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Riots

What the Xenophobic Violence Gripping South Africa Means for Future of Country

Violent riots broke out in South Africa’s largest city and commercial capital, Johannesburg, with mobs targeting foreign-owned shops and stores. Many South African workers resent the influx of foreigners, particularly those coming from other parts of Africa, …

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Climate Change Could Be Ruining the ‘Greatest Orgy in the World’

Climate change may be messing with corals ability to reproduce, threatening them with extinction, according to a new study. Published in Science Thursday, the new paper sheds light on the ways climate change may be disrupting coral spawning, an extraordinary…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

Moscow Cops Raid Offices of Putin Opponent Alexei Navalny, But Alexei Navalny Just Won’t Quit

MOSCOWAt about 8 oclock Thursday night, days before municipal elections, police special forcesmen in black uniforms with faces hidden under black balaclavasbroke the door to opposition leader Alexei Navalnys Anti-Corruption Foundation, stormed in and confisca…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

Moscow Cops Raid Offices of Putin Opponent Alexei Navalny, But Alexei Navalny Just Won’t Quit

Oleg Nikishin/Epsilon/Getty MOSCOWAt about 8 oclock Thursday night, days before municipal elections, police special forcesmen in black uniforms with faces hidden under black balaclavasbroke the door to opposition leader Alexei Navalnys Anti-Corruption Founda…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

North Korea Nuclear Talks

U.S.-North Korea Nuclear Talks Still Stalled, Trump’s Envoy Says

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Privacy Concerns

DOJ asks Apple and Google for personal details of gun scope app users

Apple and Google have both been ordered by the US Department of Justice to share personal details like names, phone numbers, and IP addresses for the users of a specific gun scope app. The request comes as the government is trying to stop breaches of weapons …

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Refugees

What Is the Refugee Program and Why Does the Trump Administration Want to Make Cuts?

If the number of refugees allowed into the United States is further reduced or eliminated, it could put American forces stationed overseas in danger, cutting off what former senior military officials have described as a critical lifeline for American military…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

New York City

Apple’s iconic glass cube outside its flagship 5th Avenue store has finally returned — check out its mesmerizing, colorful new look before it goes back to normal (AAPL)

The iconic sleek cube outside of Apple's 24-hour Fifth Avenue Store in New York City just got a colorful new makeover. The company debuted the multicolored structure on Friday, marking the cube's big reemergence since the store closed for renovations in 20…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Yellow Vests

What Motivates Democrats: Stopping Climate Change, or Ending Capitalism?

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at the Iowa Federation of Labor Convention in Altoona, Iowa, August 21, 2019.(Gage Skidmore) For many climate activists, the real enemy is modern society. Part of what makes the climate debate so difficult to engage is the diversit…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Christianity

So much wrong in one little story

Here’s some smug sanctimonious Christianity for you, all inflicted on a helpless baby. On Wednesday, Martina Obi-Uzom was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm to an 11 month old baby boy. She was entrusted to look after the baby while his parents wen…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

What the Xenophobic Violence Gripping South Africa Means for Future of Country

Climate Change Could Be Ruining the ‘Greatest Orgy in the World’

Moscow Cops Raid Offices of Putin Opponent Alexei Navalny, But Alexei Navalny Just Won’t Quit

Moscow Cops Raid Offices of Putin Opponent Alexei Navalny, But Alexei Navalny Just Won’t Quit

U.S.-North Korea Nuclear Talks Still Stalled, Trump’s Envoy Says

DOJ asks Apple and Google for personal details of gun scope app users

What Is the Refugee Program and Why Does the Trump Administration Want to Make Cuts?

Apple’s iconic glass cube outside its flagship 5th Avenue store has finally returned — check out its mesmerizing, colorful new look before it goes back to normal (AAPL)

What Motivates Democrats: Stopping Climate Change, or Ending Capitalism?

So much wrong in one little story

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