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Star Wars

Rey proposed to Kylo Ren at Star Wars Celebration Chicago – CNET

The Kylo Ren/Rey romance became a cosplay reality at Star Wars Celebration Chicago last weekend. Lorraine Pipitone/Saber Guild Endor Rey basically said "hell no" to the prospect of romance with Kylo Ren at the end of The Last Jedi (and actress Daisy Ridley …

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

Barcelona School Removes Little Red Riding Hood From Library Over Sexism Concerns

(Rick Wilking/Reuters) Parent reviewers declared 30 percent of the infant school library as toxic.A school in Barcelona has reportedly removed 200 childrens books — including Little Red Riding Hood and Sleeping Beauty — from its library over concerns about s…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Water Pollution

Did the 10 Plagues of Egypt Really Happen? Here Are 3 Theories

When the Passover holiday begins on Friday at sundown, Jewish people around the world will celebrate by retelling the biblical story of the Exodus from Egypt — including the 10 plagues that God inflicted on the Ancient Egyptians. As the Passover story tells …

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Astroturfing

“Hydra-Like” Democratic Dark Money Network Exposed in New Report

As usual, Democrats aren’t practicing what they preach.The mainstream media loves to trot out the term “dark money” when reporting on the political activities of conservative mega-donors like Charles and David Koch, Sheldon Adelson, and others. They use the …

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Paris

What caused the Notre Dame fire and how Paris united in the aftermath – CNET

Paris mourned as the Notre Dame Cathedral burned. Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/Getty Images French judicial police believe an electrical short-circuit is most likely what caused the devastating fire that blazed through Paris' historic Notre Dame Cathedral on M…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Climate Change

NYC Just Passed a World-First Law to Tackle Its Biggest Source of Climate Pollution

Decarbonize the buildings may be among the least sexy phrases ever written. But its a wildly important thing to do if cities are to have any hope of addressing climate change. On Thursday, New York City took a big step toward that goal with the passage of wh…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Food Industry

Hershey Names New CFO as It Transforms Its Business – Wall Street Journal

Hershey Co. is turning to a finance chief from outside the food industry, a move that comes as the company expands beyond its core portfolio of chocolate and other confectionery. The Hershey, Pa.-based company on Thursday named Steve Voskuil senior vice pres…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Global Warming

New climate models forecast a warming surge

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Hrant Dink

Turkish cuisine finds a home in Needham

IN THE KITCHEN Valentina Akyol and her husband, Levent, opened their first Gyro Kebab House on Route 1 in Norwood in 2015, and followed that up with their newest storefront in Needham this January. Levent originally hails from Izmir, Turkey, while Valentina c…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Fortnite

New Limited-Time Modes highlights latest Fortnite 8.40 patch

The latest content update for Fortnite - the 8.40 patch - hit servers earlier this week, and brought with it two limited-time game modes, an updated weapon, and continued fixes for various glitches in the game. The biggest update in the 8.40 patch is the inc…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Rey proposed to Kylo Ren at Star Wars Celebration Chicago – CNET

Barcelona School Removes Little Red Riding Hood From Library Over Sexism Concerns

Did the 10 Plagues of Egypt Really Happen? Here Are 3 Theories

“Hydra-Like” Democratic Dark Money Network Exposed in New Report

What caused the Notre Dame fire and how Paris united in the aftermath – CNET

NYC Just Passed a World-First Law to Tackle Its Biggest Source of Climate Pollution

Hershey Names New CFO as It Transforms Its Business – Wall Street Journal

New climate models forecast a warming surge

Turkish cuisine finds a home in Needham

New Limited-Time Modes highlights latest Fortnite 8.40 patch

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