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Gundam

Geeking Out About Fanfiction with Tor.com Publishing Authors at BookCon!

The BookCon panel For Fans, By Fans: Fanfiction Addiction can best be summed up by the moment when Riot Baby author Tochi Onyebuchi mentioned a Superman fanfic about Martha Kent shooting every time traveler who tries to kill baby Clarkand then an audience mem…

bubmagJune 2, 2019

Singapore

The aftermath in Virginia Beach

A man places American flags at a makeshift memorial in front of a municipal building that was the scene of a shooting in Virginia Beach. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo DRIVING THE DAY SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS IN VIRGINIA BEACH -- We are a heartbroken city: After …

bubmagJune 2, 2019

Star Wars

Here’s what the crowds and lines were like at Star Wars Land’s opening day

When I told friends and family I would attend the opening of Disneylands new Star Wars land, Galaxys Edge, they tended to reply one of three ways: Tell me what blue milk tastes like! Grab me a lightsaber! Have fun waiting forever in lines! For months, I drea…

bubmagJune 2, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Palestinian worshippers clash with Israeli police at a highly sensitive holy site

Palestinian worshippers clashed with Israeli police at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site on Sunday as an Israeli holiday coincided with the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Muslim worshippers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound were angered ov…

bubmagJune 2, 2019

Trade War

China has made its trade war demands ahead of the G20 summit: tariffs have not ‘made America great again’

On Sunday, a senior Chinese official made a series of statements outlining the Chinese government's terms for negotiation and pushed back on the United States' use of pressure to force concessions, according to multiple reports. Vice Commerce Minister Wang…

bubmagJune 2, 2019

Cold War

Huawei has reportedly stopped its smartphone production after US blacklist

Huawei has stopped smartphone production after previously announcing its target to become the world's top smartphone vendor by next year, according to a report from the South China Morning Post. The report specified that the halt was by Foxconn, "the Taiwane…

bubmagJune 2, 2019

Targeted Killings

Military Counter Terrorism Techniques and Strategies

What are the key military counter terrorism techniques and strategies? From use of Special Forces to targeted killings and covert intelligence – what works, when and why? By Eur Ing Steve Nimmons FBCS CITP FIET CEng FRSANimmons Consulting Ltd, London, March …

bubmagJune 2, 2019

Electric Scooter

BMW C Evolution electric scooter could be getting a roof and passenger cell

BMW’s C Evolution electric scooter is one of the largest, fastest and longest range electric scooters on the market. And now it seems that the scooter might be getting a safety bump in the form of a covered passenger cell. At least that’s how it appears in a…

bubmagJune 2, 2019

Water Pollution

Istanbul’s public beaches opening for summer

ISTANBUL Public beaches run by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality will begin serving this summer on June 4. Beachgoers will be served at the five municipal beaches between 8.00 a.m. and 19.00 p.m. until the end of the summer, according to an announcemen…

bubmagJune 2, 2019

Virtual Reality

Best PlayStation VR Controller

Shooting games are the most popular style of game in the VR community and the PlayStation Aim controller adds a level of immersion you can't get with your Move controllers. The perfect controller for the PlayStation VR depends on the type of game you want to …

bubmagJune 2, 2019

Geeking Out About Fanfiction with Tor.com Publishing Authors at BookCon!

The aftermath in Virginia Beach

Here’s what the crowds and lines were like at Star Wars Land’s opening day

Palestinian worshippers clash with Israeli police at a highly sensitive holy site

China has made its trade war demands ahead of the G20 summit: tariffs have not ‘made America great again’

Huawei has reportedly stopped its smartphone production after US blacklist

Military Counter Terrorism Techniques and Strategies

BMW C Evolution electric scooter could be getting a roof and passenger cell

Istanbul’s public beaches opening for summer

Best PlayStation VR Controller

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