EU next month, after three years of Brexit frustrations. While many who atten…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

Exoskeleton

The Last Knight: The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I, The Met Fifth Avenue, New York

What could be more precious to a king than an armor that will safeguard his body in combat? Emperor Maximilian I (14591519)Epic has become a grand colloquialism for almost anything particularly impressive or outstanding. It has become overused adjective often…

bubmagDecember 13, 2019

UK Labour Red Wall falls in Burnley as voters clamor for Brexit

The story behind TIME’s cover photo of Greta Thunberg

U.S. Military Tests New Missile Previously Banned Under Treaty With Russia

10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Batman Who Laughs | CBR

Trump agrees to slash China tariffs and scrap new duties — a sign there may be a huge climb down in the trade war

Earth Enters Unknown as Magnetic North Pole Continues Push Toward Russia, Crosses Greenwich Meridian

General election: Trump and populist world politicians lead congratulations after Boris Johnson’s victory

General election: Trump and populist world politicians lead congratulations after Boris Johnson’s victory

EU leaders congratulate Johnson but warn of more hard work ahead

The Last Knight: The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I, The Met Fifth Avenue, New York

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