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Iran Liberalism

Ready for prisoner swaps, Iran says US holding 20 Iranians

TEHRAN, Iran Iran said on Tuesday that American authorities are holding about 20 Iranian nationals in jail, its official news agency reported, a day after Tehran said it was ready for more prisoner swaps with the U.S. A prisoner exchange over the weekend saw…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Hiroshima

The Soviet Union Performed a Whopping 715 Nuclear Bomb Tests

Key Point: Many of the tests were done on the uninhabited Cental Asian steppes at a place called Semipalatinsk. The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949, just four years after the United States. Like the United States, the USSR conducted an ag…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Obamacare

“Obamacare insurers may win a $12-billion claim in Supreme Court”

“Obamacare insurers may win a $12-billion claim in Supreme Court”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report. Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Justices seem to favor insurers’ Obamacare claims for $12B.” Lawrence Hurley of R…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

Now You Can Use The Facebook Portal Without Facebook

With a new update today, the Facebook Portal can be used exclusively with a WhatsApp log-in and calls no Facebook account needed. Previously, the Portal could call people on WhatsApp, but callers still needed to create and log in with an active Facebook accou…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Google

Use Incognito Mode to Hide Where You Go in Google Maps

There are many reasons why you might want to track some of the locations you visit in Google Maps, but maybe not all of them. You might not want your friends and loved ones (with access to your phone or account) to know you hit up the local dispensary. Perhap…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Global Warming

Ready for more prisoner swaps, Iran claims US holding 20 Iranians

TEHRAN, Iran Iran said on Tuesday that American authorities are holding about 20 Iranian nationals in jail, its official news agency reported, a day after Tehran said it was ready for more prisoner swaps with the US. A prisoner exchange over the weekend saw …

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Privacy Concerns

DOJ probing Google, Fitbit deal over privacy concerns- NYP

According to The New York Post, Googles $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit will face scrutiny by the Department of Justice amid data-privacy fears. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman breaks down the latest on On the Move.

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Privacy Concerns

NFL Reporter Uses FitBit Data to Catch Cheating Boyfriend, Imagine What Google Can Do With It

FitBit data helped Jane Slater catch her boyfriend cheating.The use case for wearables data among the police and other emergency services is growing.Calls for better privacy protection are getting louder as Google prepares to take ov…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Bees

Native habitat mitigates feast-famine conditions faced by honey bees in an agricultural landscape [Ecology]

Abstract Intensive agriculture can contribute to pollinator decline, exemplified by alarmingly high annual losses of honey bee colonies in regions dominated by annual crops (e.g., midwestern United States). As more natural or seminatural landscapes are trans…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Ready for prisoner swaps, Iran says US holding 20 Iranians

The Soviet Union Performed a Whopping 715 Nuclear Bomb Tests

“Obamacare insurers may win a $12-billion claim in Supreme Court”

Now You Can Use The Facebook Portal Without Facebook

Use Incognito Mode to Hide Where You Go in Google Maps

More and More Links Are Emerging Between Warming and Extreme Weather

Ready for more prisoner swaps, Iran claims US holding 20 Iranians

DOJ probing Google, Fitbit deal over privacy concerns- NYP

NFL Reporter Uses FitBit Data to Catch Cheating Boyfriend, Imagine What Google Can Do With It

Native habitat mitigates feast-famine conditions faced by honey bees in an agricultural landscape [Ecology]

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