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Brexit Negotiator

Irish foreign minister to meet Barnier for Brexit update

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney will meet the European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier later on Tuesday for an update on the ongoing negotiations in Brussels and believes a deal is still possible but not at any cost. “In my …

bubmagOctober 8, 2019

Hiroshima

Tragic: After Japan’s Surrender, America’s B-32s Faced One Final Battle

Key point: There were several small battles or skirmishes that happened even after surrender was announced. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bomber achieved fameand infamyfor its role in the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki…

bubmagOctober 8, 2019

Skateboard

How DC Shoes Rider Leo Valls is Creating the City of the Future for Skateboarding

Before skateboarding took over our collective consciousness, DC Shoes team rider Leo Valls faced many of the same problems in his French hometown that plagued skaters around the world. In a city thats historically been averse to skateboarding Bordeax, France…

bubmagOctober 8, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur

Israel shut down on Tuesday evening for Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. All flights in and out of Ben Gurion airport ceased at 1:35 p.m.. The airport will reopen Wednesday night with arrivals starting at 9:…

bubmagOctober 8, 2019

Ukrainian Revolution

Why Ukraine Has Become a Breeding Ground for U.S. Political Scandals

Paul Manafort: Political Prosecution GQ’s Julia Ioffe is a Russian-born American journalist who worked as a foreign correspondent in Ukraine in 2013-2014. She wrote an especially insightful piece on Monday entitled “Heres Why Ukraine Pops Up in So Many U.S. …

bubmagOctober 8, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Trump ‘in danger of losing the mandate of heaven’ over Syria decision, Pat Robertson warns – Washington Post

Pat Robertson is "appalled" by Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria: "The President of the United States is in great danger of losing the mandate of Heaven if he permits this to happen." pic.twitter.com/YGeNYpbGrF — Right Wing Watch (…

bubmagOctober 8, 2019

Elon Musk

Elon Musk: ‘I’m a Fucking Idiot’

Elon Musk admitted he is a fucking idiot for smearing a British cave diver that helped save a dozen kids as a child rapist in an email to a BuzzFeed reporter, court documents in the ensuing defamation trial show. A refresher: Last year, 12 kids and their soc…

bubmagOctober 8, 2019

Panda

Thai zoo solves mystery of celebrity panda’s death

By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - When a celebrity giant panda died suddenly last month while on loan to Thailand's Chiang Mai Zoo, millions of social media users in China demanded to know "What killed Chuang Chuang?" On Tuesday, they learned it w…

bubmagOctober 8, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Britain says Brexit talks at critical point, movement needed from EU

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain has “moved a long way” in negotiations on a deal for its departure from the European Union, with talks now at a critical point and for the other 27 member states of the bloc to give ground, a British spokesman in Brussels said on …

bubmagOctober 8, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

Don’t Let Trump’s Impeachment Undermine a Deal With North Korea | Opinion

Two major events just happened: the House of Representatives launched impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, and negotiators from the U.S. and North Korea hit a hiccup in their renewed talks. These developments might seem totally unrelated, but, in fac…

bubmagOctober 8, 2019

Irish foreign minister to meet Barnier for Brexit update

Tragic: After Japan’s Surrender, America’s B-32s Faced One Final Battle

How DC Shoes Rider Leo Valls is Creating the City of the Future for Skateboarding

Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur

Why Ukraine Has Become a Breeding Ground for U.S. Political Scandals

Trump ‘in danger of losing the mandate of heaven’ over Syria decision, Pat Robertson warns – Washington Post

Elon Musk: ‘I’m a Fucking Idiot’

Thai zoo solves mystery of celebrity panda’s death

Britain says Brexit talks at critical point, movement needed from EU

Don’t Let Trump’s Impeachment Undermine a Deal With North Korea | Opinion

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