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Checkpoint

From Friedrichstraße to flea markets: 11 essential shopping spots in Berlin

1. Kurfürstendamm Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church surrounded by shops. Photo: DPA Oxford Street meets the Champs Élysées in this huge shopping district in the west of Berlin. Kurfürstendamm is often referred to as 'Ku'damm' by those in the know, or those who…

bubmagAugust 5, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Suzuki posts 46% drop in first-quarter profit on slowing India demand

TOKYO Suzuki on Monday reported a 46.2% fall in first-quarter operating profit, hurt by lower output at home as it improves its inspection systems, and falling demand in India, its biggest market. Japan's fourth-largest automaker posted an operating profit o…

bubmagAugust 5, 2019

Feudalism

The Resurgence of the “Absentee Landlord” Beast

No politician from either of the Two Party/One Party imbroglio will ever mention anything about this Absentee Landlord disgrace. Sadly, absentee landlords have been with us since time in memoriam. These people were even mentioned in the story of Jesus in the …

bubmagAugust 5, 2019

Recycling

What it’s like to be a professional eBay seller

It is, evidently, not a nice job. But you do get to be alone, if that's your thing, with The Inventory, boxing things all day. This eBay seller gets into the nitty gritty of how he sources and sells individual items and it's surprisingly interesting how much …

bubmagAugust 5, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Trump Suggests ‘Marrying’ Background Checks With Immigration Reform After Weekend Bloodshed Across America

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested Congress should consider “marrying” gun control legislation with immigration reform, following two mass shootings in which 29 people were killed in less than 24 hours — one of which happened in the border town of El …

bubmagAugust 5, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Trump Suggests ‘Marrying’ Background Checks With Immigration Reform After Weekend Bloodshed Across America

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested Congress should consider marrying gun control legislation with immigration reform, following two mass shootings in which 29 people were killed in less than 24 hours one of which happened in the border town of El Paso…

bubmagAugust 5, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

Democrats have moral obligation to talk about health care intelligently

In last week's Democratic presidential debates, both nights began with a discussion of health care, and the issue received more time than any other. Most Democrats believe that Republican attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) backfired, resulting i…

bubmagAugust 5, 2019

Refugees Welcome

NJ immigration rally takes a stand against Trump’s refugee and asylum policies

Ron Bautista speaks during Rise for Refuge, a protest of the Trump administration's latest policies to curtail legal immigration, in Jersey City. Michael Karas, NorthJersey Recent asylum seekers, immigration advocates and clergy were among dozens who gathe…

bubmagAugust 5, 2019

Bees

Road verges support pollinators in agricultural landscapes, but are diminished by heavy traffic and summer cutting

1 INTRODUCTION Supporting biodiversity in agricultural landscapes is important for global nature conservation (Kremen & Merenlender, 2018), and for human economies due to the ecosystem services upon which agriculture relies (Zhang, Ricketts, Kremen, Carn…

bubmagAugust 5, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Newsletter: The madness of mass shootings

In El Paso and Dayton, the familiar fallout of a mass shooting repeats again. TOP STORIES The Madness of Mass Shootings Two cities. Twelve and a half hours. Twenty-nine dead. In El Paso, a gunman opened fire at a crowded Walmart on Saturday, killing 20 and…

bubmagAugust 5, 2019

From Friedrichstraße to flea markets: 11 essential shopping spots in Berlin

Suzuki posts 46% drop in first-quarter profit on slowing India demand

The Resurgence of the “Absentee Landlord” Beast

What it’s like to be a professional eBay seller

Trump Suggests ‘Marrying’ Background Checks With Immigration Reform After Weekend Bloodshed Across America

Trump Suggests ‘Marrying’ Background Checks With Immigration Reform After Weekend Bloodshed Across America

Democrats have moral obligation to talk about health care intelligently

NJ immigration rally takes a stand against Trump’s refugee and asylum policies

Road verges support pollinators in agricultural landscapes, but are diminished by heavy traffic and summer cutting

Newsletter: The madness of mass shootings

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