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Jamal Khashoggi

U.S. accuses two former Twitter employees of spying for Saudi Arabia

By Diane Bartz and Katie Paul WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two former employees of Twitter and a third man from Saudi Arabia face U.S. charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user data and giving it to Saudi officials in exchange for …

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

Julian Assange

A Jury Saw Records Of Trump’s Phone Calls With Roger Stone After The DNC Announced It Was Hacked In 2016

WASHINGTON At the start of Roger Stones criminal trial on Wednesday, a federal prosecutor told the jury that the case was not about politics. Except its all about politics. Stone, a longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, is charged with lying to Congres…

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

Alibaba

Jack Ma-backed start-up fund steps up search for next biotech unicorn from Hong Kong

Published: 7:00am, 7 Nov, 2019 Updated: 7:00am, 7 Nov, 2019

bubmagNovember 7, 2019

New York City

New York City Voters Just Adopted Ranked-Choice Voting in Elections. Here’s How It Works

New York City voted on Tuesday to change the way it determines election winners. With approval from more than 73% of voters, the Big Apple joins Maine and countries including Australia and New Zealand in adopting what’s known as ranked-choice voting. This po…

bubmagNovember 6, 2019

Filter Bubble

Twitter’s newest feature could finally bust your filter bubble

The way you use Twitter could soon fundamentally change. The company is now starting to roll out its latest feature designed to make Twitter a more friendly place to its users: the ability to follow specific topics the same way you might follow individual ac…

bubmagNovember 6, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

If North Korea and Japan Went to War, More South Koreans Would Back Kim Jong Un, Poll Shows

If North Korea and Japan went to war, more South Koreans would back their immediate neighbor, a new poll by a state-sponsored think tank in Seoul showed. The survey, conducted by research fellow Lee Sang Sin, was presented Wednesday as part of the Korea Inst…

bubmagNovember 6, 2019

Astroturfing

Sun-Times op-ed against ride-hail tax reflects Uber and Lyft’s misinformation campaign

When discussing the pros and cons of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposal to raise fees on private and downtown ride-hail trips, while lowering the tax on shared trips in the neighborhoods, it’s important to take an intersection approach and consider the potential…

bubmagNovember 6, 2019

Christianity

Pete Buttigieg says he, unlike Trump, will uphold real Christian values in the White House

Pete Buttigieg, who has run a relatively overt religious campaign for a Democratic candidate, said Americans would no longer have to question whether Christian values guided policy decisions under his administration, according to the Washington Examiner. But…

bubmagNovember 6, 2019

Super Heroes

How Arcade1Up found a sweet spot for scaled-down home game cabinets

Enlarge/ A selection of some of Arcade1Up's early 3/4 scale home arcade machines. 0 with 0 posters participating Back in June 2017, Tastemakers CEO Scott Bachrach was at a meeting discussing a hole in the ever-expanding market for retro games. Specifically,…

bubmagNovember 6, 2019

Palestine

Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Call for end to Haiti violence, Palestine refugee agency chief resigns, ICC on Libya, Mahira Khan new UNHCR ambassador

UN advisory group calls for end to violence as situation in Haiti worsens In light of Haitis worsening political and humanitarian crisis, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Adhoc Advisory Group on the Caribbean island nation is urging all parties to r…

bubmagNovember 6, 2019

U.S. accuses two former Twitter employees of spying for Saudi Arabia

A Jury Saw Records Of Trump’s Phone Calls With Roger Stone After The DNC Announced It Was Hacked In 2016

Jack Ma-backed start-up fund steps up search for next biotech unicorn from Hong Kong

New York City Voters Just Adopted Ranked-Choice Voting in Elections. Here’s How It Works

Twitter’s newest feature could finally bust your filter bubble

If North Korea and Japan Went to War, More South Koreans Would Back Kim Jong Un, Poll Shows

Sun-Times op-ed against ride-hail tax reflects Uber and Lyft’s misinformation campaign

Pete Buttigieg says he, unlike Trump, will uphold real Christian values in the White House

How Arcade1Up found a sweet spot for scaled-down home game cabinets

Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Call for end to Haiti violence, Palestine refugee agency chief resigns, ICC on Libya, Mahira Khan new UNHCR ambassador

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