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Greta Thunberg

School students strike worldwide, demand action on climate change

Hundreds of thousands of youth worldwide are participating in a school strike, demanding action on climate change, heeding a call by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg to hold demonstrations across the world on Friday. Teenagers on the streets of Paris warned g…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

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Should We Care About College Commencement Speakers?

I recently noted that university commencement speakers are a frequent source of controversy and that "controversial" on a college campus usually means anything slightly right of center. As a consequence, universities have tended to welcome with open arms Demo…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

North Korea Nuclear Talks

Overnight Defense: 1,500 troops heading to Middle East amid Iran tensions | Trump uses Iran to push through Saudi arms sale | Senate confirms Army, Navy chiefs before weeklong recess

Happy Friday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Rebecca Kheel, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. Programming note: Overnight Defense will be o…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

Yemen Civil War

Donald Trump invokes emergency provision to OK Saudi, UAE arms sales

May 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump used emergency authority to approve nearly two dozen arms sales to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other countries, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Friday. Congressional aides told The Washington …

bubmagMay 24, 2019

eSports

Dota 2 pro won’t play unless Valve confronts hate speech

The Epicenter Major for Dota 2 will be a major event on the road to The International, but one player says he wont be there unless Valve addresses a string of remarks made by a world champion. Alexei Solo Berezin, a player on Virtus Pro, spoke out about comme…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

The ‘racist’ Aladdin won’t be the last classic that needs an update

Posted May 25, 2019 06:00:41 If you're heading to the cinema this weekend, you might notice Disney's much-anticipated live-action remake of Aladdin. It's the latest in a string of live-action remakes, following Cinderella (2015) and Beauty and the Beast (…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

Geely

Ambarella Focuses Too Much On China

For all effective purposes, Ambarella (AMBA) is a Chinese company with an HQ in silicon valley. The Morgan Stanley warning about high Chinese exposure is just another sign of the issues with a company that constantly churns from high promising products into l…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

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7 Eco-Friendly Toiletries To Pack For Your Next Trip

Skip navigation!We noticed you're in Canada, would you like to see your local site? Click on the flag above to switch. Now Reading7 Eco-Friendly Toiletries For Your Next Trip Even if you haven't had a beauty disaster while traveling, you've definitely heard…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

Bees

The Business Of Bees

Bees are a hot commodity for California almond farmers who've been trucking them in from all over the country to pollinate our state's lucrative almond groves. Demand for bees has exploded so much that around 80% of the income that commercial bee keepers make…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

Chinese Economy

China SMIs Show Continued But Modest Growth – And Worrying Price Increases

Background - Why monitor these statistics? We all know that the big economic numbers move markets. If GDP comes in - or employment, inflation, any of the big numbers - wildly different from forecast or expected then prices in equity markets will change signi…

bubmagMay 24, 2019

School students strike worldwide, demand action on climate change

Should We Care About College Commencement Speakers?

Overnight Defense: 1,500 troops heading to Middle East amid Iran tensions | Trump uses Iran to push through Saudi arms sale | Senate confirms Army, Navy chiefs before weeklong recess

Donald Trump invokes emergency provision to OK Saudi, UAE arms sales

Dota 2 pro won’t play unless Valve confronts hate speech

The ‘racist’ Aladdin won’t be the last classic that needs an update

Ambarella Focuses Too Much On China

7 Eco-Friendly Toiletries To Pack For Your Next Trip

The Business Of Bees

China SMIs Show Continued But Modest Growth – And Worrying Price Increases

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