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Panda

‘Chubby’ baby panda weighing 5.9 ounces is the first cub to be born this year in captivity

A healthy female cub weighing nearly 5.9 ounces has become the first baby panda to be born in captivity in the world this year. The pink, hairless cub was born at wee hours on Wednesday at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in south-western C…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

NSA

NSA Warns Microsoft Windows Users: Update Now Or Face ‘Devastating Damage’

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin I can't recall ever seeing the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) jumping in and warning users of Microsoft Windows to check if their systems are fully patched and, if not, to update now or risk a &…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Neymar

Neymar testifies in Brazil about posting accuser’s photos

Brazilian soccer player Neymar leaves the police station after testifying in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 6, 2019. (Source: Reuters)) Soccer star Neymar testified for almost two hours in Rio de Janeiro’s police headquarters Thursday in a cybercrimes investig…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Super Heroes

Dark Phoenix’s ‘Mysterious’ Aliens Actually Come From Marvel Comics

WARNING; The following article contains major spoilers for Dark Phoenix, in theaters now. Since Jessica Chastain was cast in Dark Phoenix, rumors swirled about who she would play, with some suggesting Skrull princess Veranke or Empress Lilandra of the Shi'ar…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Skateboard

For the Tweens In These Graphic Novels, Friendship Is The Hardest Test Of All

In contrast to Andrewss magic-brimming adventure, Kayla Millers CAMP (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $10.99, ages 8 to 12) takes us into a familiar scene deeply grounded in reality. Best friends Olive and Willow are eager for two weeks of summer camp. All goes s…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Recyclers Cringe as Southeast Asia Says It’s Sick of the West’s Trash

But whatever the motivation, one danger may be that legal recyclers across Southeast Asia will now miss a chance to both scale up their business and help mitigate environmental problems, including the scourge of plastics in the oceans. Some plastic waste, if…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Non-renewable Resources

The Accelerating Ecological Genocide

Drawing by Nathaniel St. Clair In May 2019, the United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released its latest assessment of the accelerating extinction rates of our global biodiversity. The report…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Astroturfing

California’s Biggest Secret? How Big Oil Dominates Public Discourse to Manipulate and Deceive

This article is based on an Earth Day week presentation that I made at the Events Center at Chabot College in Hayward on April 25 at the invitation of physics professor Nick Alexander. On Earth Day 2019, fifteen activists from the Extinction Rebellion carryi…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Climate Change

2020 candidates move to the left as climate change emerges as campaign issue

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, in unveiling phase three of his Democratic presidential candidacy's climate agenda, has an eye cast towards the global stage - and is looking to reimagine American foreign policy through the lens of combating climate change. Inter…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

Riots

Stephen Fry on Stonewall 50: ‘How Far Have LGBT People Come Since 1969? Do You Need Me to Tell You?’

In this special series, LGBT celebrities and public figures talk to Tim Teeman about the Stonewall Riots and their legacysee more here. Stephen Fry is a comedian, writer, and actor. When/how did you first hear about the Stonewall Riots, and what did you mak…

bubmagJune 7, 2019

‘Chubby’ baby panda weighing 5.9 ounces is the first cub to be born this year in captivity

NSA Warns Microsoft Windows Users: Update Now Or Face ‘Devastating Damage’

Neymar testifies in Brazil about posting accuser’s photos

Dark Phoenix’s ‘Mysterious’ Aliens Actually Come From Marvel Comics

For the Tweens In These Graphic Novels, Friendship Is The Hardest Test Of All

Recyclers Cringe as Southeast Asia Says It’s Sick of the West’s Trash

The Accelerating Ecological Genocide

California’s Biggest Secret? How Big Oil Dominates Public Discourse to Manipulate and Deceive

2020 candidates move to the left as climate change emerges as campaign issue

Stephen Fry on Stonewall 50: ‘How Far Have LGBT People Come Since 1969? Do You Need Me to Tell You?’

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