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Climate Change

Australia’s Terrifying Bushfires Remind Us Climate Change Is Here

Bushfires are raging through southeastern Australia and have possibly killed hundreds of koalas at one nature reserve. This comes as firefighters finally contain Californias Kincade Fire in Wine Country and as Friday marks the first anniversary of the deadly …

bubmagNovember 8, 2019

Putin

Trump may attend Russia Victory Day in May with Putin at Kremlin in Moscow

Traitorous Trump is making spring travel plans with Vladimir Putin. On Friday, acting U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters he has tentative plans to attend Russia's official state Victory Day commemorative events in Moscow, after President Vladimir Put…

bubmagNovember 8, 2019

BUK-Missile

UN Court Rules It Can Judge Ukraine’s Terrorism-Financing Complaints Against Russia

The International Court of Justice has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear Kyiv's terrorism-financing complaint against Russia over Moscow's activities in eastern Ukraine. The November 8 ruling, read out at the Hague-based United Nations court by Presidin…

bubmagNovember 8, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Farmers are using AI to spot pests and catch diseases — and many believe it’s the future of agriculture

In Leones, Argentina, a drone with a special camera flies low over 150 acres of wheat. It's able to check each stalk, one-by-one, spotting the beginnings of a fungal infection that could potentially threaten this year's crop. The flying robot is powered by …

bubmagNovember 8, 2019

Scotland

Another Game of Thrones Scotch, 42 Year Old Canadian Club & More New Whisky

While scotch prices might be rising thanks to recently enacted tariffs, there’s plenty of good news for whisky lovers, starting with this week’s newest releases. First up actually is a single malt scotch, the final release in Diageo’s Game of Thrones tie-in …

bubmagNovember 8, 2019

Feudalism

Bernie Sanders, Bill Gates, and the Politics of Shortsighted Greed

A good con artist knows never to shear his marks too close. Take them for too much, and they'll catch on to the con. But a truly sharp operator can keep the same victims happy and clueless enough that they keep coming back to get conned again and again.Bernie…

bubmagNovember 8, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

Seeing My Daughter Live Out My Ballet Dream Gave Me Back a Love of Dance I Thought I’d Lost

From the time my mom saw me attempting some kind of pirouette at about 5 or 6, I knew I wanted to be a professional ballerina. My first teacher's feedback: "Melissa needs a more serious class." From there, I began studying with Ludmila Dokoudovsky and Antoni …

bubmagNovember 8, 2019

Exoskeleton

Death Stranding is now available, here’s what you need to know – CNET

Hideo Kojima's upcoming game is going to be nuts. Kojima Productions Hideo Kojima's new project, Death Stranding, has raised our eyebrows so much they're basically flying off our collective skulls. Death Stranding is out for the PlayStation 4 as of Friday…

bubmagNovember 8, 2019

Cold War

Pompeo attacks Russia and China in Berlin speech

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Mike Pompeo has held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his visit to Berlin US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned of the dangers posed by Russia and China and called on Nato to grow and confront "th…

bubmagNovember 8, 2019

Riots

Russia’s red-tape bonfire postponed after thousands of Soviet laws listed for repeal go missing

Russia's ministry of justice has said it cannot cancel thousands of Soviet-era laws because it has lost the paperwork. Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian prime minister, ordered the repeal of thousands of obsolete but still enforceable Communist statutes in Septem…

bubmagNovember 8, 2019

Australia’s Terrifying Bushfires Remind Us Climate Change Is Here

Trump may attend Russia Victory Day in May with Putin at Kremlin in Moscow

UN Court Rules It Can Judge Ukraine’s Terrorism-Financing Complaints Against Russia

Farmers are using AI to spot pests and catch diseases — and many believe it’s the future of agriculture

Another Game of Thrones Scotch, 42 Year Old Canadian Club & More New Whisky

Bernie Sanders, Bill Gates, and the Politics of Shortsighted Greed

Seeing My Daughter Live Out My Ballet Dream Gave Me Back a Love of Dance I Thought I’d Lost

Death Stranding is now available, here’s what you need to know – CNET

Pompeo attacks Russia and China in Berlin speech

Russia’s red-tape bonfire postponed after thousands of Soviet laws listed for repeal go missing

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