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Mexico Border Wall

Merkel rebukes Trump politics in Harvard commencement speech: ‘Tear down walls of ignorance’

Angela Merkel awarded Harvard honorary degree AP BOSTON German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected President Donald Trump's brand of politics and worldview in a commencement speech Thursday at Harvard University, calling for global, not national, thinking a…

bubmagMay 31, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

New Mexico mayor gets death threats after halting crowdfunded border wall

A New Mexico mayor on Thursday said he and his staff received multiple death threats after they briefly halted construction of a crowdfunded, private border wall by a group that then urged supporters to tell the city to "stop playing games" and alleged town o…

bubmagMay 31, 2019

Trade War

Trump’s latest trade-war grenade has the global economy heading towards a scenario where no one wins

Donald Trump has done it again. With his latest decree that the US will impose tariffs of 5% on Mexican imports starting June 10, the president has shifted the sights of his ever-escalating global trade war. Per usual, Trump delivered the news in the fo…

bubmagMay 31, 2019

Chinese Economy

Chinese Tourism to U.S. Cities Takes a Hit From Trade Wars

Tensions between the United States and China appear to be taking a toll on Chinese tourism to America, according to new data from the National Travel and Tourism Office. Customs data collected by the American agency show that the U.S. received 2.9 million Chi…

bubmagMay 31, 2019

Refugees

Palestinians say U.S. “deal of the century” will finish off their state

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S. blueprint to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, still in draft form after almost two years, is seen by Palestinians, and by some Arab officials and politicians, as a plan to finish off the Palestinian cause. Th…

bubmagMay 31, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

A historic Cabinet meeting for Gov. DeSantis and a warning to those who go against Israel

Gov. DeSantis signs anti-Semitism bill in Jerusalem Tallahassee Democrat The governor also signed a bill prohibiting anti-Semitism in schools JERUSALEM A long historic day took Gov. Ron DeSantis from the trade shows of Tel Aviv to an industrial park in th…

bubmagMay 31, 2019

eSports

Twitch Just Announced They Will Let Users Stream Nude As Long As Everyone Promises Not To Get Aroused Or Do Anything Weird

Huge news for Twitch fans everywhere: The streaming platform just announced that theyll now allow users to broadcast nude as long as everyone promises not to get aroused or do anything weird. Thats right: So long as all 15 million users agree they wont get tu…

bubmagMay 31, 2019

eSports

Turtle Beach Elite Atlas review: The pro headset that drops the ball

Turtle Beach struck best gaming headset gold with their mid-range Atlas Three, and now it’s the turn of their top-end PC headset, the Elite Atlas – and you know it’s the big expensive one because it says things like ‘pro performance’ and ‘designed with leadin…

bubmagMay 31, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Donald Trump baby blimp given permission to fly during US President’s state visit

Owners of a huge inflatable Donald Trump baby blimp have been granted permission to fly it over London during the US president's state visit. The Greater London Authority, headed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan , gave the green light on Friday for the huge effig…

bubmagMay 31, 2019

Venezuela

Key American allies in the Middle East are the real tyrants

American foreign policy can be so retro, not to mention absurd. Despite being bogged down in more military interventions than it can reasonably handle, the Trump team recently picked a new fight — in Latin America. Thats right! Uncle Sam kicked off a sequel t…

bubmagMay 31, 2019

Merkel rebukes Trump politics in Harvard commencement speech: ‘Tear down walls of ignorance’

New Mexico mayor gets death threats after halting crowdfunded border wall

Trump’s latest trade-war grenade has the global economy heading towards a scenario where no one wins

Chinese Tourism to U.S. Cities Takes a Hit From Trade Wars

Palestinians say U.S. “deal of the century” will finish off their state

A historic Cabinet meeting for Gov. DeSantis and a warning to those who go against Israel

Twitch Just Announced They Will Let Users Stream Nude As Long As Everyone Promises Not To Get Aroused Or Do Anything Weird

Turtle Beach Elite Atlas review: The pro headset that drops the ball

Donald Trump baby blimp given permission to fly during US President’s state visit

Key American allies in the Middle East are the real tyrants

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