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Plastic Pollution

Plastic pollution is killing beneficial bacteria in the ocean that help us breathe

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Black Hole

Astronomers just spotted a black hole more massive than any in our cosmic neighborhood

Of all the objects astronomers have observed in space over centuries of scientific investigation, black holes are one of the most bizarre and mysterious. Objects so dense that not even light can escape their pull are hard for us to wrap our heads around, but …

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

NATO

Biden campaign calls Trump ‘a president the world is laughing at’ in new video

Biden campaign calls Trump 'a president the world is laughing at' in new video

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Elon Musk

Cave diver tells court Elon Musk tweets ‘humiliated’ him

Image copyrightEPAImage caption Vernon Unsworth told a court that he felt branded by Mr Musk's posts A British cave expert has testified that he was left feeling "humiliated, ashamed" and "dirtied" after Elon Musk labelled him "pedo guy" online. Vernon Un…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

NASDAQ

Asia Markets: Asian markets gain on renewed optimism about U.S.-China trade deal

Asian shares were rising Thursday amid renewed hopes a U.S. trade deal with China may be nearing, despite tough recent talk from President Donald Trump. Japans benchmark Nikkei 225 NIK, +0.69% gained 0.7% in early trading, while Australias S&P/ASX 2…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Julian Assange

Edward Snowden’s new book is a self-indulgent omission of facts

Permanent Record, by Edward Snowden (Metropolitan Books, 352 pp., $30) Edward Snowden, the world famous former civilian contractor at the National Security Agency, was widely celebrated as a whistleblower because, before defecting to Russia, he shared with j…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Solar Storm

Sun’s Close-up Reveals Atmosphere Hopping With Highly Energetic Particles

Outbursts of energetic particles that hurtle out from the sun and can disrupt space communications may be even more varied and numerous than previously thought, according to results from the closest-ever flyby of the sun. The new findings, which help us unde…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

North Korea warns UN on discussing country’s human rights

North Korea warned the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that it would consider any discussion of the country's human rights situation a "serious provocation" that would increase tension on the Korean peninsula. In a letter to the 15-member counci…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Super Heroes

Marvel: 10 Best Alien Worlds In Marvel Comics | CBR

In the world of Marvel Comics, one of the things longtime fans know about the multiverse is that many alien worlds exist that are home to both powerful heroes and deadly threats. From alien invaders to powerful alien technology being used to create some of th…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Yellow Vests

France looks to 1995 as it braces for pension reform strikes and protests

Paris, France (CNN)The last time France reached for a universal pension system, Jacques Chirac was president, Alain Juppé was his prime minister and, like today, a wave of freezing cold had descended on the country. Juppé, hoping to balance the country's boo…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Plastic pollution is killing beneficial bacteria in the ocean that help us breathe

Astronomers just spotted a black hole more massive than any in our cosmic neighborhood

Biden campaign calls Trump ‘a president the world is laughing at’ in new video

Cave diver tells court Elon Musk tweets ‘humiliated’ him

Asia Markets: Asian markets gain on renewed optimism about U.S.-China trade deal

Edward Snowden’s new book is a self-indulgent omission of facts

Sun’s Close-up Reveals Atmosphere Hopping With Highly Energetic Particles

North Korea warns UN on discussing country’s human rights

Marvel: 10 Best Alien Worlds In Marvel Comics | CBR

France looks to 1995 as it braces for pension reform strikes and protests

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