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Chinese Economy

Alibaba earnings hint at China’s ability to weather trade war

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales on Wednesday, suggesting still-solid consumer demand in the world's second-largest economy. But this announcement is overshadowed by a slowing Chinese economy and the gr…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

eSports

Mario Is Esports Now And You Don’t Have A Say In The Matter

Well, it looks like playing Mario is an esport now. At the end of Nintendo's Super Mario Maker 2 Direct, the company announced a tournament will be held on June 8. The 2019 Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational falls on the same day of some of Nintendo's other E3…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Curious Rhode Island police officer pulled over a self-driving shuttle on its first day

Elizabeth Keatinge tells us about Tesla's Autonomy Investor Day where robotaxis were discussed. Buzz60 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) A self-driving shuttle got pulled over by police on its first day carrying passengers on a new Rhode Island route. Providence Poli…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Water Pollution

In ASI plan to conserve Taj Mahal: Shoe covers, switch to CNG in Agra

Tajganj police in Agra lodged the FIR based on a complaint filed by Ankit Kumar Namdev, assistant conservator of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Taj Mahal division. (File photo) Those visiting the Taj Mahal may now compulsorily have to use shoe covers …

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Plastic Pollution

De Blasio to announce his bid for the White House

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio will release a video on YouTube announcing his campaign for president on Thursday morning followed by an appearance on Good Morning America. Interested in 2020 Elections? Add 2020 Elections as an interest to stay up to date on …

bubmagMay 16, 2019

New York City

New York mayor to announce 2020 bid

New York, New York (CNN)New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will enter the 2020 Democratic presidential primary on Thursday morning, a senior Iowa Democrat with knowledge of the plans confirmed to CNN. De Blasio's Thursday entrance into the race, which was fi…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

AR-15

Kamala Harris says she’ll ban imports of all AR-15 style assault weapons if Congress doesn’t act (Kyung Lah/CNN)

memeorandum is an auto-generated summary of the stories that US political commentators are discussing online right now. Unlike sister sites Techmeme ane Mediagazer, it is not a human-edited news outlet, but rather a media-monitoring tool for sophisticated ne…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Obamacare

Why is AARP opposing Trump’s efforts to lower prescription drug prices?

What is the AARP up to these days? One of the bigger disasters coming from the more general disaster of Obamacare was the abject failure of the program to rein in rising costs for prescription drugs. In fact, as we’ve discussed here in the past, price increas…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Gundam

Tokyo Is Launching Gundam Models Into Space For The 2020 Olympic Games

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is partnering with the University of Tokyo to launch Gunpla models into space for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Yes, during the 2020 Olympic Games, Gundam models are going to be watching over the athletes, transmitting…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Water Pollution

Plastic Waters: A Portrait Series About the Global Problem of Water Pollution

This photo series is a story of nature and people. The making was at once both burdensome and awesome. Many months these images haunted my dreams and permeated my thoughts for much of my waking hours. This work used up my strength, time and money. And at each…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Alibaba earnings hint at China’s ability to weather trade war

Mario Is Esports Now And You Don’t Have A Say In The Matter

Curious Rhode Island police officer pulled over a self-driving shuttle on its first day

In ASI plan to conserve Taj Mahal: Shoe covers, switch to CNG in Agra

De Blasio to announce his bid for the White House

New York mayor to announce 2020 bid

Kamala Harris says she’ll ban imports of all AR-15 style assault weapons if Congress doesn’t act (Kyung Lah/CNN)

Why is AARP opposing Trump’s efforts to lower prescription drug prices?

Tokyo Is Launching Gundam Models Into Space For The 2020 Olympic Games

Plastic Waters: A Portrait Series About the Global Problem of Water Pollution

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