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Nuclear Disarmament

Trump has hour-long talk with Putin about Mueller report, Venezuela, nukes – Washington Examiner

President Trump spoke for more than one hour with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday morning, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters. Sanders said the leaders discussed special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russia's role…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Slavery Abolition

26 Wonderful Things To Do In Philly, May 6-12

Philly Tech Week continues through Saturday with dozens of tech, science, media and data events around the city. That includes a seminar about designing accessible digital experiences (Monday); the 5th Annual Women in Tech Soiree (Tuesday); a day-long confere…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Super Heroes

The Women of Marvel Deserved More in ‘Avengers: Endgame’

(Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: Avengers: Endgame doesn’t honor its female characters in a way that actually carries weight.) There’s no question that Ma…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Bubble

Netflix’s Tuca & Bertie stars Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong as animated birds. It’s great.

The series, from BoJack Horseman production designer Lisa Hanawalt, is a fantastical study of female friendship and life in your 30s. There’s a sense of chaotic energy that runs throughout Tuca & Bertie, Netflix’s newest adult animated series. It’s a welcomin…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

NASDAQ

Now Dunkin’ is thinking beyond meat, too

The plant-based protein trend is spreading like wildfire among food chains. And now, Dunkin’ (previously known as Dunkin’ Donuts) announced it’s also considering meatless-menu options.Dunkin’ CEO David Hoffman discussed the retailer landscape during a taping …

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Blockchain

Report: Facebook looking to disrupt credit cards with cryptocurrency

Enlarge/ Mark Zuckerberg in 2016. 3 with 3 posters participating Facebook is looking to raise as much as a billion dollars for a new cryptocurrency-based payment network that could compete directly with conventional credit cards, the Wall Street Journal rep…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Electric Car

This Camaro Became Formula Drift’s Groundbreaking First Electric Car After Getting Hit by a Train

This technology is completely untapped, Joe Napoleon said of the eerily quiet all-electric but blindingly quick Chevrolet Camaro EL1. Everybody talks about it. Nobody does shit about it. Were going to go debunk all the myths. Thats what the owner of Napoleon…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

SpaceX

Yep, That SpaceX Crew Capsule Was Definitely Destroyed During Failed Ground Test, Company Confirms

bubmagMay 3, 2019

SpaceX

SpaceX Admits Crew Dragon Explosion Destroyed the Spacecraft – autoevolution

Speaking at a press conference at the company’s headquarters, SpaceX’s vice president of Build and Flight Reliability Hans Koenigsmann said the capsule was destroyed during Super Draco thruster testing, just as initial rumors said."We fired them in two sets e…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Spain busts Bangladeshi-run migrant smuggling ring

Spanish police have smashed a Bangladeshi-run ring which smuggled more than 350 migrants from the Indian subcontinent into the country and gave them fake passports. The migrants allegedly paid the ring between 14,000-20,000 euros ($15,500-$22,000) for the jo…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Trump has hour-long talk with Putin about Mueller report, Venezuela, nukes – Washington Examiner

26 Wonderful Things To Do In Philly, May 6-12

The Women of Marvel Deserved More in ‘Avengers: Endgame’

Netflix’s Tuca & Bertie stars Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong as animated birds. It’s great.

Now Dunkin’ is thinking beyond meat, too

Report: Facebook looking to disrupt credit cards with cryptocurrency

This Camaro Became Formula Drift’s Groundbreaking First Electric Car After Getting Hit by a Train

Yep, That SpaceX Crew Capsule Was Definitely Destroyed During Failed Ground Test, Company Confirms

SpaceX Admits Crew Dragon Explosion Destroyed the Spacecraft – autoevolution

Spain busts Bangladeshi-run migrant smuggling ring

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