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Christianity

Franklin, Whitefield, and the Future of Christian Higher Education

The following is an uncorrected transcript generated by a transcription service. Before quoting in print, please check the corresponding audio for accuracy. Thomas Kidd: I have a bit of an odd task in this talk. When TGC asked me to speak about the future o…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Putin

INF nuclear treaty: US pulls out of Cold War-era pact with Russia

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, pictured in 2017, have pulled out of the INF treaty The US is set to formally withdraw from a nuclear treaty with Russia, raising fears of a new arms race. The Intermediate-R…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

From rescue in the Med, to a migrant’s life in Portugal

Fundão (Portugal) (AFP) - A year after the rescue vessel Aquarius plucked Deborah Osaretin from the Mediterranean's churning waters, she is building a new life as a refugee in Fundao, central Portugal. The cheerful 21-year-old, who fled Nigeria in the face o…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Machine Learning

NETSCOUT launches network-based threat detection and analytics platform

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, a leading provider of service assurance, security, and business analytics, announced the availability of Arbor Threat Analytics (ATA), the industrys first Network-Based Threat Detection and Analytics Platform to provide full visibility into …

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Air Pollution

Just 10 Percent of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Cash ‘Could Pay For Green Transition,’ Report Says

Switching just some of the huge subsidies supporting fossil fuels to renewables would unleash a runaway clean energy revolution, according to a new report, significantly cutting the carbon emissions that are driving the climate crisis. Coal, oil and gas get m…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Obamacare

Joe Biden defends Obama against debate attacks: ‘He was a great president. We don’t say that enough’ – Washington Examiner

Joe Biden offered his strongest defense yet of former President Barack Obama after Democratic rivals criticized his former boss' policies during a two-night debate in Detroit. "I was surprised at all of the attacks on President Obama's record at the #DemDeba…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Xi Jinping

Police arrest eight as Hong Kong gears up for another weekend of protests

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police said on Friday they had arrested eight people, with a leading pro-independence figure reportedly among them, after seizing weapons and suspected bomb-making material as the city braces for another weekend of anti-governm…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Solar Storm

Solar storm: AP govt’s bid to renegotiate renewable contracts could have serious repercussions

Indias renewable energy sector has made remarkable progress, particularly after Prime Minister Modi launched a big push on renewables during his first term. But its fortunes have fluctuated since prices began tumbling to a point where renewable-energy firms f…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Water Scarcity

Energy Recovery, Inc. (ERII) CEO Chris Gannon on Q2 2019 Results – Earnings Call Transcript

Energy Recovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERII) Q2 2019 Earnings Conference Call August 1, 2019 5:00 PM ET Company Participants James Siccardi - VP, IR Joshua Ballard - CFO Chris Gannon - President, CEO & Director Conference Call Participants Michael Urban - Se…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Drones

Child had 500 extra teeth extracted and he’s going to be fine

In Chennai, India, a 7-year-old boy went to the hospital with a swollen jaw and mouth pain. Turned out he had more than 500 extra teeth. According to Prathiba Ramani, the head of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, the te…

bubmagAugust 2, 2019

Franklin, Whitefield, and the Future of Christian Higher Education

INF nuclear treaty: US pulls out of Cold War-era pact with Russia

From rescue in the Med, to a migrant’s life in Portugal

NETSCOUT launches network-based threat detection and analytics platform

Just 10 Percent of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Cash ‘Could Pay For Green Transition,’ Report Says

Joe Biden defends Obama against debate attacks: ‘He was a great president. We don’t say that enough’ – Washington Examiner

Police arrest eight as Hong Kong gears up for another weekend of protests

Solar storm: AP govt’s bid to renegotiate renewable contracts could have serious repercussions

Energy Recovery, Inc. (ERII) CEO Chris Gannon on Q2 2019 Results – Earnings Call Transcript

Child had 500 extra teeth extracted and he’s going to be fine

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