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Silk Road

China using BRI to achieve its national security objectives: Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed China for its BRI, which he said, tends to eat into the sovereignty of nations. (Reuters) China is using its government power through the Belt and Road Initiative to achieve its national security objective, US Secret…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Air Pollution

Air Pollution Crisis Exposes More Environmental Racism in Illinois

Wendy Abrams has used her wealth to help protect the environment and public health. Shes the founder of a public art exhibit meant to raise awareness on climate change, and she serves on the boards of NRDC Action Fund and the Waterkeeper Alliance, and has b…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Istanbul rerun is a risky strategy for Erdogan

Image copyrightReutersImage caption President Erdogan saw his party lose the mayorship of Istanbul, a position he once held Late into the night, across Istanbul, there was the sound of defiance: pots and pans banged repeatedly, in a very Turkish style of p…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Christianity

Rachel Held Evans: Remembering a ‘torch-bearer’, an ‘arsonist’, a ‘prophet with a pen’

When Christian author Rachel Held Evans died unexpectedly last week from brain swelling, it set off a wave of lament online. Following the announcement of her passing, the hashtag #becauseofRHE trended globally on Twitter as people retold stories of how Evans…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Hiroshima

New York City Has Been Obliterated in a New Asteroid-Impact Simulation

New York City, home to 8.6 million people and one hot duck, has perished in an apocalyptic meteor strike … in a simulation. Over the past week, some 200 space experts from NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and other organizations have been melding their …

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Climate Change

High school exam question on climate change draws anger, memes from Quebec students – The Globe and Mail

A Quebec high school French exam question that asked students about adapting to climate change has drawn a torrent of online criticism, as teens used memes and videos to denounce what they see as government inaction on climate issues. The question on last we…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Belt and Road

‘No more concessions’: Why is China playing hardball in trade war talks with the United States?

Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He, pictured with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (left) and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (right), will travel to the U.S. for another round of trade negotiations. | Andy Wong/AFP/Getty Images This story is being pu…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Skateboard

“Diamond Plate” Graphics Adorn the Latest Supreme x Vans Collection

Brand:Supreme x Vans Model: Slip-On Pro and Sk8-Hi Pro Diamond Plate Key Features: Both models feature a diamond plate design printed on the upper, similar to the diamond plate graphic Supreme has used on previous pieces. The Sk8-Hi Pro features a premium s…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Orangutan

Top 10 things to do in Singapore

The Garden City. The food capital of Asia. The New York of the East. With names like these its no surprise that Singapore is one of the Far Easts most popular cruise destinations. Here are our top ten things to see and do in Asias Lion City. Singapore Flyer …

bubmagMay 7, 2019

Chinese Expansionism

What should a left foreign policy look like? An Elizabeth Warren adviser offers his vision.

“We’re at a moment where there’s a lot of flux in how people are thinking about foreign policy.” The Democratic Party is in the midst of an ideological crisis. Key party figures are debating huge new domestic policy ideas, like the Green New Deal and Medicare…

bubmagMay 7, 2019

China using BRI to achieve its national security objectives: Mike Pompeo

Air Pollution Crisis Exposes More Environmental Racism in Illinois

Istanbul rerun is a risky strategy for Erdogan

Rachel Held Evans: Remembering a ‘torch-bearer’, an ‘arsonist’, a ‘prophet with a pen’

New York City Has Been Obliterated in a New Asteroid-Impact Simulation

High school exam question on climate change draws anger, memes from Quebec students – The Globe and Mail

‘No more concessions’: Why is China playing hardball in trade war talks with the United States?

“Diamond Plate” Graphics Adorn the Latest Supreme x Vans Collection

Top 10 things to do in Singapore

What should a left foreign policy look like? An Elizabeth Warren adviser offers his vision.

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