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Trump vetoes congressional effort to block Saudi arms sales

President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed a trio of congressional resolutions aimed at blocking his administration from selling billions of dollars of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last month cited thr…

bubmagJuly 25, 2019

Skateboard

The Berrics Ask Pro Skaters How Tony Hawk Affected Their Lives

To kick off Tony Hawk Week, The Berrics asked 41 pro skaters to talk about how the skate legend affected their lives. Aside from paving the way for a generation of pros, from the compilation video, we get an idea of the influence Hawk had on and off the board…

bubmagJuly 25, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Here We Go Again: Why US Claiming Russia Violated Nuclear Testing Moratorium

On 13 June, the US intelligence agency accused Russia of violating a nuclear test moratorium under the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), presenting no evidence to back up the claim. Academics and military experts have weighed up why the US abstain…

bubmagJuly 25, 2019

Christianity

Challenges and Opportunities in Church Revitalization

One of the reasons church planting is attractive is that it inherently involves something newa new church in a new place with new people. This is a good thing. After all, part of the call of Christ involves taking the gospel to those whove never heard it. We …

bubmagJuly 25, 2019

Singapore

Microbial manufacturing: Genetic engineering breakthrough for urban farming

IMAGE: This is a petri dish with colonies growing microbial cells (factories). view more Credit: DiSTAP, SMART (MIT's research enterprise in Singapore) Singapore, July 25, 2019 - Researchers at SMART, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, and National …

bubmagJuly 25, 2019

Venezuela

Embattled Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns amid public outcry

Skip to comments. Embattled Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossell resigns amid public outcryNBC News ^ | July 24, 2019, 11:53 PM EDT | Nicole Acevedo, Alex Johnson and Gabe Gutierrez Posted on 07/24/2019 8:59:33 PM PDT by conservative98 SAN JUAN, Puerto Ric…

bubmagJuly 25, 2019

AR-15

How Tax Reform Is Like Gun Control

Tax reform and gun control both arouse passionate dispute. That is one thing that they have in common. Another thing that they have in common is a kind of knowledge imbalance between people arguing opposite sides. The knowledge imbalance m…

bubmagJuly 25, 2019

Riots

Yogi govt withdraws 75 cases related to Muzaffarnagar riots

NEW DELHI: Nearly 400 people accused of arson, assault and vandalism during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal riots could be off the hook soon as the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has recommended withdrawal of prosecution in 75 cases lodged agains…

bubmagJuly 25, 2019

Protectionism

Trump effect: Foreign minister S Jaishankar cancels BRICS trip

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar has cancelled his upcoming visit to Brazil for the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meet amid the uproar over US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate on Kashmir and the possibility that pending bills in the Rajya…

bubmagJuly 25, 2019

Doping in Cycling

Why does the Tour de France have so few Asian riders, and no representation from Hong Kong?

It’s sad to see there is just one Asian rider at this year’s Tour de France, Kazakh racer Alexey Lutsenko of the Astana team. This is despite the sport seemingly pushing so hard to become truly global, and to accommodate rising talent from minority cycling na…

bubmagJuly 25, 2019

Trump vetoes congressional effort to block Saudi arms sales

The Berrics Ask Pro Skaters How Tony Hawk Affected Their Lives

Here We Go Again: Why US Claiming Russia Violated Nuclear Testing Moratorium

Challenges and Opportunities in Church Revitalization

Microbial manufacturing: Genetic engineering breakthrough for urban farming

Embattled Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns amid public outcry

How Tax Reform Is Like Gun Control

Yogi govt withdraws 75 cases related to Muzaffarnagar riots

Trump effect: Foreign minister S Jaishankar cancels BRICS trip

Why does the Tour de France have so few Asian riders, and no representation from Hong Kong?

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