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Trickle-Down

The Case for Staying on Earth—With or Without Musk and Bezos

Elon Musk speaks at a news conference after the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in March 2019. (Reuters / Mike Blake) Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation, check out our latest issue. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation, ch…

bubmagJune 17, 2019

Biological Warfare

Biological Warfare at the Border

The massive unlawful invasion of another country is obviously an act of war which makes this biological warfare: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed 5,200 adult immigrants in quarantine after being exposed to mumps or chicken pox, a dramatic ju…

bubmagJune 17, 2019

Belt and Road

UK-listed firms become 1st foreigners to sell stocks in mainland China

After four years in development, the London-Shanghai Stock Connect was opened by Chancellor Philip Hammond and Chinese Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua. Qualifying firms will now be able to sell shares through dual listings on both the Shanghai and London stock exchan…

bubmagJune 17, 2019

Electric Scooter

India’s Bounce raises $72 million to grow its electric scooters business – TechCrunch

Bounce, a Bangalore-based startup that offers thousands of electric scooters for rent in India, has raised $72 million to accelerate its bid to impact how people navigate India’s traffic-clogged urban areas. The Series C funding round for the five-year-old s…

bubmagJune 17, 2019

Monsanto

600 people on Monsanto ‘watch lists’ in Germany, France: Bayer

Berlin (AFP) - US seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto kept lists of around 600 key pro- and anti-pesticides figures in Germany and France alone, its German parent company Bayer said Monday amid a widening probe. Bayer has admitted the lists covered politicia…

bubmagJune 17, 2019

Star Wars

‘Star Wars’ News: ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Got Made On the Run

Of course, everybody knows that WIRED already broke the biggest Star Wars story of the past couple of weeks when we told you that Lucasfilm failed us all by not putting Emma Thompson in a movie, even though she wants to be in one. Hey, David Benioff and D.B. …

bubmagJune 17, 2019

Global Warming

Fish and chips could be off the menu by 2050 due to global warming, study warns

Fish and chips could be off the menu due to global warming, a study warns. Scientists say larger marine species including cod and haddock face being wiped out as rising temperatures reduce oxygen levels in the oceans. Analysis of crustaceans found in Antarc…

bubmagJune 17, 2019

Julian Assange

Chance of Assange getting fair trial in US ‘effectively nil,’ warns Lauri Love (VIDEO)

Speaking to RT UK about the WikiLeaks co-founder’s US extradition hearing, which has been delayed until February 2020, Love said he is facing an uphill battle to “take back the narrative” that’s been spread to the American public. "You worry daily the rest o…

bubmagJune 17, 2019

Nukes

Key events raising tensions in the Persian Gulf

Tensions between the United States and Iran have soared in recent weeks, with Washington dispatching warships and bombers around the Persian Gulf, and Tehran threatening to resume higher uranium enrichment. The tensions come a year after President Donald Trum…

bubmagJune 17, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

How to Make Concrete Progress on the Global Compact on Refugees

Editors Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos. As World Refugee Day approaches on June 20, the number of refugees worldwide will likely surpass last years 25.4 million. That governments in the West and elsewhereunder pressure from anti-i…

bubmagJune 17, 2019

The Case for Staying on Earth—With or Without Musk and Bezos

Biological Warfare at the Border

UK-listed firms become 1st foreigners to sell stocks in mainland China

India’s Bounce raises $72 million to grow its electric scooters business – TechCrunch

600 people on Monsanto ‘watch lists’ in Germany, France: Bayer

‘Star Wars’ News: ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Got Made On the Run

Fish and chips could be off the menu by 2050 due to global warming, study warns

Chance of Assange getting fair trial in US ‘effectively nil,’ warns Lauri Love (VIDEO)

Key events raising tensions in the Persian Gulf

How to Make Concrete Progress on the Global Compact on Refugees

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