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Star Wars

Star Wars Battlefront II is set to get Felucia as a planet on September 25

Earlier in 2019, DICE shared a roadmap for upcoming updates for Star Wars Battlefront II that would release later in the year. One of these updates is the planet Felucia, which would be a Capital Supremacy planet. Capital Supremacy planets have multiple Comma…

bubmagSeptember 19, 2019

Yemen Civil War

Yemen: Civil War and Regional Intervention (CRS)

Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following. Yemen: Civil War and Regional Intervention, updated September 17, 2019 Attacks Against Saudi Oil Rattle Markets, CRS Insight, September 16, 2019 U.S.-China Tr…

bubmagSeptember 19, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg Urges Congress to Act on Climate Change

As the near-term effects of climate change become more and more apparent, the generations that will inherit Earth and all of its environmental woes are beginning to speak up in favor of a sustainable future. One of the loudest voices from the chorus comes fro…

bubmagSeptember 19, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Saudi Arabia, the Fed, Greta Thunberg: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

10. And finally, searching for fall colors? Let me get the llama for you. Many travelers take leisurely drives to admire the brilliant range of foliage (or at least post about them on Instagram). But why be pinned in a car when you could take a llama for a l…

bubmagSeptember 19, 2019

Korean War

For Separated Koreans, Memories Fading and Time Running Out

Jin Gyeong-sun was in his early 20s when he fled North Korea during the Korean War. He left behind two sisters and a brother. Nearly 70 years later, Jin still has not spoken to or seen his family since. "I cannot even express my sadness in words," says Jin,…

bubmagSeptember 18, 2019

Electric Car

Tesla trolls Porsche with a new Supercharger at the Nürburgring where a modified Model S beat the Porsche Taycan’s lap time by 20 seconds (TSLA)

Tesla has installed a Supercharger at the iconic Nürburgring race track in Germany, the company said Wednesday, further fueling the electric car maker's unofficial competition with Porsche. It's not Tesla's first Supercharger in Germany, a country synonymo…

bubmagSeptember 18, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

NYPL Cancels Event Co-Hosted By Saudi Crown Prince’s Charity, Following Outcry

The New York Public Library has cancelled an upcoming forum organized by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salmans personal foundation, following public pressure from human rights advocates. Billed as a global youth summit, the 300-person workshop was schedule…

bubmagSeptember 18, 2019

Little Italy

How this father-son team makes NYC’s most legendary mozzarella

The following is a transcript of the video Spencer Alben: On Arthur Avenue, also known as New York City's real Little Italy, you'll find the appropriately nicknamed King of Mozzarella, who, accompanied by his son, churns out the best mozzarella and Italian …

bubmagSeptember 18, 2019

Super Heroes

Every IGN LEGO Game Review

In addition to the ever-popular toy sets and the dozens of movies and TV series, LEGO has amassed a catalog of quality game adaptations dating back to the '90s. In anticipation of next year's LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, we're looking back at all 27 IG…

bubmagSeptember 18, 2019

Palestine

Author Kamila Shamsie stripped of literary award over BDS support

The German city of Dortmund has withdrawn its decision to award a British Pakistani writer a literature prize, citing her support for the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Acclaimed novelist Kamila Shamsie was announced as th…

bubmagSeptember 18, 2019

Star Wars Battlefront II is set to get Felucia as a planet on September 25

Yemen: Civil War and Regional Intervention (CRS)

Greta Thunberg Urges Congress to Act on Climate Change

Saudi Arabia, the Fed, Greta Thunberg: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

For Separated Koreans, Memories Fading and Time Running Out

Tesla trolls Porsche with a new Supercharger at the Nürburgring where a modified Model S beat the Porsche Taycan’s lap time by 20 seconds (TSLA)

NYPL Cancels Event Co-Hosted By Saudi Crown Prince’s Charity, Following Outcry

How this father-son team makes NYC’s most legendary mozzarella

Every IGN LEGO Game Review

Author Kamila Shamsie stripped of literary award over BDS support

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