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Biological Warfare

Smart Watch: Ebola drama “The Hot Zone” has all the symptoms of a classic miniseries

“The Hot Zone,” Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 9 p.m., National Geographic Way back in ancient times — we’re talking, like, the ‘70s and ‘80s — miniseries were much-beloved television events. However, they were not event series or limited series, although …

bubmagMay 25, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

Federal judge blocks part of Trump’s US-Mexico border wall

The judge blocked funding meant to support wall work in Arizona and Texas. A federal judge in California issued a ruling Friday night that blocks a plan by the Trump administration to channel federal money originally set aside for other purposes to help fund …

bubmagMay 25, 2019

eSports

This Robot Is Really Angry And Done Lifting Boxes

Hello! Today we get banned for buying too many games, watch a robot get angry, learn when the Sonic movie is actually coming out and talk about fake meat at McDonalds. Its Morning Checkpoint! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku …

bubmagMay 25, 2019

Putin

Russia, eyeing Arctic future, launches nuclear icebreaker

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russia launched a nuclear-powered icebreaker on Saturday, part of an ambitious program to renew and expand its fleet of the vessels in order to improve its ability to tap the Arctic’s commercial potential. The ship, dubbed …

bubmagMay 25, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Trump bypasses Congress to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over Iran on Friday, which allowed him to side-step Congress and move forward with a $8 billion weapons deal with Saudi Arabia as well as the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

bubmagMay 25, 2019

Electric Car

Why I Just Bought Tesla Stock

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) bears are rejoicing. Shares of the electric-vehicle maker fell to below $200 for the first time in more than two years, as the company got thwacked by a series of negative analyst notes and concerns about the company's liquidity after CEO…

bubmagMay 25, 2019

Bees

Citrus squeeze: Pushed by development, costs, citrus shrinks in state economy

Selwyn Justice, a fourth-generation farmer in the West Valley, says he sees a future for citrus farming in the state despite development and other challenges. (Photo: Sarabeth Henne/Cronkite News) On a brisk March morning, the engine of Selwyn Justices tru…

bubmagMay 25, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Covert digital threats…

Paris (AFP) - New players are exploiting internet lawlessness to disrupt democracy at this week's European elections, says a new report that points a finger at far-right populists and cyber militias. With the vote running from May 23-26, the Institute for St…

bubmagMay 25, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Cut the cord and one cool savings trick

The Game of Thrones ended this week and with it potentially tons of HBO Now subscriptions as well. That was clearly the morning-after chatter on Twitter. Why continue paying now that the show is history? To pay or not to pay and why do I have to subscribe t…

bubmagMay 25, 2019

Electric Car

Tesla’s tanking stock price is actually the best thing that’s happened to the company recently (TSLA)

The white flag of surrender, or at least a fighting retreat, is being run up all over Wall Street. As Tesla's stock price slides 35% year-to-date, dropping below $200, its market cap sheds billions, and the dreaded 'B-word' is once again uttered, analysts …

bubmagMay 25, 2019

Smart Watch: Ebola drama “The Hot Zone” has all the symptoms of a classic miniseries

Federal judge blocks part of Trump’s US-Mexico border wall

This Robot Is Really Angry And Done Lifting Boxes

Russia, eyeing Arctic future, launches nuclear icebreaker

Trump bypasses Congress to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia

Why I Just Bought Tesla Stock

Citrus squeeze: Pushed by development, costs, citrus shrinks in state economy

Covert digital threats…

Cut the cord and one cool savings trick

Tesla’s tanking stock price is actually the best thing that’s happened to the company recently (TSLA)

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