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Yellow Vests

France plans ‘eco-tax’ for air fares

Image copyrightReuters France is set to introduce an "eco-tax" for all flights from French airports, the government has said. The tax is expected to raise about 180m ($202m; £162m) from 2020, said Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne. The amount of the tax w…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Elon Musk

Musk: Tesla is not working on a Model S or Model X refresh

There is no "refreshed" Model X or Model S coming, only a series of minor ongoing changes. Most significant change in past few years was to use high efficiency Model 3 rear drive unit as S/X front drive unit. That went into production 3 months ago. — Elon Mu…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book Only $42.99 Shipped (Regularly $70) – Build Classic Fairytale Scenes

Hop on over to Amazon or Walmart where you can score this LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book for just $42.99 shipped (regularly $69.99). Note that if ordering from Amazon, this set will ship in 1-2 weeks. This LEGO Pop-Up book allows you to recreate and display scenes …

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Water Pollution

Three ingredients fix: Get frizz-free, manageable hair this monsoon with these DIY hair masks

Indian kitchens are a treasure trove of natural haircare remedies. (Source: Getty/Thinkstock Images) The growing air and water pollution is a leading cause of declining hair health. Couple it with stress, unhealthy eating habits, lack of exercise, and you ar…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Water Pollution

Shep Smith Cuts Off Trump’s Environmental Speech To Expose His Horrific Deregulation Efforts

At the White House Monday Trump gave a bizarre and rambling environmental speech that was attended by his daughter, some Cabinet members, congressional Republicans, and some people that were there just to praise him. As usual Trump used today's event to prai…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Obamacare

Trump takes a fresh whack at Obamacare

New Orleans (CNN)One side is trying to kill Obamacare. The other is trying to save it. Lawyers from the Trump administration and a group of Republican states will square off against attorneys from a coalition of Democratic states and the House of Representat…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Chinese Economy

Is China Pulling Off Its Own ’Offset’ Strategy?

China, it seems, can pull off its own offset strategy. A recent CNAS report by former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work and Greg Grant recharacterizes the Third Offset (of which Work is generally recognized as a primary architect) as a strategy for disr…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Obamacare

The Morning Rundown: Today’s top headlines

Good morning, NBC News readers. A panel of federal judges will weigh the fate of Obamacare today, President Donald Trump has escalated the diplomatic spat with one of America's closest allies and we have a special report on how climate change is contributing…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Brexit

Trump calls Theresa May ‘foolish’ and her ambassador to the US a ‘very stupid guy’

LONDON — Donald Trump has described Theresa May's handling of Brexit as "foolish" and a "disaster," and launched another attack on the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States, labeling him a "very stupid guy" and a "pompous fool." The US President…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Riots

Hong Kong protesters using AirDrop to share images attacking Chinese extradition bill

The Great Firewall of China prevents open communication over the Internet, but technologies like AirDrop do not require the Internet to function. Protesters in Hong Kong are using AirDrop to share digital fliers without fear of censorship, via Quartz. Whilst…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

France plans ‘eco-tax’ for air fares

Musk: Tesla is not working on a Model S or Model X refresh

LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book Only $42.99 Shipped (Regularly $70) – Build Classic Fairytale Scenes

Three ingredients fix: Get frizz-free, manageable hair this monsoon with these DIY hair masks

Shep Smith Cuts Off Trump’s Environmental Speech To Expose His Horrific Deregulation Efforts

Trump takes a fresh whack at Obamacare

Is China Pulling Off Its Own ’Offset’ Strategy?

The Morning Rundown: Today’s top headlines

Trump calls Theresa May ‘foolish’ and her ambassador to the US a ‘very stupid guy’

Hong Kong protesters using AirDrop to share images attacking Chinese extradition bill

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