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Riots

Day after Mumbai BJP chief’s riot remark, EC issues showcause notice

EC on Thursday issued show cause notices to BJP Mumbai chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Shiv Sena candidate Pandurang Sakpal. (File) THE ELECTION Commission (EC) on Thursday issued show cause notices to BJP Mumbai chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Shiv Sena candidate P…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

Super Heroes

HBO’s Watchmen better give me realism — and maybe a giant squid – CNET

HBO's Watchmen series will cover new ground instead of being a straight comic adaptation. HBO I love the original Watchmen graphic novel so much, it's the one comic I always lend to friends -- and never get back. I think I've had to replace my copy of Watch…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

New York City

New York city council votes to close infamous Rikers Island jails

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Council voted on Thursday to close the city’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex by 2026, casting off a detention system plagued by chronic violence and decrepit facilities as part of a national rethinking of mass incar…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

New York City

New York city council votes to close infamous Rikers Island jails

By Daniel Trotta NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Council voted on Thursday to close the city's infamous Rikers Island jail complex by 2026, casting off a detention system plagued by chronic violence and decrepit facilities, as the nation rethinks mass…

bubmagOctober 18, 2019

Little Italy

Looking at architect John Ronan’s colorful library and housing project in Irving Park

Photos by James Florio Check out photos of the bright, modern affordable housing All three of Chicago’s innovate public library and affordable housing projects are open in Irving Park, Little Italy, and West Ridge. Each were designed by three separate local a…

bubmagOctober 17, 2019

Plastic Pollution

He’s doing the ‘dirty work’ to keep plastic out of the ocean

(CNN)Afroz Shah, a lawyer in Mumbai, hasn't had a weekend off in four years. But he hasn't spent this time writing briefs or preparing for court. His mission? Saving the world's oceans from plastic pollution. It's a calling he found in 2015 after moving to…

bubmagOctober 17, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Alberta truck convoy plans counter-protest to climate rally with Greta Thunberg – The Globe and Mail

Swedish activist and student Greta Thunberg walks off the stage after addressing the Climate Strike in Montreal on Sept. 27, 2019. Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press A group of Alberta oil and gas supporters is planning a counter-rally Friday as Swedish teen…

bubmagOctober 17, 2019

Obamacare

A Sensible Alternative Health Care Plan to Medicare For All Is Being Discussed

A long time ago ( not really that long) in a country called the United States of America, a President and a Congress forced their fellow countryman into a plan called “Obamacare” that promised to lower costs and that you could keep your doctor. That did not …

bubmagOctober 17, 2019

Bees

Hear Me Out: Super Bees

The bee population is plummeting and the ecosystems and food systems that depend on their pollination are declining. One startups solution to the incoming beepocalypse is to make better bees. A report issued this summer found that last year U.S. beekeepers…

bubmagOctober 17, 2019

Hiroshima

America’s P-38 Lightning Did It All During World War II (It Fought Hitler and Japan)

Key point: The plane broke a speed record for transcontinental flight. Contrary to most other planes designed and used in World War II, Lockheeds P-38 Lightning had twin booms ending in vertical stabilizers and rudders. The pilot sat in a span between twin e…

bubmagOctober 17, 2019

Day after Mumbai BJP chief’s riot remark, EC issues showcause notice

HBO’s Watchmen better give me realism — and maybe a giant squid – CNET

New York city council votes to close infamous Rikers Island jails

New York city council votes to close infamous Rikers Island jails

Looking at architect John Ronan’s colorful library and housing project in Irving Park

He’s doing the ‘dirty work’ to keep plastic out of the ocean

Alberta truck convoy plans counter-protest to climate rally with Greta Thunberg – The Globe and Mail

A Sensible Alternative Health Care Plan to Medicare For All Is Being Discussed

Hear Me Out: Super Bees

America’s P-38 Lightning Did It All During World War II (It Fought Hitler and Japan)

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