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Monsanto

Chinese national indicted in U.S. on economic espionage charges: Justice Dept

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chinese national who worked for Monsanto before it was purchased by Bayer AG was indicted on Thursday on charges of stealing trade secrets, the U.S. Justice Department said. Haitao Xiang, 42, who was employed by Monsanto from 2008 t…

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

SpaceX

Elon Musk says new design coming after SpaceX Starship explodes during test

Elon Musk is again set to shake up the automotive industry when he unveils the Tesla pickup truck, but his other company, SpaceX, might currently be a bit shaken itself. During a scheduled pressure test, the Starship Mk1 prototype rocket exploded. SpaceX and …

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

Refugees

Advocates Challenge Trump Administration Plan To Let States And Towns Block Refugees

Faith leaders and members of human rights groups protest outside of the U.S. Capitol during a demonstration calling on Congress not to end refugee resettlement programs on Oct. 15, 2019, in Washington. Trump officials announced in September that it would allo…

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

Feudalism

Paying homage to tradition

TAK lapuk dek hujan, tak lokang dek paneh is an untranslatable saying in Negri Sembilan essentially meaning that our traditions will continue for eternity, and indeed this was invoked at the Istiadat Ulangan Penghulu-Penghulu Luak Tanah Mengandung Mengadap la…

bubmagNovember 22, 2019

Gundam

New York City Celebrates Gundam Day

For the 40th anniversary of the Mobile Suit: Gundam series, we've seen a lot of bombshells dropped. With a satellite holding two special Gundam plastic models being launched into outer space as part of the Tokyo Summer Olympics next year along with a Youtube …

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Bad news: ‘Unblockable’ web trackers emerge. Good news: Firefox with uBlock Origin can stop it. Chrome, not so much

Developers working on open-source ad-blocker uBlock Origin have uncovered a mechanism for tracking web browsers around the internet that defies today's blocking techniques. A method to block this so-called unblockable tracker has been developed by the team, …

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Belt and Road

US warns Pakistan of risks from China infrastructure push

The United States on Thursday warned Pakistan that it faced long-term economic damage with little return if China keeps pursuing its giant infrastructure push. The top US diplomat for South Asia said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor -- heralded as a game…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

New York City

After Deaths, Ban on Flavored Vapes to Be Passed by New York City

The new legislation, which is expected to be passed by the City Council on Tuesday, includes menthol-flavored products; the only vaping liquid that would be allowed for sale are tobacco-flavored products. The bill would then go to Mayor Bill de Blasio to sign…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Economic Bubble

No end in sight for US, China spat

The trade dispute between China and the United States is likely to continue into next year as talks between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have yet to result in an agreement between the countries. And any agreement will not solve …

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Smugglers cut a truck-sized hole to drive 16 through US-Mexico border wall, feds say

Sixteen people were arrested Wednesday in what federal officials described as a brazen smuggling attempt that involved cutting a section of the border wall in Southern California. A white Dodge utility truck drove across the United States-Mexico border aroun…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Chinese national indicted in U.S. on economic espionage charges: Justice Dept

Elon Musk says new design coming after SpaceX Starship explodes during test

Advocates Challenge Trump Administration Plan To Let States And Towns Block Refugees

Paying homage to tradition

New York City Celebrates Gundam Day

Bad news: ‘Unblockable’ web trackers emerge. Good news: Firefox with uBlock Origin can stop it. Chrome, not so much

US warns Pakistan of risks from China infrastructure push

After Deaths, Ban on Flavored Vapes to Be Passed by New York City

No end in sight for US, China spat

Smugglers cut a truck-sized hole to drive 16 through US-Mexico border wall, feds say

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