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Mexico Border Wall

Federal Judge In Texas Blocks Trump Plan To Use Military Funds On Border Wall

President Trump talks with reporters after touring a section of the southern border wall in September in Otay Mesa, Calif. Evan Vucci/AP A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from using $3.6 billion in Pentagon funds to pay fo…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

US: N Korea missile tests are ‘deeply counterproductive’

The United States warned North Korea on Wednesday that its "deeply counterproductive" ballistic missile tests risk closing the door on prospects for negotiating peace, but said it is "prepared to be flexible" and take concrete, parallel steps with Pyongyang t…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

After North Korea Hints at New Policy, U.S. Warns Against More Missile Tests

The United States is prepared to take simultaneous steps with North Korea to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula, the American ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday, but she also warned the North Koreans against conducting further missile tests. …

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Holocaust

Suspects in Jersey City shooting targeted kosher market: ‘It began with an attack on civilians’

JERSEY CITY, N.J. A shooting spree that killed a police officer and three others targeted a kosher market and could have been far more deadly had officers on patrol nearby not quickly intervened, city officials said Wednesday. "We now know this did not beg…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Michel Barnier says Boris Johnson’s timetable to ‘get Brexit done’ is ‘unrealistic’

Boris Johnson's timetable to 'get Brexit done' has been described as unrealistic by Michel Barnier. In a leaked recording, the European Union's chief negotiator says that a global trade negotiation cannot be completed in the time frame promised by the Prim…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

VR

Oculus Will Now Require Facebook Login to Use Social Features and Collect User Data for Ad Targeting

Owners of pricey Oculus hardware could soon have their data harvested by the companys owner, Facebook, for use in more relevant content, including ads, UploadVR reported on Wednesday. The move comes as Oculus is adding a bevy of Facebook-powered social featu…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Fortnite

‘Forza Horizon 4’ is getting a 72-car battle royale mode

It's a racing game, so don't expect to be building bases and trying to land headshots from across a map in The Eliminator. Players (up to 72 of them) can upgrade their car by finding drops or challenging and beating someone in a head-to-head race to a random …

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Venezuela

Tony Wood: What next for Bolivia?

The crisis that led to Evo Moraless forced removal as president of Bolivia began on the night of Monday, 21 October. Presidential and parliamentary elections had been held on Sunday, and according to a preliminary tally released by Bolivias electoral authorit…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Populism: Why in rich countries and in good times

Economic anxiety and insecurity are often cited as drivers of populism, so why has populism emerged over the past few years in rich countries and in good times? This column, part of the Vox debate on the topic, argues that income inequality plays a role. When…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Black Hole

Europe’s XMM-Newton Telescope Celebrates 20 Years of X-Ray Astronomy

A European Space Agency telescope celebrated 20 years of exploring the secrets of the X-ray universe this week. The XMM-Newton telescope, which launched on Dec. 10, 1999, has made contributions in various fields of science and astronomy, and has observed obj…

bubmagDecember 12, 2019

Federal Judge In Texas Blocks Trump Plan To Use Military Funds On Border Wall

US: N Korea missile tests are ‘deeply counterproductive’

After North Korea Hints at New Policy, U.S. Warns Against More Missile Tests

Suspects in Jersey City shooting targeted kosher market: ‘It began with an attack on civilians’

Michel Barnier says Boris Johnson’s timetable to ‘get Brexit done’ is ‘unrealistic’

Oculus Will Now Require Facebook Login to Use Social Features and Collect User Data for Ad Targeting

‘Forza Horizon 4’ is getting a 72-car battle royale mode

Tony Wood: What next for Bolivia?

Populism: Why in rich countries and in good times

Europe’s XMM-Newton Telescope Celebrates 20 Years of X-Ray Astronomy

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