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NATO

U.S. service member killed in combat in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan during combat operations, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement on Friday, as the United States seeks to reach a negotiated end to the nearly 18-year-old war. It said…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

Skateboard

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics is less than 1 year away – Here are 13 athletes to watch for breakout performances

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are less than one year away. Baseball and softball will be back, while karate, skateboarding, surfing, and sport climbing will be making their debut. Thousands of athletes will step foot on the world stage and vie for Olympic gol…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Self-driving carmakers urge regulators to whiff the steering wheel out the window

Waymo, Cruise, and others call on the NHTSA to take action on human controls Image: GM The federal government should rewrite the safety rules for automobile manufacturing so self-driving carmakers can deploy vehicles without traditional controls like steeri…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Italy: Salvini is out, but migrants still endure his policies

"We have to be careful we've been evicted by the police 28 times," says Marlene Micheloni. The 64-year-old, part of the volunteer group Baobab Experience , explains how they have to collect the blankets distributed to the group of 40 or so refugees who sleep…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

The Queen

Knavish Tricks: Johnson’s Brexit Gambit Puts Queen in a Tight Spot

This summer has been anything but fun for Queen Elizabeth II, with her sprawling family affairs refusing to disappear from the headlines. First, the monarch had to read that the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex, better known as Harry and Meghan, don't appear to…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

Yellow Vests

G7 – The Cost of Uselessness

The G7 Summit is an obsolete, useless talking shop, as Finnian Cunningham so adroitly says. RT calls it The Unbearable Pointlessness of G7. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the United States constitute the G7 gang. It should strike any logic…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

VR

These Sleepless Nights mixed reality exhibit addresses homelessness in the U.S.

These Sleepless Nights is a mixed reality documentary that uses cutting edge spatial computing technology to allow visitors to listen, connect, and engage with those who are homeless. The exhibit, viewable through Magic Leap augmented reality glasses and eve…

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

Korean War

Two New Vehicles Available to Pre-Order For Bolt Action

No more simply walking into battle for your soldiers. There's some new vehicles available to pre-order for Bolt Action over in the Warlord Games webshop. You've got yourself the M46 Patton Heavy Tank as well as the DUKW Amphibious Truck. So, granted, one's a …

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

The Queen

Boris Johnson’s Busy Week

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

Trade War

Trade-war fears trigger the biggest decline in US consumer confidence in 6 years

Reuters The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index posted its largest monthly decline since 2012 Friday, coming in well under a preliminary reading from earlier in the month.Â The gauge of Americans' expectations for the economy fell to 89.3 in …

bubmagAugust 30, 2019

U.S. service member killed in combat in Afghanistan

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics is less than 1 year away – Here are 13 athletes to watch for breakout performances

Self-driving carmakers urge regulators to whiff the steering wheel out the window

Italy: Salvini is out, but migrants still endure his policies

Knavish Tricks: Johnson’s Brexit Gambit Puts Queen in a Tight Spot

G7 – The Cost of Uselessness

These Sleepless Nights mixed reality exhibit addresses homelessness in the U.S.

Two New Vehicles Available to Pre-Order For Bolt Action

Boris Johnson’s Busy Week

Trade-war fears trigger the biggest decline in US consumer confidence in 6 years

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