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Riots

US will help ‘prevent Latin America protests from becoming riots’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday accused Cuba and Venezuela of attempting to "hijack" democratic protests in Latin America, vowing that Washington would support countries trying to prevent unrest in the region from "morphing into riots". Amid rece…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Biological Warfare

Therapeutic monoclonal antibody treatment protects nonhuman primates from severe Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus disease after aerosol exposure

Abstract There are no FDA licensed vaccines or therapeutics for Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) which causes a debilitating acute febrile illness in humans that can progress to encephalitis. Previous studies demonstrated that murine and macaque m…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Banks start selling info on your secret credit card purchases…

NEW YORK - There’s a powerful new player watching what you buy so it can tailor product offerings for you: the bank behind your credit or debit card. For years, Google and Facebook have been showing ads based on your online behavior. Retailers from Amazon to…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Fortnite

Need a Chromebook for your kid? Look no further than this Cyber Monday deal

Kids love getting shiny new technological toys to play with, and if you're going to give them something technological for Christmas, giving them a Chromebook is a pretty good choice. Chromebooks have keyboards, so it'll be easy to type out homework assignment…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Geely

Tesla’s Largest Competitor Is Hidden In Plain Sight

The Tesla Cybertruck is getting the enthusiasm CEO Elon Musk had hoped for, bragging that 200,000 pre-orders have already been placed for the futuristic electric pickup launched Thursday night. But he's yet to respond to Nikola Motors CEO Trevor Milton's offe…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Big Data

Overview: Big Data Cluster Security | Data Exposed

In this session, we'll be covering an overview of security features in Big Data Clusters. More information on security in big data clusters.

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

BUK-Missile

Dutch prosecutors say Russia let MH17 suspect return to Ukraine

Russia allowed a suspect in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to return to rebel-held eastern Ukraine, Dutch prosecutors have said, in defiance of an extradition agreement. Vladimir Tsemakh, an alleged air defence specialist for pro-Moscow separat…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Belt and Road

Leaked documents show Chinese tech companies are shaping UN facial recognition standards

The big picture: There's a new dynamic springing from the trade war that shows China is taking a big interest in shaping global surveillance standards. This could be just a coincidence, but the country is currently expanding its economic influence in underdev…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Little Italy

The top 10 new restaurant openings in Toronto for November

New restaurants in Toronto gave us places to eat with both indulgence and restraint...which is probably appropriate in time for the holidays. Whether you're looking for a vegan taco or the highest quality mozzarella and prosciutto, this month a new spot opene…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

Bees

The effects of urbanization on bee communities depends on floral resource availability and bee functional traits

Abstract Wild bees are important pollinators in many ecosystems threatened by anthropogenic disturbance. Urban development can reduce and degrade natural habitat for bees and other pollinators. However, some researchers suggest that cities could also provide…

bubmagDecember 2, 2019

US will help ‘prevent Latin America protests from becoming riots’

Therapeutic monoclonal antibody treatment protects nonhuman primates from severe Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus disease after aerosol exposure

Banks start selling info on your secret credit card purchases…

Need a Chromebook for your kid? Look no further than this Cyber Monday deal

Tesla’s Largest Competitor Is Hidden In Plain Sight

Overview: Big Data Cluster Security | Data Exposed

Dutch prosecutors say Russia let MH17 suspect return to Ukraine

Leaked documents show Chinese tech companies are shaping UN facial recognition standards

The top 10 new restaurant openings in Toronto for November

The effects of urbanization on bee communities depends on floral resource availability and bee functional traits

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