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Old-Age Poverty

On Average, Retirees Are More Financially Secure Than Ever. Unfortunately, Most Of Us Are Not Average

Michelle Treanor at a Dollar General Corp. store in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg BLOOMBERG NEWS On average, older Americans have a more secure retirement than ever. But even as aggregate retirement savings are rising, tens …

bubmagJune 20, 2019

BUK-Missile

Putin on MH17 downing: Evidence presented against Russia is ‘no proof at all’

Asked whether he thought it was time for Russia to acknowledge responsibility for the shooting down of the plane, with the loss of almost 300 lives, Putin said there was nothing to acknowledge. “Russia never avoids responsibility that is actually hers to bea…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Venezuela

The Week

(Roman Genn) By the time hes done, Joe Biden will have disowned Amtrak. Iran blew up a couple of tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important commercial thoroughfares in the world. Theres been skepticism on the left and in Europe over the int…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Julian Assange

Swedish prosecutor will not appeal court ruling on Assange detention

Sweden wants to question Julian Assange over the allegation, made in 2010, but cannot request his extradition from Britain without a detention order and a European Arrest Warrant. (AFP pic) STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s prosecution authority said on Thursday it would …

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Bees

Stopping bees swapping hives keeps disease down and productivity up

MUCH GUFF has been written in recent years about the risk of honey bees disappearing. They are notwhich is hardly surprising, because unlike most other insects they are domesticated animals and their numbers are therefore controlled ultimately by human desire…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Exoskeleton

This ECD Land Rover Defender Packs A 565HP Corvette LS3 V8

East Coast Defender (ECD) is known for transforming Land Rover Defenders into monstrous masterpieces, as they chase perfection with every build. Their latest project is the Land Rover Defender Project Neo, which is a hulking machine ready to dominate the road…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

‘Enormous hostility’ among some EU members towards any further Brexit extension, says Varadkar

TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR said there is enormous hostility towards the UK from EU members over the prospect of any future extensions to Brexit. The comments come following a meeting between Varadkar and EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels to…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

CNN’s Amanpour confronts Saudi official with gruesome Khashoggi details

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bubmagJune 20, 2019

Christianity

US Supreme Court rules WW1 cross can remain on state land

Image copyrightGetty Images The US Supreme Court has ruled that a concrete cross honouring World War One soldiers can remain on state land, reversing a lower court decision. The American Humanist Association had sued to remove the 32ft (9.7m) monument, sayi…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Boeing 737max

Does American Airlines Airbus A321XLR Order Send A Secret Message To Boeing?

Artist's rendering of new Airbus A321XLR long-range narrow-body airliner. AIRBUS S.A.S 2019, COMPUTER RENDERING BY FIXION. PHOTCREDIT DREAMSTIME.COM 2019 Its official: a relatively small airliner, the just-announced Airbus A321XLR, is the biggest hit of th…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

On Average, Retirees Are More Financially Secure Than Ever. Unfortunately, Most Of Us Are Not Average

Putin on MH17 downing: Evidence presented against Russia is ‘no proof at all’

The Week

Swedish prosecutor will not appeal court ruling on Assange detention

Stopping bees swapping hives keeps disease down and productivity up

This ECD Land Rover Defender Packs A 565HP Corvette LS3 V8

‘Enormous hostility’ among some EU members towards any further Brexit extension, says Varadkar

CNN’s Amanpour confronts Saudi official with gruesome Khashoggi details

US Supreme Court rules WW1 cross can remain on state land

Does American Airlines Airbus A321XLR Order Send A Secret Message To Boeing?

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