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Fortnite

Epic Games acquires video chat app Houseparty – CNET

Houseparty is now the property of Epic Games. Houseparty Epic Games made billions off of its hit battle royale game Fortnite in 2018 and is estimated to be worth $15 billion. After the launch of its own online games store, it appears the company wants to br…

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

Russia detains more than 400 in protests following journalist’s release

Russian police detained at least 400 people in central Moscow Wednesday for taking part in a peaceful but unsanctioned demonstration against impunity and corruption of law enforcement agencies. The demonstration came a day after police released prominent Rus…

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Alibaba

Africa: Kevin Teeroovengadum – “Let’s have a more focused african strategy”

interviewBy Nad SivaramenWhat's in the Budget 2019-2020 to consolidate our so-called "Africa Strategy"? Every year, the government is trying to bolster its Africa strategy by announcing new measures and this year the theme chosen is to expand the economic sp…

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Scotland

15 Rewarding Retirement Spots If You Reach Your Savings Goal

If you can manage to save $1 million, you'd have a heck of a nest egg and more overseas options for your retirement than Americans with smaller stashes.Some spots you might have dreamed about, such as Canada, Barbados and Sweden, have restrictive entry requir…

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Super Heroes

DARK PHOENIX Initially Had Skrulls and a Big NYC Battle

Everything about Dark Phoenix is a bummer. It’s a bummer it wasn’t a better movie for the end of the already rockyX-Men franchise; it’s a bummer it did so poorly at the box office. There’s just an air of missed opportunities and unavoidable revisions through …

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Venezuela

Researchers discover “Fishwrap” influence campaign recycling old terror news

Enlarge/ Old news, new fish. 7 with 7 posters participating Researchers at Recorded Future have uncovered what appears to be a new, growing social media-based influence operation involving more than 215 social media accounts. While relatively small in compa…

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

7 Great Books Hitting Shelves This Week

Need another excuse to go to the bookstore this week? We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. To create our list, we focused on the books Goodreads members can't wait to read, which we measure by how many times a book has been added t…

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

Season 2 of Kevin Williamson’s “Tell Me a Story” Will Put Horror Spin on Classic Princess Tales

Last year, the Kevin Williamson-created series “Tell Me a Story” took the worlds most beloved fairy tales (Little Red Riding Hood, etc.) and re-imagined them in the form of a dark and twisted psychological thriller, and Deadline reports today that the second …

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

Tell Me a Story Season 2: Paul Wesley Returning In a New Role

Tell Me a Story will spin a new crop of fairytales in Season 2, but it will do so with a familiar face. TVLine has learned that Vampire Diaries vet Paul Wesley — who starred in the first season of CBS All Access’ anthology thriller — will be back for the seri…

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

Paul Wesley Will Get Beastly in Season 2 of Tell Me a Story

I bet you thought you'd seen the last of Paul Wesley on Tell Me a Storyafter Eddie' shocking demise in Season 1 but surprise, you're dead wrong. Wesley is again trading in his lush hero hair to play another deeply troubled character in Kevin Williamson's twis…

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Epic Games acquires video chat app Houseparty – CNET

Russia detains more than 400 in protests following journalist’s release

Africa: Kevin Teeroovengadum – “Let’s have a more focused african strategy”

15 Rewarding Retirement Spots If You Reach Your Savings Goal

DARK PHOENIX Initially Had Skrulls and a Big NYC Battle

Researchers discover “Fishwrap” influence campaign recycling old terror news

7 Great Books Hitting Shelves This Week

Season 2 of Kevin Williamson’s “Tell Me a Story” Will Put Horror Spin on Classic Princess Tales

Tell Me a Story Season 2: Paul Wesley Returning In a New Role

Paul Wesley Will Get Beastly in Season 2 of Tell Me a Story

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