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Recycling

The new and improved Amex Green Card is going green

The iconic Green Card from American Express is getting an eco-friendly makeover. Both personal and business versions of the Green Card are being remade primarily from plastic reclaimed from beaches, islands and coastal communities, and will be issued to card…

bubmagSeptember 17, 2019

Exoskeleton

‘Fire and fury is upon us’: Columnist explains why attack on Saudi oilfield brings us closer to war

On Monday, Saudi oil facilities were hit with a drone strike that U.S. intelligence is claiming originated with Iran. If this is true, it would be one of many instances in recent months of escalation of tension between Iran and U.S.-allied countries. But as …

bubmagSeptember 17, 2019

Belt and Road

China signals veto in standoff with U.S. over Afghanistan U.N. mission: diplomats

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China and the United States are deadlocked over a U.N. Security Council resolution to extend the world body's political mission in Afghanistan, with Beijing signalling it will cast a veto because there is no ref…

bubmagSeptember 17, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Hollywood & Mine

In many ways Thelma and Louise is the Movie That Did. Director Ridley Scott encouraged input from his stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis to tell Callie Khouris feminist fable that became not just a 1991 box-office surprise but in the ways that movies can p…

bubmagSeptember 17, 2019

Elon Musk

Elon Musk claims ‘pedo guy’ tweet did not suggest British diver was paedophile

Tesla founder Elon Musk claimed 'pedo guy' was a 'common insult' which did not imply someone was a paedophile: REUTERS Elon Musk has claimed a tweet in which he labelled a British diver pedo guy was not meant to suggest he was a paedophile. The Tesla founde…

bubmagSeptember 17, 2019

Belt and Road

China signals veto in standoff with U.S. over Afghanistan U.N. mission

China and the United States are deadlocked over a U.N. Security Council resolution to extend the world body's political mission in Afghanistan, with Beijing signaling it will cast a veto because there is no reference to its global Belt and Road infrastructure…

bubmagSeptember 17, 2019

New York City

‘He Stared at the Screen, and Then His Shoulders Slumped’

I called my mother to tell her. Some woman is crying right now, she said. I tried, but I couldnt muster any genuine regret. There was little chance of ever finding the owner or even identifying the ring. No, it was meant for me. It was a gift from the…

bubmagSeptember 17, 2019

Economic Bubble

UAW Strike: Another Indicator of Bursting Bubble Economy

bubmagSeptember 17, 2019

Air Pollution

Odd-even based on findings from foreign countries: Plea in NGT

The scheme was announced a day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal met air pollution experts, who suggested that odd-even scheme be introduced as an emergency measure. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav) A petition has been filed in the National Green Tribun…

bubmagSeptember 17, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

On eve of vote, Netanyahu vows total West Bank settlement annex

JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday to annex all the settlements in the West Bank, including an enclave deep in the heart of the largest Palestinian city, in a last-ditch move that appeared aimed at shoring up nationalist support …

bubmagSeptember 16, 2019

The new and improved Amex Green Card is going green

‘Fire and fury is upon us’: Columnist explains why attack on Saudi oilfield brings us closer to war

China signals veto in standoff with U.S. over Afghanistan U.N. mission: diplomats

Hollywood & Mine

Elon Musk claims ‘pedo guy’ tweet did not suggest British diver was paedophile

China signals veto in standoff with U.S. over Afghanistan U.N. mission

‘He Stared at the Screen, and Then His Shoulders Slumped’

UAW Strike: Another Indicator of Bursting Bubble Economy

Odd-even based on findings from foreign countries: Plea in NGT

On eve of vote, Netanyahu vows total West Bank settlement annex

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