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Palestine

Dear Jared Kushner: The Real Deal of the Century would be Decolonizing Palestine at Last

By Ramona Wadi | @walzerscent | – Palestinians have rejected the Manama summit taking place today for several legitimate reasons all pointing to how the US prelude to the so-called deal of the century normalises Israel at an unprecedented level. This normal…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

NASDAQ

Pinduoduo cements position as China’s second-largest ecommerce player

Alibaba and JD.com have been in a war over the Chinese e-commerce space for a decade or so, but a third player called Pinduoduo has managed to shake up the duopoly in recent times. The startup, which was founded in 2015 by an ex-Googler and went public on the…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Protectionism

Democrats Couldn’t Agree on Top National-Security Threats

Maybe it was inevitable, with 10 candidates on stage. When the Democratic candidates were asked during Wednesday night’s debate to identify the greatest threat to the United States, what came back was a total lack of consensus. The exchange highlighted deeper…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Virtual Reality

Scientists Fool Flies with ‘Virtual Tastes’

There's a scene in the Matrix where the character Cypher talks about the illusory experience of eating a fine meal: CARLOS RIBEIRO: "And then he eats from the steak and says:"

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Hiroshima

Massive asteroid named ‘2008 KV2’ to streak past Earth TODAY: Details inside – News Nation

A massive asteroid named as ‘2008 KV2’ is all set to streak past Earth on Thursday, reports Interesting Engineering. Well, there is no reason to be worried as there is no chance of a collision. As its name suggests 2008 KV2, the asteroid was first discovered …

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Star Wars

Star Wars: The Last Youngling

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Chinese Economy

Trump Warns of ‘Plan B’ on China Trade: Billions More in Tariffs

(Bloomberg) -- Terms of Trade is a coming daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. President Donald Trump said substantial additional U.S. tariffs would be placed on goods from China if theres no progress on a trade dea…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

New York City

Democratic debate’s first moment of friction involves Bill De Blasio and Beto O’Rourke

Polling around 1 percent, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio is trying to get noticed. In the first part of the Democratic presidential debate Wednesday, De Blasio cut off former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke as they were talking about health coverage. It was the…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Obamacare

Cancer Survivor Hails Trump for ‘Right to Try’ Experimental Drug Law

President Donald Trump on Wednesday promised to roll out soon a health care proposal that blows away Obamacare, while receiving credit for another health care measure he signed into law in 2017. In his speech at the Faith & Freedom Coalitions 2019 Road t…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Obamacare

Democrats Just Got an ‘Ominous’ Sign in the Fight to Save Obamacare

(Bloomberg) -- Democrats seeking to save Obamacare from oblivion were asked by a federal appeals court to explain why they should be allowed to defend the national health-care plan in court if the Trump administration wont. The U.S. Court of Appeals in New O…

bubmagJune 27, 2019

Dear Jared Kushner: The Real Deal of the Century would be Decolonizing Palestine at Last

Pinduoduo cements position as China’s second-largest ecommerce player

Democrats Couldn’t Agree on Top National-Security Threats

Scientists Fool Flies with ‘Virtual Tastes’

Massive asteroid named ‘2008 KV2’ to streak past Earth TODAY: Details inside – News Nation

Star Wars: The Last Youngling

Trump Warns of ‘Plan B’ on China Trade: Billions More in Tariffs

Democratic debate’s first moment of friction involves Bill De Blasio and Beto O’Rourke

Cancer Survivor Hails Trump for ‘Right to Try’ Experimental Drug Law

Democrats Just Got an ‘Ominous’ Sign in the Fight to Save Obamacare

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