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Exoskeleton

Crisis on Infinite Earths: Everything You Need to Know Before the Crossover

A crisis is coming to The CW in the form of "Crisis on Infinite Earths." Inspired by the DC comics storyline of the same name, the long-teased crossover threatends the existence of not just the world, but the entirety of the Arrowverse multiverse. The event …

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Yellow Vests

France: Police and protesters clash in massive strike over Macron’s pension reform

France's largest shutdown in decades turned violent on Thursday, after protesters in Paris and Nantes smashed windows and torched cars and riot police charged crowds and sprayed tear gas in response. A general strike has paralyzed the country, as workers an…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Nukes

Sailor Kills 2, Wounds 1 Before Taking Own Life At Pearl Harbor Base

Security guards outside the main gate at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, in Hawaii, following a shooting by an active-duty U.S. Navy sailor. Caleb Jones/AP A U.S. Navy sailor shot and killed two civilian employees of the Defense Department and wounded a thi…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

German farmers demand right to shoot wolves

The German Farmers' Federation (BFB) has called for the laws protecting wolves to be relaxed allowing livestock holders to shoot the animals in the wild. The demand comes after a sharp rise in the number of attacks on farm animals, mostly sheep, in the past…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Super Heroes

Tigra Creator Offers to Work on Tigra & Dazzler Animated Series

Tigra co-creator Tony Isabella has taken to Twitter to offer his services to the upcoming animated Tigra & Dazzler series. Isabella's tweet came in response to the news that the series' showrunner, Erica Rivinoja, and writing staff had been fired over cr…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Slavery Abolition

400 Years After the Slave Trade Began, Tracing the Roots of Jambalaya to Jollof

Civil Eats partnered with Americas Test Kitchen to develop this story, which today airs an audio version as part of their podcast, Proof from Americas Test Kitchen. Proof goes beyond recipes and cooking to solve food mysteries big and small. Listen here. My …

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Monsanto

Don’t Look, Don’t See: Time for Honest Media Reporting on Impacts of Pesticides

The UK-based Independent online newspaper recently published an article about a potential link between air pollution from vehicles and glaucoma. It stated that according to a new study air pollution is linked to the eye condition that causes blindness. The r…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Julian Assange

Spying on Assange: the Spanish Case Takes a Turn

Judge José de la Mata of Spains High Court, the Audiencia Nacional, had been facing a good deal of stonewalling on the part of his British colleagues. He is overseeing an investigation into the surveillance activities of a Spanish security firm aimed at WikiL…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

NATO

Late-night hosts mock Trump’s response to open mic moment

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bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Nukes

Europeans warn Iran over nuclear-capable missile development

France, Germany, and the United Kingdom accused Iran of developing nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, alleging the move goes against UN Security Council resolutions. Ambassadors from the three European nations urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in …

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Crisis on Infinite Earths: Everything You Need to Know Before the Crossover

France: Police and protesters clash in massive strike over Macron’s pension reform

Sailor Kills 2, Wounds 1 Before Taking Own Life At Pearl Harbor Base

German farmers demand right to shoot wolves

Tigra Creator Offers to Work on Tigra & Dazzler Animated Series

400 Years After the Slave Trade Began, Tracing the Roots of Jambalaya to Jollof

Don’t Look, Don’t See: Time for Honest Media Reporting on Impacts of Pesticides

Spying on Assange: the Spanish Case Takes a Turn

Late-night hosts mock Trump’s response to open mic moment

Europeans warn Iran over nuclear-capable missile development

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