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Paris

France starts probe on whether Epstein committed any crimes in France

PARIS (Reuters) - France has opened a preliminary inquiry to see if late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein committed any sex crimes on French territory or against any under-age French victims, the Paris public prosecutor said on Friday. Epstein was arrested on…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

SpaceX

Actually, NASA is looking at all options for the Moon—including prizes

Enlarge/ NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, far right, tours the Blue Origin facilities near the agencys Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 23, 2019. 0 with 0 posters participating On Thursday, former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich expanded up…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Singapore

Market sell-off due to overall slowdown: SEBI chief

The recent heavy sell-off in the markets cannot be attributed to the foreign portfolio investors' (FPI) gloomy sentiment alone, rather there are various other factors coupled with the general slowdown of the economy, Ajay Tyagi, chairman of the market regulat…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

NASDAQ

Stock market tanks after Trump ‘hereby orders’ American companies to find alternative to China

With just a few angry tweets, President Trump managed to tank the U.S. stock market. On Friday, Trump escalated his trade war with China, tweeting: “Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, incl…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

SpaceX

The end of the Delta rocket nears

The last planned launch of a Delta IV single stick rocket was a success. The single-core Delta rocket will now be retired, as SpaceX is cheaper. The iconic Delta IV Heavy is still in use with its multiple boosters.A 2017 report by the US Government Accountab…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Riots

Adidas and AriZona Iced Tea to Release Riot-Free Second Collaboration

In the modern sneaker game, riots are something of a slightly-distant memory. Weve come a long way from the days of the notorious 2011 Air Jordan 11 Concord drama. That said, can you blame sneakerheads for raising a little hell over 99-cent pairs of shoes? L…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Star Wars

Sphero has acquired LittleBits

Sphero and Little Bits have long been kindred spirits in the world of entertaining STEM toys, and soon theyll be one and the same. Sphero this morning announced plans to buy the New York-based electronic building block company. Founded in 2010 and 2011 respe…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Star Wars

Everything We Just Learned About Avengers Campus, Disney’s New Marvel Land

First, Cars got a land. Then Avatar got a planet. Pixar got a pier,Star Wars got a world and now, its Marvels turn. For years weve known Disney was planning on adding a Marvel section to their Disney California Adventure theme park and, on Thursday night at…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Protectionism

China strikes back in trade dispute with U.S. with new tariffs

BEIJING (Reuters) - China unveiled on Friday retaliatory tariffs against about $75 billion worth of U.S. goods, putting an additional 10% on top of existing rates in the latest tit-for-tat exchange in a protracted dispute between the world's top two economies…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

AR-15

Cheerleading Squad Draws Fire for Raffling AR-15 Rifle

Fox 19 reports that Nevaeh Chilton, a mother with a seven-year-old daughter on the squad, was outraged to learn of the raffle being conducted by the cheer squad and football team collectively. She said: This is absurd, youre having elementary kids sell your …

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

France starts probe on whether Epstein committed any crimes in France

Actually, NASA is looking at all options for the Moon—including prizes

Market sell-off due to overall slowdown: SEBI chief

Stock market tanks after Trump ‘hereby orders’ American companies to find alternative to China

The end of the Delta rocket nears

Adidas and AriZona Iced Tea to Release Riot-Free Second Collaboration

Sphero has acquired LittleBits

Everything We Just Learned About Avengers Campus, Disney’s New Marvel Land

China strikes back in trade dispute with U.S. with new tariffs

Cheerleading Squad Draws Fire for Raffling AR-15 Rifle

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