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Anti-Putin Protests

‘Leto’ Trailer: Embattled Russian Filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov’s Anti-Putin Rock Musical

Near the end of shooting “Leto,” his followup to breakout drama “The Student,” Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov was arrested, charged with embezzling $2 million in state funds from a Moscow-area avant-garde theater he runs, and ultimately placed under h…

bubmagMay 8, 2019

Fortnite

Game studios would be banned from selling loot boxes to minors under new bill

On Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced that he would be introducing a bill banning “manipulative” design features in video games with underage audiences, including the sale of loot boxes. The legislation would, if approved, prohibit the sale of loot …

bubmagMay 8, 2019

Internet Data Privacy Regulation: Not If, but How and by Whom

Internet Data Privacy Regulation: Not If, but How and by Whom When it comes to security and privacy legislation, what happens abroad does not stay abroad. While the United States remains muddled in a complex patchwork of state and industry-focused regulatio…

bubmagMay 8, 2019

Little Italy

Chicks & Butts BBQ Heads to the Strip Soon

Barbecue replaces rice pudding and pizza Shuttered earlier this year after less than six months at the Hawaiian Marketplace, the former Rockin Rice Puddin & NY Pizza space has found a new replacement. Chicks & Butts BBQ is expected to open soon on the souther…

bubmagMay 8, 2019

Climate Change

Most National Parks Have ‘Significant Air Pollution Problems,’ New Report Finds

With summertime around the corner, many of us will be preparing for our family trips to our nations beloved national parks. You may wanna pack your face mask, though, because a new report shows just how widespread air pollution is in these seemingly pristine …

bubmagMay 8, 2019

The Queen

Archie Harrison: Everything You Need to Know About the Royal Baby

Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their first child to the world on Monday. And, with the whole world waiting, they announced Wednesday the baby boys name: Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Heres everything you need to…

bubmagMay 8, 2019

The Queen

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have named their son Archie

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named their first baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. The couple announced the name in an Instagram post, showing other members of the royal family meeting the newborn for the first time. The caption read: "The …

bubmagMay 8, 2019

Alibaba

Q&A: Rebecca Fannin on China’s tech scene – SupChina

After spending many years in Silicon Valley as a technology writer covering venture capital and the dot-com boom, Rebecca Fannin followed the VC money to China, where she became one of the first American journalists to report on the astronomical growth of Chi…

bubmagMay 8, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Brazil honors Israeli ambassador with highest award for foreigners

Brazil has awarded Israel’s ambassador to the country, Yossi Shelley, its highest honor for foreigners for his work to improve ties between the two nations. Shelley was awarded the National Order of the Southern Cross, the countrys highest national honor for…

bubmagMay 8, 2019

NATO

At Least 5 Dead After Taliban Attacks U.S.-Based Aid Group Offices in Afghanistan

(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Taliban fighters attacked the offices of a U.S.-based aid organization in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, setting off a huge explosion and battling security forces in an assault that lasted more than six hours and killed at least five …

bubmagMay 8, 2019

‘Leto’ Trailer: Embattled Russian Filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov’s Anti-Putin Rock Musical

Game studios would be banned from selling loot boxes to minors under new bill

Chicks & Butts BBQ Heads to the Strip Soon

Most National Parks Have ‘Significant Air Pollution Problems,’ New Report Finds

Archie Harrison: Everything You Need to Know About the Royal Baby

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have named their son Archie

Q&A: Rebecca Fannin on China’s tech scene – SupChina

Brazil honors Israeli ambassador with highest award for foreigners

At Least 5 Dead After Taliban Attacks U.S.-Based Aid Group Offices in Afghanistan

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