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Yellow Vests

Western Middle Classes Are Revolting Globally Against Hypocritical Elites

What is going on with the unending Brexit drama, the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s election and the “yellow vests” protests in France? What drives the growing estrangement of southern and eastern Europe from the European Union establishment? What fuels the a…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Putin

Ornella Muti faces jail threat after attending Putin gala

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Ornella Muti has been a star on screen and stage since the 1970s Italian actress Ornella Muti has been told she could go to jail if she fails to pay damages for cancelling tour dates to attend a dinner with Russia's…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Food Industry

Chipotle Officially Announces Its Partnership With Tech Platform Sparkfly – The Spoon

Not so long ago, Chipotle was known more as poster child for fast-casual foodborne illness than for its burritos. A few years and a regime change later, and the chain is talked about not for E. Coli but for its digital transformation efforts that are much pra…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Feudalism

Become better together with Enspiral

Part of the appeal in being a worker on new gig-economy platforms like Uber or Taskrabbit is the apparent autonomy, the feeling of not having a boss. Sure, an app on your phone is your new boss, and through it a large, transnational corporation whose investor…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Julian Assange

Court to hear Assange US extradition bid

A small group of protesters has gathered outside Westminster Magistrates' Court ahead of an extradition hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. United States authorities want the jailed Australian, 47, extradited from the UK over computer-hacking alleg…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Virtual Reality

CHEAP: Suck it, reality — Samsung’s Odyssey+ VR headset has $200 off

Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! The world sucks. You know it, I know it, and your dentist even knows it. Thats why its so important we all start spending a lot more time in virtual reality (VR). There, …

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Trade War

Oil is being propped up by Middle East tensions after the US used video to blame Iran for tanker attacks

Reuters Oil prices on Friday were pushed and pulled between competing drivers of Iran tensions and a supply glut. Thursday's attacks on two oil tankers raise the prospect of a US-Iran military showdown, experts warn. Broadcom shares are trading down 8.7…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Iran Liberalism

Is Iran on the verge of another revolution?

This week, amid the fallout of tough US sanctions and growing political uncertainty, many Iranians are marking the 10th anniversary of the Green Movement. Ten years ago, mass protests erupted after suspicions arose that the general elections had been rigged i…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Trade War

A Not-So-Thrilling Ride For U.S.-Made Roller Coasters

Two white steel pulleys, part of a $16 million ride going up in eastern China's newest military-themed amusement park, Sun Tzu Cultural Park. They'll be shipped to the Qingdao port southeast of Beijing, where customers will have to pay a newly imposed tariff.…

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Protectionism

A Man of Faith Wonders at How Evangelicals Can Support Trump

THE DEATH OF POLITICS How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After TrumpBy Peter Wehner The presidency of Donald Trump offends Peter Wehner on many levels, but most of all as someone who takes ideas and words seriously. A former speechwriter for George W. Bush who …

bubmagJune 14, 2019

Western Middle Classes Are Revolting Globally Against Hypocritical Elites

Ornella Muti faces jail threat after attending Putin gala

Chipotle Officially Announces Its Partnership With Tech Platform Sparkfly – The Spoon

Become better together with Enspiral

Court to hear Assange US extradition bid

CHEAP: Suck it, reality — Samsung’s Odyssey+ VR headset has $200 off

Oil is being propped up by Middle East tensions after the US used video to blame Iran for tanker attacks

Is Iran on the verge of another revolution?

A Not-So-Thrilling Ride For U.S.-Made Roller Coasters

A Man of Faith Wonders at How Evangelicals Can Support Trump

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