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Tayyip Erdogan

Trump signs continuing resolution to hold off a government shutdown — for now

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed a short-term spending bill on Thursday that will avoid another government shutdown, at least for now. The measure will fund the government at current levels through Dec. 20, buying lawmakers a few more weeks to agree …

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

Barack Obama

Fiona Hill: UK coal miner’s daughter turned top US Russia expert

Image copyrightEPAImage caption Fiona Hill is a former White House aide When former White House national security adviser Fiona Hill took to the stand to testify in the US impeachment inquiry, she began with the story of her life. Unlike many others speak…

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

Christianity

Ben Affleck Will Direct ‘King Leopold’s Ghost,’ a True Story About a Rebellion in the Congo

Ben Affleck (Argo, The Town) is getting behind the camera for a new movie called King Leopold’s Ghost, a true story of rebellion against genocide in the Congo in the late 1800s. Affleck will produce alongside Martin Scorsese, and the script will be written by…

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

Drones

This money management app does more than just crunch numbers

Paying for things is all too easy online these days, and that's why managing your money has gotten so hard. We've all done it: You sign up for a streaming subscription or gym membership, blow past the free trial date, and it becomes a part of your monthly exp…

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

Barack Obama

‘Can I actually say something?’ Unflappable expert takes on lawmakers in Trump hearing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A British-born U.S. national security expert never lost her cool during hours parrying heated questions from the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee on Thursday, and emerged as the latest star of the congressional impeachmen…

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

Monsanto

Former employee accused of stealing trade secrets from Monsanto as part of Chinese government program

ST. LOUIS A federal grand jury this week added new charges against a former Monsanto employee of stealing trade secrets on behalf of a controversial Chinese government talent recruiting program. The indictment, unsealed Thursday, mirrors that of a criminal c…

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

Virtual Reality

Everything we know (so far) about Half-Life: Alyx

Source: Valve It's been 12 years since an official Half-Life game release, so many fans simply gave up hope that Valve would return to the franchise. However, prayers have been answered, and Valve has announced Half-Life is making a return — though not in a …

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

Trade War

No, China Did Not Secretly Detonate a Nuke in the South China Sea to Signal the Start of WWIII

The Chinese government has almost certainly not secretly detonated a tactical nuclear weapon in the South China Sea to send a warning signal to the United States, experts told Gizmodo, regardless of widespread claims to the contrary on social media. The sour…

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

Trade War

U.S. warships sail in disputed South China Sea amid tensions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Navy warships, on two occasions in the past few days, have sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea, the U.S. military told Reuters on Thursday, at a time of tension between the world’s two largest economies. T…

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

NSA

‘Give Til It Hurts,’ Says The NYPD To City Residents While Racking Up A Half-Billion In Lawsuit Settlements In Two Years

from the $500-million;-zero-fucks dept Time to start sending out some customer satisfaction surveys to New York City residents. After all, they're the ones paying for this. (via Boing Boing) New York City taxpayers spent a whopping $230 million to pay off 6…

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

Trump signs continuing resolution to hold off a government shutdown — for now

Fiona Hill: UK coal miner’s daughter turned top US Russia expert

Ben Affleck Will Direct ‘King Leopold’s Ghost,’ a True Story About a Rebellion in the Congo

This money management app does more than just crunch numbers

‘Can I actually say something?’ Unflappable expert takes on lawmakers in Trump hearing

Former employee accused of stealing trade secrets from Monsanto as part of Chinese government program

Everything we know (so far) about Half-Life: Alyx

No, China Did Not Secretly Detonate a Nuke in the South China Sea to Signal the Start of WWIII

U.S. warships sail in disputed South China Sea amid tensions

‘Give Til It Hurts,’ Says The NYPD To City Residents While Racking Up A Half-Billion In Lawsuit Settlements In Two Years

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