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Slavery Abolition

‘We’re not a dump’ — poor Alabama towns struggle under the stench of toxic landfills

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of theClimate Desk collaboration. West Jefferson, Alabama, a somnolent town of around 420 people northwest of Birmingham, was an unlikely venue to seize the national imaginati…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Recycling

How to recycle your old phone, laptop and other electronics without harming the environment – CNET

Devices can pile up over the years -- just look in your drawers, the garage or a dark corner of your closet. Unless you're a self-disciplined cleaning guru, chances are you've held onto batteries, cables and older devices for nostalgic reasons, or because you…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Food Industry

Food Industry IPO Creates Latest China Billionaire Couple

China, home to the worlds second-largest number of billionaires after the United States, added a new billionaire couple from the food industry this week.Another 10% gain, to 25.80 yuan, in the share price on Friday of Sichuan Teway Food Group left the 79% sta…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Paris

11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

Welcome to the weekend. To say its been a busy news week may be a small understatement. We began with devastating news out of Paris as a fire ravaged the Notre-Dame cathedral and ended with the release of the redacted Mueller report. For those celebrating thi…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Holocaust

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Hennessey ‘desperate’ to learn about Nazis

Wayne Hennessey is pictured in an Instagram story making the alleged gesture Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey is "desperate" to learn about Adolf Hitler and World War Two after being accused of making a Nazi salute, says Eagles manager Roy Hodgson. …

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Your New Colleague Could Be a Cobot

This is an OZY Special Briefing, an extension of the Presidential Daily Brief. The Special Briefing tells you what you need to know about an important issue, individual or story that is making news. Each one serves up an interesting selection of facts, opinio…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Riots

2 teenagers arrested in connection with the murder of Lyra McKee, the UK journalist killed reporting on riots in Northern Ireland

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Lyra Mckee, who was killed on Thursday night while reporting on riots in the Northern Irish city of Derry. Northern Irish police said on Twitter Saturday morning that the men, aged 18 a…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Exoskeleton

Exoskeleton Helps Make Walking Easier

When it comes to robotic exoskeletons, many of the rigs on the market put the fact that users are wearing a mobile robot front and center. These are tools like LGs SuitBot, supportive robot tech thats as noticeable as having a muscular personal trainer spotti…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Hrant Dink

How to Counter 7 Lies in Turkey’s Denial of the Armenian Genocide

While Turkey has long fought the recognition of the Armenian genocide internationally, the situation under Erdoan's Islamist ideology has led him into an alliance with the international Muslim Brotherhood and its American affiliates. This has given Turkish p…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

Yellow Vests

A Motto for a World-Weary Paris

PARIS—The weather suddenly turned warm here this week. In the sidewalk cafés, they’re now sipping rosé, and on the Île Saint Louis, facing the back of Notre-Dame, the café-sitters burst into applause whenever firefighters pass by in their bulky red uniform. I…

bubmagApril 20, 2019

‘We’re not a dump’ — poor Alabama towns struggle under the stench of toxic landfills

How to recycle your old phone, laptop and other electronics without harming the environment – CNET

Food Industry IPO Creates Latest China Billionaire Couple

11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Hennessey ‘desperate’ to learn about Nazis

Your New Colleague Could Be a Cobot

2 teenagers arrested in connection with the murder of Lyra McKee, the UK journalist killed reporting on riots in Northern Ireland

Exoskeleton Helps Make Walking Easier

How to Counter 7 Lies in Turkey’s Denial of the Armenian Genocide

A Motto for a World-Weary Paris

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