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The OnePlus 7 Pro has the iPhone XR and Galaxy S10E in its sights – CNET

OnePlus 7 Pro Angela Lang/CNET OnePlus has dropped the notch and upped its design with the OnePlus 7 Pro, in an attempt to more directly compete with the Samsung'sGalaxy S10 and Apple'siPhone XR and XS. The new phone was announced at a New York event and is…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Electric Car

Tesla reached a $13 million settlement with a former contract worker who was left permanently disabled after being struck by a Model S while on the job (TSLA)

Tesla reached a $13 settlement on May 10 with former contractor Teodora Tapia, who was "permanently disabled" after being hit by a Model S sedan, according to Parris Law Firm, which represented Tapia. A Tesla representative told Business Insider that Josep…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

VR

Battlewake for PlayStation VR: Everything you need to know

Survios, the creators of Creed: Rise to Glory, is coming out with a new game for the PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive. That statement alone is enough to raise my interest because of how amazing their previous titles were between mechanics and visuals…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

NATO

Huawei chairman says ready to sign ‘no-spy’ deal with UK

Chinese telecom giant Huawei is willing to sign a "no-spy" agreement with countries including Britain, the firm's chairman said on Tuesday, as the head of NATO said Britain must preserve secure mobile networks. Liang Hua visited Britain as the government wei…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Monsanto

Monsanto’s Roundup under siege as courts award more damages against popular weed killer

Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what's happening around some of the day's most notable stories. Sign up here and it will be delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday. TODAY: Bayer ordered to pay $2 billion US i…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Global Warming

‘Record-setting’ doesn’t do our CO2 levels justice. This chart does.

Were officially living on a planet with an atmosphere no previous human being has ever experienced. Youll probably be able to say the same thing tomorrow. Carbon dioxide levels recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii reached 415 parts per million on …

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Electric Scooter

Scooter attack: Man arrested for using electric scooter to beat woman to death – KTRK-TV

LONG BEACH, California -- A suspect has been arrested in the death of a woman who was beaten with a Bird scooter, police say. The attack happened around 12:30 p.m. on Monday. The woman was walking on the street when a man began attacking her, police said. A…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Refugees

National Policies Have Local Effects

The ongoing theme of this site is the possibility and practical-mindedness of much of local-level America, at just the moment when national-level politics have become so bitter and dysfunctional. But of course cities exist within states and regions, and state…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Trade War

The New New World: In China, Some Fear the End of ‘Chimerica’

China and the U.S. dont have to have strained relations, he said. Many also appear worried that the trade war and the governments tightening control over the private sector could halt or even reverse its progress. In a country only a couple of generations re…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Nukes

U.S.-Russia Talks Expose Deep Fissures, Despite Hopes for Better Ties

More than that, he added, he expected the publication of the report by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, to clear the way for Russian-American cooperation. Passions will subside, he said. Mr. Pompeo said he was seeking to fulfill President Trumps i…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

The OnePlus 7 Pro has the iPhone XR and Galaxy S10E in its sights – CNET

Tesla reached a $13 million settlement with a former contract worker who was left permanently disabled after being struck by a Model S while on the job (TSLA)

Battlewake for PlayStation VR: Everything you need to know

Huawei chairman says ready to sign ‘no-spy’ deal with UK

Monsanto’s Roundup under siege as courts award more damages against popular weed killer

‘Record-setting’ doesn’t do our CO2 levels justice. This chart does.

Scooter attack: Man arrested for using electric scooter to beat woman to death – KTRK-TV

National Policies Have Local Effects

The New New World: In China, Some Fear the End of ‘Chimerica’

U.S.-Russia Talks Expose Deep Fissures, Despite Hopes for Better Ties

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