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New York City

‘His Brother Would Leave Before the Last Act, Handing Me His Ticket’

Dear Diary: I grew up in a small town in Kentucky in the 1950s. My parents knew nothing about classical music, but they thought they should offer it to their children. They acquired a long-playing record for that purpose, to no avail. At college, in Virginia…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Nukes

Death at 1,000 fathoms: The fire aboard Russia’s secret sub

Enlarge/ ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JULY 6, 2019: A Russian Navy officer by a grave during a funeral of the 14 Russian Navy officers killed by the July 1 fire on a deep-water research submersible in the Barents Sea, at the Serafimovskoye cemetery. 4 with 4 pos…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

SpaceX

SpaceX’s Starhopper Prototype to Make 1st Untethered Hop Soon, Musk Says

SpaceX is getting ready to let Starhopper off its leash. Starhopper, a prototype for the company's future Mars-colonizing Starship vehicle, has conducted two brief test hops to date. Both occurred in early April at SpaceX's Boca Chica test site near Brownsvi…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Korean War

Trump Has Been Unrealistic About His Talks With North Korea. Here’s Why We Shouldn’t Dismiss the Meetings Altogether

When President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un met at the Demilitarized Zone last month, and Trump became the first U.S. president to take steps in North Korea, the overwhelming response was cynicism. Believe us, we know that the continuin…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Bubble

Ambrosia Tea Shop / Biasol

© James Morgan + 17 © James Morgan Text description provided by the architects. The popularity of bubble tea has been shaking up the beverage industry in recent years as the frothy, effervescent drink finds a market of faithful fans. Bubble tea is traditio…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

AR-15

Texas 4th of July road rage incident with an AR-15 could have ended before children were hurt, police say

(CNN)The Independence Day "road rage incident" in Texas that left two children severely burned didn't have to happen, Harris County police say. The confrontation between the suspect who caused the children's injuries and their father lasted for about 20 min…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Brexit

Trump Says He Will No Longer Deal With British Ambassador Whose Critical Cables Were Leaked

British officials scrambled to contain the damage from Mr. Darrochs unvarnished private assessments of the president and his administration. Britains trade minister, Liam Fox, said he planned to apologize to Mr. Trumps eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, for the l…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

How ‘archaeological settlements’ are destroying Palestinian homes

Fayyad Abu Rmeleh, 60, is afraid the floor and yard of his home will one day collapse. Every day, he says, from morning until late afternoon, the family hears the digging and drilling of tunnels beneath their building. The excavations conducted by Israeli au…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Elon Musk

Elon Musk says Mars and Starship update could come later this month – CNET

The business end of the SpaceX Starship hopper prototype Elon Musk/SpaceX Less than three years after dazzling the world with a slideshow about going to Mars, SpaceX founder and real-life comic book character Elon Musk aims to present a progress report. But…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

NASDAQ

Stocks slide as investors reassess rates outlook – Seeking Alpha

Once markets opened, stocks slumped and stayed down as investors reassess the probability of the Fed cutting rates for the rest of the year. The Nasdaq fell 0.8%, the S&P 500 declined 0.5%, and the Dow slipped 0.4%. Six out of 11 of the S&P 500 indu…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

‘His Brother Would Leave Before the Last Act, Handing Me His Ticket’

Death at 1,000 fathoms: The fire aboard Russia’s secret sub

SpaceX’s Starhopper Prototype to Make 1st Untethered Hop Soon, Musk Says

Trump Has Been Unrealistic About His Talks With North Korea. Here’s Why We Shouldn’t Dismiss the Meetings Altogether

Ambrosia Tea Shop / Biasol

Texas 4th of July road rage incident with an AR-15 could have ended before children were hurt, police say

Trump Says He Will No Longer Deal With British Ambassador Whose Critical Cables Were Leaked

How ‘archaeological settlements’ are destroying Palestinian homes

Elon Musk says Mars and Starship update could come later this month – CNET

Stocks slide as investors reassess rates outlook – Seeking Alpha

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