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Jamal Khashoggi

Column: Boxing pays price chasing dollars in Saudi Arabia

There’s nothing new about those who make their living in sports chasing every dollar they can. NFL owners do it every time they threaten to devastate a city by moving a team to greener pastures. Baseball does it by signing lucrative broadcast agreement that …

bubmagAugust 13, 2019

Elon Musk

The first video games and software programs famous tech CEOs made when they were young

As a child growing up in South Africa, Elon Musk was fascinated with space. When Mark Zuckerberg was a teenager, he frequently became frustrated when a playlist would end, thinking of ways to improve upon music recommendation software. And Bill Gates, e…

bubmagAugust 13, 2019

Scotland

‘Don’t dance like a s***’: Campaigners raise alarm bells about ‘extremely worrying’ message with 12 rules ex-partner sent woman

Campaigners raised alarm bells about the dangers of coercive control after a woman shared an extremely worrying text message her ex-partner sent her outlining 12 rules she must follow. Zoe Scholefield, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, said her ex gave her a l…

bubmagAugust 13, 2019

NASDAQ

Capitol Report: Famed short-seller questions Trump as ‘the world’s greatest negotiator’

President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that hes backing off tariffs on select Chinese imports to give consumers some holiday-shopping relief. Were doing this for the Christmas season, he said. Just in case some of the tariffs would have an impact on U…

bubmagAugust 13, 2019

Chinese Economy

The airport protest is Hong Kong’s Boston Tea Party

The Hong Kong protest movement is about democracy, pushing back on police power, and preserving the city's quasi-autonomy. But like the American Revolution, it's also about money. More than 20 years of relative decline in Hong Kong's economic strength, comb…

bubmagAugust 13, 2019

Global Warming

Arctic could be iceless in September if temps increase 2 degrees

Arctic sea ice could disappear completely through September each summer if average global temperatures increase by as little as 2 degrees, according to a new study by the University of Cincinnati.The study by an international team of researchers was published…

bubmagAugust 13, 2019

Super Heroes

117° – [Xbox One] LEGO Marvel Collection Inc 3 Games & All Season Pass Content £24.99 @ Microsoft Store

The LEGO® Marvel Collection features three action-packed LEGO Marvel games: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, LEGO Marvel's Avengers, and LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, plus all season pass content for each game! LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Players take control of a huge…

bubmagAugust 13, 2019

Paris

Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche in Paris, France

At just under 6 feet wide and about 8 feet long, this medieval thoroughfare is reported to be the skinniest street in the city of Paris (so narrow you can almost touch both sides with outstretched arms). The name, Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche, translates in English …

bubmagAugust 13, 2019

Riots

U.P. govt. seeks status of cases against MLA

The Uttar Pradesh government has initiated proceedings that could lead to the withdrawal of court cases against firebrand Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Sangeet Som. The States Law Department has written to officials, asking for the status on seven cases filed ag…

bubmagAugust 13, 2019

Recycling

Senators demand Amazon explain how junk winds up in “Choice” listings

Enlarge/ Why is this particular product Amazon's "Choice" when you search for a can opener, instead of an alternate item? Outside of Amazon, nobody actually knows. 3 with 3 posters participating Amazon is a gigantic international marketplace filled with all…

bubmagAugust 13, 2019

Column: Boxing pays price chasing dollars in Saudi Arabia

The first video games and software programs famous tech CEOs made when they were young

‘Don’t dance like a s***’: Campaigners raise alarm bells about ‘extremely worrying’ message with 12 rules ex-partner sent woman

Capitol Report: Famed short-seller questions Trump as ‘the world’s greatest negotiator’

The airport protest is Hong Kong’s Boston Tea Party

Arctic could be iceless in September if temps increase 2 degrees

117° – [Xbox One] LEGO Marvel Collection Inc 3 Games & All Season Pass Content £24.99 @ Microsoft Store

Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche in Paris, France

U.P. govt. seeks status of cases against MLA

Senators demand Amazon explain how junk winds up in “Choice” listings

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