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Times Square

New York City blackout leaves thousands without power — as de Blasio campaigns in Iowa

Screens in Times Square are black during a widespread power outage on Saturday in New York. | Michael Owens/AP PHoto As New York City experiences a power outage affecting more than 40,000 people, Mayor Bill de Blasio said he's not yet decided whether to retu…

bubmagJuly 14, 2019

Julian Assange

Very Interesting Tweet from Julian Assange – JAN. 2018

I would like to find sources on the claim that 911 was the first AI operation that went live.

bubmagJuly 14, 2019

Times Square

Massive Power Outage Cripples Parts Of New York City

A massive power outage struck New York Saturday, plunging parts of the city into darkness. Photos posted on Twitter showed major landmarks without power, including Times Square and Rockefeller Center. Several subway stations were also said to be without powe…

bubmagJuly 14, 2019

Obamacare

Republican: I’m telling Democrats how to beat Trump in 2020. It’s Job One so get over it.

There is an old saying that it is permissible to walk with the devil when crossing a narrow bridge. Welcome, progressives, to the 2020 presidential election. First, lets get one thing out of the way. Yes, Im a Republican. And yes, as someone staunchly oppose…

bubmagJuly 14, 2019

Times Square

Saturday Update: Most Broadway Shows Cancelled Following Blackout In Manhattan – Broadway World

According to multiple reports, a blackout due to a transformer fire in midtown Manhattan on Saturday evening July 13th has resulted in power outages in the Hell's Kitchen, midtown Manhattan, Times Square and Upper West Side areas of New York City. Per the Br…

bubmagJuly 14, 2019

Barack Obama

Megan Rapinoe: Can a pink-haired lesbian be an American hero?

Image copyrightGetty Images She won the World Cup, was player of the tournament and top scorer, then stole the show at the ticker tape parade with both her swagger and her speech - but Megan Rapinoe is also a polarising figure who inspires anger as well as a…

bubmagJuly 14, 2019

Barack Obama

Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Began African American Museum, Found Dead In Car Trunk

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A 75-year-old Louisiana woman who founded an African American history museum was discovered dead in the trunk of a car, and police said Saturday that investigators were working diligently to find those responsible. Baton Rouge police Sg…

bubmagJuly 13, 2019

Climate Change

US issues final rules halting increase of fuel efficiency penalties

Officials argued that the rule could save companies (and indirectly buyers) as much as $1 billion per year, echoing arguments from the car industry lobbying group Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. It claimed the increased fines would create "significant e…

bubmagJuly 13, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

America calling

A US patrol vehicle standing guard at the US-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Reuters) Last month, a 6-yr-old Sikh girl from Haryana died as she and her mother were trying to make their way to the US through the Mexico border. In a bid to reach Ameri…

bubmagJuly 13, 2019

Holocaust

Israeli education minister favors gay ‘conversion therapy’

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's education minister voiced support on Saturday for so-called gay "conversion therapy", drawing a disavowal from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government's religious-rightist tilt has worried liberals a…

bubmagJuly 13, 2019

New York City blackout leaves thousands without power — as de Blasio campaigns in Iowa

Very Interesting Tweet from Julian Assange – JAN. 2018

Massive Power Outage Cripples Parts Of New York City

Republican: I’m telling Democrats how to beat Trump in 2020. It’s Job One so get over it.

Saturday Update: Most Broadway Shows Cancelled Following Blackout In Manhattan – Broadway World

Megan Rapinoe: Can a pink-haired lesbian be an American hero?

Sadie Roberts-Joseph, Began African American Museum, Found Dead In Car Trunk

US issues final rules halting increase of fuel efficiency penalties

America calling

Israeli education minister favors gay ‘conversion therapy’

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