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Barack Obama

Major Backer of Trump and Democrats Will Plead Guilty to Illegal Donations

WASHINGTON A California venture capitalist who donated lavishly to major politicians of both parties from former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to President Trump has agreed to plead guilty to violating lobbying, campaign finance and tax laws, pro…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Boeing 737max

Boeing’s new chairman faces daunting task overseeing 737MAX and CEO Dennis Muilenburg

David Calhoun, who replaced the embattled CEO Dennis Muilenburg as chair of Boeing’s board of directors on Oct. 11, is known for his skills at steering troubled companies back to a profitable path. Those talents may get their biggest test as Calhoun takes ch…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s Quid Pro Quo Is Now a Smoking Gun

Mr. Taylor described to lawmakers how, after agreeing to take over as interim head of the United States Embassy in Ukraine last spring, he soon realized something was very wrong. There were two channels of U.S. policymaking and implementation, one regular and…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Google

Google says you might have to wait to play Stadia, even if you preorder

Founders Editions and Premiere Editions will be sent on a first-come, first-served basis When Google announced that its Stadia cloud gaming service would launch November 19th, we thought that meant those who shelled out $130 for a Founders Edition would get …

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Skateboard

Na-Kel Smith Shares “NTRO” Video & Single to Introduce New Album ‘3000NAKTEEN’

Na-Kel Smith Shares "NTRO" Video & Single to Introduce New Album '3000NAKTEEN'

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Star Wars

Verizon is giving its customers 12 free months of Disney+

On November 12 Verizon will begin offering 12 months of Disney+ to all of its new and existing 4gLTE and 5G unlimited wireless customers, the companies said today in a joint statement. It’s a great way for Disney to juice its early subscriber numbers and for…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Brexit

Explainer: EU set to approve Brexit extension, but what will it look like?

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Will the other members of the European Union grant Britain an extension to leave the bloc beyond its Oct. 31 deadline and if they do, what will the delay look like? European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday he would recomme…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

NATO

Turkey: Which countries export arms to Turkey?

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Turkey's offensive in northern Syria aims to "prevent the creation of a terror corridor" Many European states have suspended arms exports to Turkey following its military incursion into northern Syria. Its major su…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Exoskeleton

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Reckons With The Franchise’s Past, But Looks To The Future (Review)

Before he became a Kubrickian technophile exclusivelyand slavishlydevoted for years at a time to his own long-gestating projects, James Cameron established his name, in part, as a filmmaker uniquely gifted at crafting sequels that harnessed the appeal of the …

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Belt and Road

Aging In Asia—Looking To Leadership From The East

Gardens in Singapore Duy Nguyen/Unsplash With concerns increasing about US leadership on climate, immigration, and trade, and about Europe, slowed by its own economic and social pressures, my recent Asian travels fortified my sense that 21st century leaders…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Major Backer of Trump and Democrats Will Plead Guilty to Illegal Donations

Boeing’s new chairman faces daunting task overseeing 737MAX and CEO Dennis Muilenburg

Donald Trump’s Quid Pro Quo Is Now a Smoking Gun

Google says you might have to wait to play Stadia, even if you preorder

Na-Kel Smith Shares “NTRO” Video & Single to Introduce New Album ‘3000NAKTEEN’

Verizon is giving its customers 12 free months of Disney+

Explainer: EU set to approve Brexit extension, but what will it look like?

Turkey: Which countries export arms to Turkey?

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Reckons With The Franchise’s Past, But Looks To The Future (Review)

Aging In Asia—Looking To Leadership From The East

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