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Drones

Trump tax requirement for primary run knocked down in California

Bad news for transparency and for foes of Trump. Attempts by California lawmakers to force Donald Trump to release his tax returns before he can qualify to run for re-election in 2010 ended today. The California Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously th…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Climate Change

Al Gore kicks off 24 hours of global climate change conversations

From Nov. 20 to Nov. 21, former Vice President Al Gore, alongside climate activists trained through his Climate Reality Project, will host over 1,600 presentations to encourage climate action. Dubbed "24 Hours of Reality: Truth in Action," the presentations…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Obamacare

Is Trump the Force for Change America Wanted?

So Mr. McCarthy is right when he says that, for Mr. Trump, the personal is political. The problem is Mr. Trump never switched from politics to leadership and governing. All of government, its increasingly clear, is his personal plunder. The founding fathers p…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

VR

Valve’s flagship Half-Life VR game will land in March of 2020

As expected, Valve just dropped some details about Half-Life: Alyx, the flagship VR game it teased earlier this week. Here’s what we know so far: It’s scheduled for release in March of 2020Players will take on the role of Alyx, wearing a pa…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Neymar

Tuchel unhappy with Neymar trip to Madrid

PSG head coach Thomas Tuchel says he is unhappy about Neymar's decision to attend the Davis Cup in Madrid. The Brazilian striker has been out of action with a hamstring injury since the start of October and made the trip to Spain during the recent internatio…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg doppelgänger photo from 1898 sparks online frenzy

Greta Thunberg already has an impressive CV for a 16-year-old: inspiring millions to join her mission to combat climate change and telling off world leaders for not doing more. Now she's been (jokingly) credited with time travelling. A photo of Greta's dou…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

While you weren’t sleeping: In face of impeachment, Trump pursues agenda on courts, environment, Israel and more

WASHINGTON On Nov. 14, the U.S. Senate confirmed Steven Menashi to the Second Circuit, the high-profile federal appellate court in New York City that has produced three Supreme Court justices. Menashi was one of President Trumps most conservative nominees, on…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Bubble

Retrotechtacular: 934 MHz CB Radio

The radio spectrum is carefully regulated and divided up by Governments worldwide. Some of it is shared across jurisdictions under the terms of international treaties, while other allocations exist only in individual countries. Often these can contain some su…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

VR

Half-Life: Alyx Takes Place Between Half-Life 1 And Half-Life 2

Half-Life: Alyx, you might be dismayed to learn, is definitely not Half-Life 3. But it is a new full-length Half-Life game, Valve said today, and itll be out in March. In a press release, Valve said the gamefirst announced earlier this week to surprise, conf…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Waymo explains how first responders should handle self-driving cars [Video]

Ahead of more and more self-driving cars appearing on the road, Waymo today published an instructional video on how first responders should interact with its autonomous vehicles in case of roadside emergencies. This instructional video is designed to equip f…

bubmagNovember 21, 2019

Trump tax requirement for primary run knocked down in California

Al Gore kicks off 24 hours of global climate change conversations

Is Trump the Force for Change America Wanted?

Valve’s flagship Half-Life VR game will land in March of 2020

Tuchel unhappy with Neymar trip to Madrid

Greta Thunberg doppelgänger photo from 1898 sparks online frenzy

While you weren’t sleeping: In face of impeachment, Trump pursues agenda on courts, environment, Israel and more

Retrotechtacular: 934 MHz CB Radio

Half-Life: Alyx Takes Place Between Half-Life 1 And Half-Life 2

Waymo explains how first responders should handle self-driving cars [Video]

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