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Brexit

Theresa May to risk losing another big Brexit vote in an attempt to save her plan

LONDON — Theresa May is reportedly planning to hold a vote on key piece of Brexit legislation next week in a risky attempt to breathe new life into her plan for the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union. The prime minister is set to let Members of …

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Animal Protection

Spokane-area woman faces animal-abuse charges over 9 electrocuted squirrels

A Spokane Valley-area woman is accused of electrocuting nine squirrels that tried to scale her electric fence and steal walnuts from her backyard tree. The Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service received a complaint in October that Mary J. Banks, …

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Christianity

Poland’s Ruling Party Chair Calls LGBT Rights a Threat to the Nation

(WARSAW, Poland) — The chairman of Poland’s conservative ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has called the LGBT rights movement a foreign import that threatens the Polish nation. Kaczynski, Poland’s most important politician, also said “everyone must accept C…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Super Heroes

‘Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes’ Exhibit Features Original Art and MCU Costumes

When the highly anticipated final season of Game of Thrones premiered earlier this month, fans were pleasantly surprised at the new opening credits, which showed a more detailed map of Winterfell and Kings Landing. But fans know the series doesn't do anything…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Food Industry

6 Horrible Chemicals That Are In Absolutely Everything

In August 2018, Consumer Reports tested 50 varieties of baby and toddler foods, and the results weren't cute at all. Every single product tested contained measurable levels of cadmium, inorganic arsenic, and/or lead, with 68 percent containing "worrisome" amo…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon has handed Theresa May a lifeline with her call for a new referendum on Scottish independence

Nicola Sturgeon has announced plans to hold a new referendum on Scottish independence. The first minister told the Scottish parliament she will soon introduce legislation to prepare for another vote by 2021 if Scotland is taken out of the EU. I write this ju…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Water Scarcity

Kenya, Uganda in Alert Mode As People and Livestock Starve

By Njiraini MuchiraMore than 10 million people in Eastern African are at the risk of starving, amid fears that the delay in the onset of the long rains will worsen the current food shortage and cause disease outbreaks. Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia an…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Scotland

RBS Starts Hunt for New Chief Executive as McEwan Steps Down

(Bloomberg) -- Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plcs top banker said he is leaving the state-backed lender in a years time, in an expected move that potentially paves the way for a senior female executive to take his role. The bank will commence a search to repl…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Putin

North Korea’s Kim says in strategic talks with Putin on Korea situation

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Thursday that he was visiting Russia to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin about the situation on the Korean peninsula. Kim, speaking at their summit in Vladivostok, said he hoped for in-depth …

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Super Komachi

All aboard the Mickey Mouse Shinkansen bullet train in Kyushu from May

We are now very familiar with Japanese characters and franchises appearing on special trains. From Hello Kitty to Evangelion, and Pikachu, train operators frequently use tie-ups to promote regional travel. (And don’t forgot those Star Wars passenger planes fr…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Theresa May to risk losing another big Brexit vote in an attempt to save her plan

Spokane-area woman faces animal-abuse charges over 9 electrocuted squirrels

Poland’s Ruling Party Chair Calls LGBT Rights a Threat to the Nation

‘Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes’ Exhibit Features Original Art and MCU Costumes

6 Horrible Chemicals That Are In Absolutely Everything

Nicola Sturgeon has handed Theresa May a lifeline with her call for a new referendum on Scottish independence

Kenya, Uganda in Alert Mode As People and Livestock Starve

RBS Starts Hunt for New Chief Executive as McEwan Steps Down

North Korea’s Kim says in strategic talks with Putin on Korea situation

All aboard the Mickey Mouse Shinkansen bullet train in Kyushu from May

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