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New York City

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Drops Out of 2020 Race. There Are Still 19 Candidates Left

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that he is ending his presidential campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. That leaves 19 candidates left in the race. “Getting out there, being able to hear people’s concerns addre…

bubmagSeptember 20, 2019

Hrant Dink

California Pensions Could Be Mandated to Divest from Turkish Assets over WWI Atrocities

The California state legislature has passed an act intended to mandate that California public pension funds divest from assets affiliated with Turkey over the governments failure to officially acknowledge its responsibility for the Armenian Genocide, a centur…

bubmagSeptember 20, 2019

Blockchain

Digital Trends Live: Roku’s new OS, Apple’s “slofie,” storming Area 51, and more

On this episode of Digital Trends Live, hosts Greg Nibler and Adrien Warner dive into the biggest trending topics in tech, including Rokus updated operating system, Apples slow-motion selfie cam the Slofie, a VR Groundhog Day game, more deepfake tech, SpaceXs…

bubmagSeptember 20, 2019

New York City

Bill de Blasio Drops Out of Democratic Presidential Contest

Combative interviews with Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson on Fox News did not increase his standings in the polls or his ability to raise money. Protesters, upset that Mr. de Blasio had refused to fire the police officer who placed Eric Garner in a chokehold …

bubmagSeptember 20, 2019

Drones

Inside Saudi Arabia’s response to a raid on the heart of the oil kingdom

KHURAIS, Saudi Arabia(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s newly appointed energy minister was in London when he learned in the middle of the night of the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, a veteran oil official and …

bubmagSeptember 20, 2019

Android

Electronic Deals – September 20, 2019: Instant Pot, Belkin & More

Amazon is discounting the Instant Pot Ultra 3 Qt model in its Gold Box Deal of the Day today. Dropping the price down to just $59.99. That is the lowest price we have seen since Black Friday, and makes it worth picking up. This is a really great appliance to…

bubmagSeptember 20, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Millions attend global climate strike

A global climate strike is under way, with millions of people protesting for "an end to the age of fossil fuels and climate justice for everyone". The event was sparked by teenage campaigner Greta Thunberg, who is attending the New York protest, where 1.1m c…

bubmagSeptember 20, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

The anti-Putin ‘shaman warrior’ who spooked the Kremlin

bubmagSeptember 20, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Twitter suspends account of former adviser to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince

Twitter suspends account of former adviser to Saudi Arabia's crown prince

bubmagSeptember 20, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

How 16-year-old Greta Thunberg became the face of climate-change activism

The Global Climate Strike, which could be the largest climate change demonstration in history, is expected to put thousands of people on the streets around the world on Friday to protest inaction against climate change. At the helm is 16-year-old Greta Thu…

bubmagSeptember 20, 2019

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Drops Out of 2020 Race. There Are Still 19 Candidates Left

California Pensions Could Be Mandated to Divest from Turkish Assets over WWI Atrocities

Digital Trends Live: Roku’s new OS, Apple’s “slofie,” storming Area 51, and more

Bill de Blasio Drops Out of Democratic Presidential Contest

Inside Saudi Arabia’s response to a raid on the heart of the oil kingdom

Electronic Deals – September 20, 2019: Instant Pot, Belkin & More

Millions attend global climate strike

The anti-Putin ‘shaman warrior’ who spooked the Kremlin

Twitter suspends account of former adviser to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince

How 16-year-old Greta Thunberg became the face of climate-change activism

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