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Old-Age Poverty

Brazil in ‘civil war,’ says head of Congress’ pro-gun faction…

Brasília (AFP) Brazil is caught in a "civil war" of crime and violence, the head of Congress' pro-gun faction says, warning that ordinary Brazilians need to be armed and ready to fight back. Wearing an electric blue suit with matching glasses, and a heavy g…

bubmagNovember 2, 2019

NASDAQ

FUCHS Group Agrees To Buy Business Of ZIMMARK – Nasdaq

(RTTNews) - Lubricant manufacturer Fuchs Petrolub AG (FUPEF.PK) announced that it has agreed to buy the business of ZIMMARK INC. The transaction will be effective November 1, 2019. Fuchs stated that the business will operate as a separate Chemicals Process …

bubmagNovember 2, 2019

Google

The Morning After: Google bought Fitbit

What can Fitbit do to help Wear OS?Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion The search and advertising giant will swallow up the wearable device company -- pending approval by shareholders and regulators -- making Fitbit a part of its hardware team. According to …

bubmagNovember 2, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

More non-Mexican migrants being arrested at border in San Diego than ever…

Border Patrol agents in San Diego arrested a historic number of non-Mexican migrants crossing illegally into the U.S. during the 2019 fiscal year. San Diego sector realized its highest number of apprehensions from countries other than Mexico in the history o…

bubmagNovember 2, 2019

Water Pollution

REALLY want to help Mother Nature? Don’t drive electric cars, ignore paper bags & forget about organic food

The fight against climate change is poised to make a lot of people very, very rich. The world is expected to invest some $90 trillion in new infrastructure to stave off climate doom over the next ten to 15 years, according to a report from the Global Commissi…

bubmagNovember 2, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Google To Buy Fitbit For $2.1 Billion, What About Privacy Concerns?

Fitbit Co-founder/President & CEO James Park speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco ... 2019 at Moscone Convention Center on October 04, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TechCrunch) Getty Im…

bubmagNovember 2, 2019

Google

Here’s how Fitbit can help fix Wear OS

Earlier this week, we speculated on some of the ways in which Google's purchase of Fitbit would be bad for wearables. However, there are a lot of things Google could learn from Fitbit to make Wear OS a compelling platform. The important thing here is that Goo…

bubmagNovember 2, 2019

Feudalism

Another Europe Is Possible

As harsh austerity and xenophobic nationalist fester in Europe, former Greek finance minister and DiEM25 co-founder Yanis Varoufakis discusses his antidote to the crisis with Tellus Senior Fellow Allen White in the following interview first published at the G…

bubmagNovember 2, 2019

Free Internet

Russia’s New Internet Regulation: Do They Have The Technology?

(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) ASSOCIATED PRESS Russia's new law providing for a so-called 'sovereign internet' came into force November 1, but questions remain over the purpose and practicality of the plan. Russia says that the legislation, which would permi…

bubmagNovember 2, 2019

Times Square

U.S. Grand Prix is Lewis Hamilton’s ‘good hunting ground’

AUSTIN, Texas Lewis Hamilton has a certain love affair with the rolling hills and scrub land in the heart of Texas. It's easy to see why. The Mercedes driver has been almost invincible here, with five wins at the United States Grand Prix since 2012, includin…

bubmagNovember 2, 2019

Brazil in ‘civil war,’ says head of Congress’ pro-gun faction…

FUCHS Group Agrees To Buy Business Of ZIMMARK – Nasdaq

The Morning After: Google bought Fitbit

More non-Mexican migrants being arrested at border in San Diego than ever…

REALLY want to help Mother Nature? Don’t drive electric cars, ignore paper bags & forget about organic food

Google To Buy Fitbit For $2.1 Billion, What About Privacy Concerns?

Here’s how Fitbit can help fix Wear OS

Another Europe Is Possible

Russia’s New Internet Regulation: Do They Have The Technology?

U.S. Grand Prix is Lewis Hamilton’s ‘good hunting ground’

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