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Refugees

Church nativity scene depicts Holy Family as caged refugees

By Norma Galeana CLAREMONT, Calif. (Reuters) - A Methodist church in Southern California has turned a classic Christmas tradition - the Nativity scene depicting the birth of Jesus - into a statement about immigration by putting the Holy Family in cages. The…

bubmagDecember 11, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

U.S. judge blocks $3.6 billion transfer to Mexican border wall

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday issued a permanent injunction barring President Donald Trump's attempt to transfer $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Judge David Briones, of…

bubmagDecember 11, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Federal judge blocks $3.6 billion transfer to border wall

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump's attempt to transfer $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. In a 21-page opinion, El Paso, Te…

bubmagDecember 11, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Inside Google Marketing: How we’re navigating today’s privacy environment

Digital marketing is an incredibly powerful way to connect with people interested in the products that Google has to offer, such as the Pixel 4 phone or the family of Google Home and Nest devices. But when we show people ads and measure the impact of our camp…

bubmagDecember 11, 2019

NSA

Apple Pushes Back as Senate’s Nightmare Anti-Encryption Push Comes Back From the Dead

The enormous fissure that formed decades ago in the deathless American debate over encryption proved insurmountable on Tuesday. Senate lawmakers struggled to be heard on the all-important topic by the two tech company suits that they invited over mostly for t…

bubmagDecember 11, 2019

Refugees

Lots of Lessons From Afghanistan; None Learned

So the mythmaking continues, institutional inertia persists and the Pentagon keeps issuing deployment orders to maintain a 13,000-person presence in the country. Victory on the battlefield will always belong to you, the American warrior, President Trump assur…

bubmagDecember 11, 2019

Skateboard

Be a skateboarding bird in the adorable Skatebird on Switch next year

Ever wondered what would happen if you combined an adorable bird, a tiny bird-sized skateboard, and the much-loved thrills of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater? Well, you'd get Skatebird - a game of feathery kick-flips and ornithological ollies that's coming to Xbox One…

bubmagDecember 11, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

Facebook Adds New Story Time Content to Portal, New AR Features to Portal TV

Friends and family receiving new Portal devices for Christmas will have some extra stocking stuffers in the form of new AR features. On Tuesday, Facebook unleashed a cornucopia of new features and functionality for the video calling device, including new AR …

bubmagDecember 11, 2019

New York City

New NYC Law Would Require New Buildings to Have Bird-Friendly Windows

Today, the New York City Council passed one of the countrys most comprehensive bird-safe glass laws yet. The law, Proposed Initiative 1482B, requires any new construction and certain renovations to use bird-safe materials designed to prevent bird-strike deat…

bubmagDecember 11, 2019

Barack Obama

New Statue Unveiled In Response To Richmond’s Confederate Monuments

Kehinde Wiley's statue, "Rumors of War," seen at New York's Times Square in late September. The work was unveiled Tuesday in Richmond as a permanent installation. Bebeto Matthews/AP In Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War, towering …

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Church nativity scene depicts Holy Family as caged refugees

U.S. judge blocks $3.6 billion transfer to Mexican border wall

Federal judge blocks $3.6 billion transfer to border wall

Inside Google Marketing: How we’re navigating today’s privacy environment

Apple Pushes Back as Senate’s Nightmare Anti-Encryption Push Comes Back From the Dead

Lots of Lessons From Afghanistan; None Learned

Be a skateboarding bird in the adorable Skatebird on Switch next year

Facebook Adds New Story Time Content to Portal, New AR Features to Portal TV

New NYC Law Would Require New Buildings to Have Bird-Friendly Windows

New Statue Unveiled In Response To Richmond’s Confederate Monuments

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