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Obamacare

Why is health care in the US so expensive?

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bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Alan Kurdi rescue ship saves 44 stranded people in Mediterranean

At least 44 people, including infants, have been picked up from their stricken vessel off Libya's coast in the Mediterranean Sea, according to a German charity operating the ship that rescued them. Malta agreed to take in those rescued by the Alan Kurdi ship…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Obamacare

Obamacare battle continues in New Orleans court

The fate of former President Barack Obama's signature health care law, and its coverage and insurance protections for millions of Americans, is again being argued before a panel of judges — this time a federal appeals court in New Orleans. At issue in a hear…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Holocaust

Florida school principal unsure if Holocaust happened, but certain to lose job

When asked how his school taught The Holocaust, Spanish River High School principal William Latson said that "I cant say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event" and that you have your thoughts, but we are a public school and not all of our parents have …

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is going public

Richard Branson's space tourism company, Virgin Galactic, is going public, which will make it the first publicly listed human spaceflight company. First reported by the Wall Street Journal and confirmed by VG, a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) cal…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Black Hole

Study suggests asteroids might play key role in spreading life

Picture this: A bacteria-carrying asteroid is ejected from the center of the galaxy into the far reaches of space only to be "captured" by a distant solar system, potentially bringing life to a new world. It might sound like the stuff of pulp science fiction…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Virgin Galactic is going public to fund its expensive tourist spaceflights

The merger and investments will keep Virgin operating until it can start commercial operations and begin generating its own revenue. So far, around 600 people have put down $250,000 each to take the 90 minute flight, raising around $80 million. The company ha…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

SpaceX

Here’s why Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is going public

Richard Branson is hoping that we schlubs who can’t afford tickets to space on Virgin Galactic will be willing to help fund the company’s research and development to help get rich people to the stars. The company announced today that it plans to go public lat…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Protectionism

US risks its leading role in tech by leaving regulations to the EU

In the 30 years since Tim Berners Lee first documented his vision for what would become the World Wide Web, the US has been the primary leader in innovative infrastructure and products that are now core to everyday life. This innovation mostly occurred with s…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Recycling

Basically everything you’re given on an airplane is wrapped in plastic. That’s a huge environmental problem.

Air travel generates millions of tons of waste every year. Some airlines are trying to change that. On a recent 15-hour journey from Newark to Hong Kong, I was faced with a parade of single-use disposables. There was the plastic-wrapped blanket and plastic-ba…

bubmagJuly 9, 2019

Why is health care in the US so expensive?

Alan Kurdi rescue ship saves 44 stranded people in Mediterranean

Obamacare battle continues in New Orleans court

Florida school principal unsure if Holocaust happened, but certain to lose job

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is going public

Study suggests asteroids might play key role in spreading life

Virgin Galactic is going public to fund its expensive tourist spaceflights

Here’s why Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is going public

US risks its leading role in tech by leaving regulations to the EU

Basically everything you’re given on an airplane is wrapped in plastic. That’s a huge environmental problem.

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