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SpaceX

SpaceX to bring hemp and coffee to the space station

"SpaceX is about to send hemp to the ISS" is maybe the most perfectly 2019 sentence, and thankfully, it's true. Specifically, an upcoming research project will use a March 2020 SpaceX flight to send plant cultures of hemp and coffee to the International Spac…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Water Scarcity

Hopes rise for trade deal; CEWC concludes; Goodies for Macau as Xi to visit

President Trump teased the markets about the trade talks earlier today: The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that a deal is close, and from what I have been picking it does sound like Trump wants a deal announced by Sunday, but as as CNBCs Carl Quin…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Gen Z is changing business — meet the powerhouse entrepreneurs aged 22 or younger who made it onto this year’s Forbes’ ’30 Under 30′

The young entrepreneurs on this year's Forbes' "30 under 30" list aren't wasting any time. The list includes inventors, designers, and technologists shaking up their industries and leading social impact ventures. This year the list features 20 entrepreneurs,…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Barack Obama

Elizabeth Warren gets campaign effort going in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Elizabeth Warren's campaign is moving to become the first in the Democratic presidential primary to hire field staff and open field offices in Pennsylvania, early moves in a late primary state that could be an important prize if the nomin…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Gundam

Gundam Announces Gunpla Builders World Cup Winners

With the fortieth anniversary of Mobile Suit: Gundam in full swing, a giant piece of news has dropped for those fans of the franchise that set their gaze on the plastic models of the series known as "Gunplas". Each year, Bandai holds a tournament to see which…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Black Hole

‘Monster Black Hole’ Discovery Found to be Incorrect — But That’s How Science Progresses

Apparently, that "monster black hole" that researchers found isn't so monstrous after all. But finding errors and working to correct them in how science pushes forward. In a recent study (a peer-reviewed study published Nov. 27), a team of scientists reporte…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Water Scarcity

Collaborating for irrigation access solutions: Where policy and engineering meet

As food demand rises due to growing populations with changing consumption patterns in Africa and around the globe, increased agricultural output is crucial. Since most agriculture across the African continent is currently rain-fed, increased availability of i…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Holocaust

Krispy Kreme’s Owners Donate Millions to Atone for Nazi Family’s Use of Forced Labor

The owners of Krispy Kreme and Panera are donating more than $5 million to Holocaust survivors after learning their family had deep Nazi ties and used forced labor to help build their business empire. The Reimann family gifted some $5.5 million to the Confe…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Julian Assange

Julian Assange: A Story of ‘Colossal Hypocrisy, But Also Cruelty and Sadism’ – Journalist

WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, is due to appear in court on Friday, as the United States seeks extradition for the publisher who faces up to 179 years in jail on charges of espionage. But not everyone agrees with the way that the Wikileaks co-founder is b…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Meghan McCain: Greta Thunberg Didn’t ‘Earn’ Person of the Year

Meghan McCain has mixed feelings about Times choice for Person of the Year. Yes, she disagrees with Time magazines decision to put 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on its Person of the Year cover. But, no, she will not attack a child, especially n…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

SpaceX to bring hemp and coffee to the space station

Hopes rise for trade deal; CEWC concludes; Goodies for Macau as Xi to visit

Gen Z is changing business — meet the powerhouse entrepreneurs aged 22 or younger who made it onto this year’s Forbes’ ’30 Under 30′

Elizabeth Warren gets campaign effort going in Pennsylvania

Gundam Announces Gunpla Builders World Cup Winners

‘Monster Black Hole’ Discovery Found to be Incorrect — But That’s How Science Progresses

Collaborating for irrigation access solutions: Where policy and engineering meet

Krispy Kreme’s Owners Donate Millions to Atone for Nazi Family’s Use of Forced Labor

Julian Assange: A Story of ‘Colossal Hypocrisy, But Also Cruelty and Sadism’ – Journalist

Meghan McCain: Greta Thunberg Didn’t ‘Earn’ Person of the Year

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