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Targeted Killings

Assessing the damage

As in so many conflicts with no clear winner, Hamas and Israel both declared victory in the latest round of fighting over the weekend.Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) boasted on Monday that they were able to overcome the Iron Dome air defense system …

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Electric Car

VW’s new electric hatchback receives 10,000 pre-orders in first 24 hours

Volkswagen opened up pre-orders in Europe at a launch event Wednesday for a special edition of the first model in its new all-electric ID brand. Within 24 hours, the company received more than 10,000 registrations, a result that suggests growing demand for el…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Times Square

T-Mobile is the exclusive carrier of the OnePlus 7 Pro in the US

Now that the Pixel 3a announcement has come and gone, OnePlus is next up to the plate with a phone reveal. But before the Chinese company takes the stage next week in New York City to formally unveil the OnePlus 7 series, T-Mobile has jumped the gun with an a…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Air Pollution

Amsterdam, other European cities look to ban certain cars: What to know

People pick up tulips at the National Tulip Day on the Dam, Amsterdam, on January 19, 2019. - The event is the official start of the international tulip season which runs until the end of April. (Photo by Robin Utrecht / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUTROBIN UTRE…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Solar Storm

Meet ‘The Prepared,’ the media company pitching disaster preparedness for everyone – TechCrunch

A little over two years ago, The New Yorker ran a story about the survivalism craze sweeping Silicon Valley. The moneyed elite behind the tools of convenience that make modern life were, it turned out, making detailed contingency plans for the collapse of the…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Black Hole

The Black Hole Picture Could Be So Much Better If You Add Space Telescopes

Our first picture of a black hole was a huge moment for science. But we cant stop there. We need better pictures that deliver more information. Thats how well learn even more about these strange, rule-breaking behemoths. Now a group of astronomers from the R…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Refugees

The U.S. Accepted More Than 1 Million Refugees After Vietnam. What Changed About Us?

South China Sea crewmen of the amphibious cargo ship USS Durham (LKA-114) take Vietnamese refugees aboard a small craft in this undated photo. John Bolton Is Leading Donald Trump (and the Rest of Us) Into Conflicts in Iran, Venezuela, and North Korea A Bide…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Drones

A Setting Change Makes The New Ghost Recon More Palatable Than The Last One

The first thing you might notice about Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, the newly-announced follow-up to 2017s co-op special ops shooter Ghost Recon: Wildlands, is its setting. The fictional Auroa islands are a marked shift from the previous games take on the real-wo…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Promising Transformational Change Won’t Ignite African American Voters

A lot of pundits are beginning to caution Democrats that veering too far to the left on policies could damage their prospects in the 2020 race by alienating moderate Democrats and Independents. Here is how Ronald Brownstein introduced the concern. Liberals d…

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Star Wars

Disney announces new upcoming ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Avatar’ movies

Disney announces new upcoming 'Star Wars,' 'Avatar' movies

bubmagMay 9, 2019

Assessing the damage

VW’s new electric hatchback receives 10,000 pre-orders in first 24 hours

T-Mobile is the exclusive carrier of the OnePlus 7 Pro in the US

Amsterdam, other European cities look to ban certain cars: What to know

Meet ‘The Prepared,’ the media company pitching disaster preparedness for everyone – TechCrunch

The Black Hole Picture Could Be So Much Better If You Add Space Telescopes

The U.S. Accepted More Than 1 Million Refugees After Vietnam. What Changed About Us?

A Setting Change Makes The New Ghost Recon More Palatable Than The Last One

Promising Transformational Change Won’t Ignite African American Voters

Disney announces new upcoming ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Avatar’ movies

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