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Iran Liberalism

Ready for prisoner swaps, Iran says US holding 20 Iranians

This photo provided by U.S. Embassy Switzerland, Edward McMullen greets Xiyue Wang in Zurich, Switzerland on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. In a trade conducted in Zurich, Iranian officials handed over Chinese-American graduate student Xiyue Wang, detained i…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Brexit

U.K. election: Why a Labour stronghold of half a century could fall to a pro-Brexit party

Every day around high tide, no matter the weather, you'll find a dozen or so fishermen positioned along the seawall that runs along England's northeastern coast at Hartlepool. Wrapped up against the elements, they stand like a line of defence against the enc…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Google

Google Chrome will warn you if your logins have been stolen

As Google itself notes, this feature is something the company has been working on for a while now. It started with an extension back in February; in October, it embedded the feature directly into Google Accounts. Google is also adding real-time phishing prot…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Chinese Economy

Aussie Faces Bumpy Ride in 2020 as Trade, Rates Split Analysts

(Bloomberg) -- Australias dollar is set for a turbulent 2020 as uncertainty around global growth, trade and interest rates divide analysts forecasts for the currency. Rabobank and Nomura Holdings Inc. see the Aussie dropping about 5% to 65 U.S. cents by Dece…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Air Pollution

The largest green wall in Europe will absorb 8 tons of air pollution per year

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Holocaust

Trump Pays $2 Million to Charities Over 2016 Foundation Misuse

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump has complied with a court order to pay $2 million in damages after he admitted misusing his personal charitable foundation in the course of the 2016 campaign, New Yorks top law enforcement official said. Trump paid the m…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

AR-15

How to Eliminate Blowback on an Integrally (or Conventionally) Suppressed AR-15

Having run a number of my AR-15s in 5.56 and 300 BLK with suppressors over the years, Im no stranger to the unpleasant gas and powder blowback in my eyes that comes along with suppressed experience. So, when I made the decision to go all-in and order an integ…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Android

Best tech toys for kids in 2019 – CNET

This story is part of Holiday Gift Guide 2019, your source for the season's best gifts and deals, hand-picked by the experts at CNET. It can be hard for even the most thoughtful gift to wow a kid, and that can make holiday gift giving even more stressful. T…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Air Pollution

Sydney, engulfed in smoke, has a ghastly air quality problem

Iconic Sydney, choked in bushfire smoke, is swamped in some of the most atrocious air on Earth. At certain times of day, it is literally the worst. On Monday night, some areas in Australia's most populated city had air pollution levels, known as the Air Qual…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Refugees

North Dakota County Rejects Trump Option To Bar New Refugees

Commissioners in a North Dakota county have voted to continue accepting refugees for resettlement, a choice they had under a new Trump administration policy that gives local governments the right to refuse. The Burleigh County Commission, whose largely conse…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Ready for prisoner swaps, Iran says US holding 20 Iranians

U.K. election: Why a Labour stronghold of half a century could fall to a pro-Brexit party

Google Chrome will warn you if your logins have been stolen

Aussie Faces Bumpy Ride in 2020 as Trade, Rates Split Analysts

The largest green wall in Europe will absorb 8 tons of air pollution per year

Trump Pays $2 Million to Charities Over 2016 Foundation Misuse

How to Eliminate Blowback on an Integrally (or Conventionally) Suppressed AR-15

Best tech toys for kids in 2019 – CNET

Sydney, engulfed in smoke, has a ghastly air quality problem

North Dakota County Rejects Trump Option To Bar New Refugees

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