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John Leslie: Former Blue Peter presenter denies sexually assaulting woman in London

John Leslie has denied sexually assaulting a woman in London. The former Blue Peter presenter is accused of sexually touching a woman without her consent in Westminster in 2008. Mr Leslie, from Edinburgh, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday and en…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Trade War

On the front lines: Trade war sinks North Dakota soybean farmers

COLFAX, North Dakota (Reuters) - North Dakota bet bigger on Chinese soybean demand than any other U.S. state. The industry here - on the far northwestern edge of the U.S. farm belt, close to Pacific ports - spent millions on grain storage and rail-loading i…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Barack Obama

Graphic: Factory woes grip swing states that flipped for Trump in 2016

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A slowdown in U.S. manufacturing is hitting jobs in states that flipped to Donald Trump in the 2016 election and that will be key to the Republican president’s re-election prospects in 2020. Trump is telling voters across the country …

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Virtual Reality

Wayfair sells 14 million products. Here’s what its first-ever store is like

If you’re outfitting a new home, there’s a good chance you’ve popped onto the Wayfair website. But it can get overwhelming scrolling through the 14 million products the retailer sells. If you’re in the Boston area, you’re in luck. Wayfair has just opened its …

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Virtual Reality

Wayfair sells 14 million products. Here’s what its first-ever store is like

If you’re outfitting a new home, there’s a good chance you’ve popped onto the Wayfair website. But it can get overwhelming scrolling through the 14 million products the retailer sells. If you’re in the Boston area, you’re in luck. Wayfair has just opened its …

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Elon Musk

10 books that CEOs keep returning to, over and over again

Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Elon Musk, and Oprah Winfrey share one thing in common beyond their billionaire status: they’re voracious readers. Buffett famously claims he still reads 600 to 1,000 pages a day. Many of today’s up-and-coming CEOs read a lot as we…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Japan’s Indo-Pacific dream or nightmare?

The Indo-Pacific has become marked by substantially increased geopolitical instability. Unfinished political reform, militarization, technological authoritarianism, the politicization of history and great power rivalry are stressing the Indo-Pacific region an…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Exoskeleton

Russia sends its first humanoid robot ‘Fedor’ into space

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday (Aug 22) launched an unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot that will spend 10 days learning to assist astronauts on the International Space Station. Named Fedor, short for Final Experimental Demonstration Object Resea…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

VR

Check out all the PC VR games announced at Gamescom 2019

Gamescom 2019 is underway, and we've seen a load of new game announcements, including some for PC VR systems as well as release dates for games we've been eagerly anticipating. We rounded them up right here so you know what to save up for. Latest VR from Ocu…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

Little Italy

Godfather actor Gianni Russo reveals he lost his virginity aged 15 to Marilyn Monroe when she was 33

Godfather actor Gianni Russo, 75, has revealed how Marilyn Monroe took his virginity Godfather actor Gianni Russo has revealed how Marilyn Monroe took his virginity when he was aged 15 and she 33 after she summoned him into her bath. The actor, 75, best kno…

bubmagAugust 22, 2019

John Leslie: Former Blue Peter presenter denies sexually assaulting woman in London

On the front lines: Trade war sinks North Dakota soybean farmers

Graphic: Factory woes grip swing states that flipped for Trump in 2016

Wayfair sells 14 million products. Here’s what its first-ever store is like

Wayfair sells 14 million products. Here’s what its first-ever store is like

10 books that CEOs keep returning to, over and over again

Russia sends its first humanoid robot ‘Fedor’ into space

Check out all the PC VR games announced at Gamescom 2019

Godfather actor Gianni Russo reveals he lost his virginity aged 15 to Marilyn Monroe when she was 33

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