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Doping in Cycling

Disgraced cyclist Jan Ullrich fined for attack on escort

Ullrich has struggled with a drugs and alcohol problem. (AFP pic) BERLIN: Disgraced former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has been fined for attacking an escort in a Frankfurt hotel room, it emerged Wednesday. In a statement, the state prosecutor in Fran…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

China’s corporate social credit system spooks European companies

European companies operating in China need to ramp up their preparations for the intensification of the Communist Party's social credit system, a report from the EU Chamber of Commerce in China has warned. China's "national reputation" system of so-called so…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Palestine

US Removes Palestine Authority from List of Countries

Cancelling Palestine (Palestinian Authority or Palestinian Territories) from the U.S. State Departments list is not related to American national interests, PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said. *** Palestinian officials slammed the United States Sunday f…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

New York City

Greta Thunberg: Climate change activist sails into New York City

Image copyrightPA MediaImage caption Greta Thunberg said her voyage across the Atlantic would be "a huge challenge" Teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg has landed in New York after a 15-day journey across the Atlantic by boat. She will be partic…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Water Scarcity

Water harvester makes it easy to quench your thirst in the desert

With water scarcity a growing problem worldwide, University of California, Berkeley, researchers are close to producing a microwave-sized water harvester that will allow you to pull all the water you need directly from the air — even in the hot, dry desert. …

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Donald Trump

WaPo: Trump asked to remove protections from Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has asked his agriculture secretary to provide a regulations exemption in order to open millions of acres of protected land within Alaska's Tongass National Forest to "potential logging, energy and mining projects," The …

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Doping in Cycling

The weekly spin: Philosophy and perspective with Nathan Haas

Back in May, just prior to the Amgen Tour of California, I had a memorable conversation with Australian Nathan Haas about a number of topics. Some were timely, such as his season to that point, and teammate Marcel Kittels announcement that he was breaking hi…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

An old grudge between Japan and South Korea is getting out of hand

ORDER A GLASS of Asahi lager in a pub in Seoul these days and chances are the bartender will shake his head disapprovingly before suggesting one of the watery local alternatives. Shopkeepers have relegated Japanese products to the bottom shelf or removed them…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

New York City

16-year-old girl from New York City sparks international hunt after flying to the UK to apparently meet with an older man

A 16-year-old New York City girl has been missing for four days, and her parents believe she may have flown to the UK to meet an older man she had been texting with. Victoria Grabowski was last seen at her home in Maspeth, Queens, Saturday morning around 1…

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Star Wars

Those ‘thermal detonator’ Coke bottles at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge won’t fly with TSA

A 4-year-old girl dressed up as Rey from "Star Wars" and got to hug her at Disney World. USA TODAY Heads up, Disney travelers: Those Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge "thermal detonator" Coke and Sprite bottles look cool, but they won't fly with airport security. …

bubmagAugust 28, 2019

Disgraced cyclist Jan Ullrich fined for attack on escort

US Removes Palestine Authority from List of Countries

Greta Thunberg: Climate change activist sails into New York City

Water harvester makes it easy to quench your thirst in the desert

WaPo: Trump asked to remove protections from Alaska’s Tongass National Forest

The weekly spin: Philosophy and perspective with Nathan Haas

An old grudge between Japan and South Korea is getting out of hand

16-year-old girl from New York City sparks international hunt after flying to the UK to apparently meet with an older man

Those ‘thermal detonator’ Coke bottles at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge won’t fly with TSA

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