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NASDAQ

Market Snapshot: Stock-index futures point slightly higher as S&P 500 nears record territory

Stock-index futures traded slightly higher Monday as investors look ahead to another busy week of earnings and a Federal Reserve policy meeting thats expected to deliver another cut to interest rates. Meanwhile, another busy week looms for corporate earnings.…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Astroturfing

It’s not easy to spot disinformation on Twitter. Here’s what we learned from 8 political ‘astroturfing’ campaigns.

How can you distinguish real netizens from participants in a hidden influence campaign on Twitter? Its not easy. Conservatives say Google and Facebook are censoring them. Here's the real story. Hidden campaigns leave traces We examined eight hidden propaga…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Scotland

iPhone 11 Pro: Yes, we captured these Scottish Highlands photos with a phone camera – CNET

CNET considers the iPhone 11 "the best $700 iPhone Apple has ever made." This enthusiasm is largely driven by the phone's camera upgrades and the iPhone 11 Pro's triple-camera array takes that further with the addition of the 2x telephoto lens. It's why I was…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Paris

Iran yet to give evidence against detained French pair: lawyer

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has yet to present any evidence against a French-Iranian academic and her French colleague held on security charges, their lawyer said on Monday, in a case that may complicate French efforts to defuse tension between Washington and Tehr…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Iran Liberalism

Iran lawyer: No proof of charges against 2 French citizens

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) An Iranian lawyer representing two French researchers in custody in Tehran says that prosecutors have given no evidence of spying and security charges against them, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Monday. The report quoted la…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Boeing 737max

Aviation Finance Market Still Buoyant Despite Some Headwinds

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin A grounded American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 is towed to another location at Miami International... Airport on March 13, 2019 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Ima…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Climate Change

How to make sure racial justice is part of climate activism

Naomi Hollard was on her way to a climate summit, passing through one of Michigans most polluted zip codes, 48217, in southwest Detroit, when her throat started burning. Her view out of the car window was even more harrowing. Miles of toxic industrial facilit…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Hiroshima

Trident is the Crime

Photograph Source: A Trident II missile fires its first stage after an underwater launch – Public Domain On October 24, following a three-day trial in Brunswick, GA, seven Catholic Workers who acted to disarm a nuclear submarine base were convicted on three …

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

NATO

Afghanistan welcomes death of Islamic State leader as big blow to Afghan faction

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan welcomed the killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as a major blow to terrorism that is expected to weaken the South Asian branch of the Middle Eastern militant group. The emergence of an Afghan affiliate of Isla…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Belt and Road

China’s Communists hold key meeting amid rising challenges

BEIJING (AP) China's ruling Communist Party is holding a key meeting this week amid a drastically slowing economy, ongoing protests in Hong Kong and pushback abroad against Beijing's global ambitions. The official Xinhua News Agency said the party's 19th Cen…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Market Snapshot: Stock-index futures point slightly higher as S&P 500 nears record territory

It’s not easy to spot disinformation on Twitter. Here’s what we learned from 8 political ‘astroturfing’ campaigns.

iPhone 11 Pro: Yes, we captured these Scottish Highlands photos with a phone camera – CNET

Iran yet to give evidence against detained French pair: lawyer

Iran lawyer: No proof of charges against 2 French citizens

Aviation Finance Market Still Buoyant Despite Some Headwinds

How to make sure racial justice is part of climate activism

Trident is the Crime

Afghanistan welcomes death of Islamic State leader as big blow to Afghan faction

China’s Communists hold key meeting amid rising challenges

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