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Feudalism

California Democrats turn up pressure on gig economy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The battle between California lawmakers and major employers such as Uber and Lyft is heating up. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon used an expletive as he likened the "gig economy" to feudalism. His remarks came at a Wednesday rally on …

bubmagJuly 11, 2019

Feudalism

California Democrats turn up pressure on gig economy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The battle between California lawmakers and major employers such as Uber and Lyft is heating up. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon used an expletive as he likened the “gig economy” to feudalism. His remarks came at a Wednesday rally on …

bubmagJuly 11, 2019

Refugees

‘World should know,’ migrant tells U.S. Congress of toddler’s death

By Bryan Pietsch WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - A Guatemalan asylum seeker left some members of a U.S. House panel visibly shaken on Wednesday with the story of her daughter's death, saying the toddler had contracted a deadly lung infection during a 20-day …

bubmagJuly 11, 2019

Silk Road

AV Group Ltd. Launches Singapore Based Fund

GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands & OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AV Group Ltd. (AVG) is a Cayman based asset manager with offices in New York, Cayman Islands, Norway and Singapore with a focus on growing Norwegian based ESG and Impact companies globally. AVG …

bubmagJuly 10, 2019

Doping in Cycling

Team Katusha’s future in doubt

Nils Politt produces a flash of his pearly whites with a snarl, the trademark of the Cologne native when he's pushing himself to the limit. In the final of the fifth stage of the Tour de France from Saint-Dié-des-Voges to Colmar, his red helmet keeps flashing…

bubmagJuly 10, 2019

Singapore

50 of the best views in the world

It's no secret that our planet is pretty incredible. From ancient archaeological sites to natural features like canyons and cliffs, just about every corner of the world offers special spots to explore. Greece is home to idyllic pink-sand beaches, Bolivia's…

bubmagJuly 10, 2019

Refugees

A Crime Scene at the Border

In the 1980s, Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush supported El Salvadors military-led government in a civil war against various leftist groups. The governments atrocities have been well documented, and tens of thousands of Salvadorans died. Hundreds…

bubmagJuly 10, 2019

VR

Facebook might be bringing Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell to its VR gaming platforms

Facebook will be making gaming a big priority by bringing Assasin’s Creed and Splinter Cell to its Oculist Quest and Rift S devices according to a report from the Information. Facebook’s foray into VR has not been entirely unsuccessful, but it hasn’t been h…

bubmagJuly 10, 2019

Fortnite

MLS Player Poll: pro/rel, superheroes, cheat food, Kanye vs. Drake and more

This year's MLS Confidential focused on the players and their off-field pursuits. You'll enjoy the results. Brandon Loving The 2019 Major League Soccer is cruising towards the halfway point and the annual All-Star Game, so what better time to see how the pla…

bubmagJuly 10, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Elizabeth Warren wants to force companies to warn investors about their risks from climate change

Rachel Bitecofer, a political scientist at Christopher Newport University's Judy Ford Wason Center for Public Policy has developed a US election prediction model that performed very well in the 2018 midterms; she has since refined it based on the results of t…

bubmagJuly 10, 2019

California Democrats turn up pressure on gig economy

California Democrats turn up pressure on gig economy

‘World should know,’ migrant tells U.S. Congress of toddler’s death

AV Group Ltd. Launches Singapore Based Fund

Team Katusha’s future in doubt

50 of the best views in the world

A Crime Scene at the Border

Facebook might be bringing Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell to its VR gaming platforms

MLS Player Poll: pro/rel, superheroes, cheat food, Kanye vs. Drake and more

Elizabeth Warren wants to force companies to warn investors about their risks from climate change

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