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Brexit

Boris Johnson refuses to reveal how badly his Brexit deal will hurt the UK economy

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM — Boris Johnson's government is refusing to reveal what the economic cost will be of his new Brexit deal with the EU, before asking members of Parliament to vote for it. Previous government analysis suggests that a deal along the lines of t…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

Chinese Economy

Crude Pauses After Punching Above $54

Crude oil is trading sideways on Friday. In the European session, WTI is trading at $54.09, down $0.12, or 0.02% on the day. Brent crude is trading at $59.88, down $0.01, or 0.02%. Brexit Deal Pushes Crude Higher On Thursday, the EU and the U.K. announced t…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

Animal Protection

New video shows dogs ‘bleeding to death’ in lab where monkeys filmed screaming

Dogs were left "bleeding and dying" after being "tortured" at a German lab where secret footage showed monkeys screaming in pain during "barbaric" tests, say campaigners. Disturbing new footage recorded at the animal testing facility shows two motionless be…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

Times Square

Friends With Benefits: Donald and Rudy’s Long, Strange Bond

Michael Kruse is a senior staff writer for POLITICO. Long, long before he was Donald Trumps personal attorney and devoted defender, Rudy Giuliani wasnt exactly a fan. The first time, actually, he invoked Trumps name in a high-profile, high-stakes setting, Gi…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

Obamacare

How Pending Decision on Obamacare Could Upend 2020 Campaign

Republicans are not conceding that possibility. Asked how a ruling against the law might affect members of the party seeking re-election, the spokesman for the House Republican campaign arm, Chris Pack, said: Both Democrats and Republicans oppose Obamacare. T…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

Food Industry

These Next Gen Entrepreneurs Are Writing The Blueprints For A Better World

There is a growing awareness of the need for sustainability and a shift towards conscious consumption, Kaitlin said. But, in a mainstream sense, were not there yet. The young entrepreneur has made it her mission to build awareness of the importance of sustai…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

Russophobia at Democratic Party Debate

Russophobia was on full display during Tuesday nights Democratic Party debate, with ominous repercussions for the future of American foreign policy. When asked what he would do to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Beto ORourke stated that we must…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

Venezuela

Forward! A Week of Protest in Catalonia

This week in Catalonia the harsh sentences bestowed on the organizers of a 2017 referendum have sparked a wave of protests, breathing new life into the regions independence movement. The new scenario might also open a space for the leftist independentist grou…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

Yellow Vests

Greta the Disturber

Greta Thunberg has become an international figure. The sixteen-year-old Swedish environmental activist has gone from a lonely student skipping school on Fridays to protest for more action on global warming to being nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Gr…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

Feudalism

Cross-eyed, Fanged and Horned

Photograph Source: José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro – CC BY-SA 4.0 Almost 700 years ago, as many people in Europe were trying to climb out of the squalor of so-called feudalism, Ambrogio Lorenzetti painted a series of frescos in the Palazzo Pubblico of Siena whic…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

Boris Johnson refuses to reveal how badly his Brexit deal will hurt the UK economy

Crude Pauses After Punching Above $54

New video shows dogs ‘bleeding to death’ in lab where monkeys filmed screaming

Friends With Benefits: Donald and Rudy’s Long, Strange Bond

How Pending Decision on Obamacare Could Upend 2020 Campaign

These Next Gen Entrepreneurs Are Writing The Blueprints For A Better World

Russophobia at Democratic Party Debate

Forward! A Week of Protest in Catalonia

Greta the Disturber

Cross-eyed, Fanged and Horned

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