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New York City

Nordstrom Local is coming to New York City (JWN)

Nordstrom has announced that it will be bringing two Nordstrom Local stores — which offer services but have no on-hand inventory — to West Village and the Upper East Side in New York City this fall. The stores will enable customers to pick up online orders an…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Economic Bubble

Will Japan’s Reign Change Mean a Peaceful End to Small Scale Rice Farming?

This week, Japan has been in the midst of a 10-day celebration culminating with the historic abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, marking the end of the Heisei era, and the beginning of the Reiwa era of Emperor Naruhito on May 1. The abdication is the f…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Nuclear deterrent: Prince William heckled at service – BBC News

Image copyrightAFPImage caption The Duke of Cambridge arrives at Westminster Abbey with John Hall, Dean of Westminster The Duke of Cambridge has been booed as he arrived at a service marking 50 years of the UK's nuclear deterrent. Members of the Campaign …

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Star Wars

Prepare for ‘Star Wars’ Day with the best LEGO deals on Amazon UK

With a precious extra day of freedom, this weekend is already special, but just in case you needed another excuse to celebrate, it's also Star Wars Day on May 4. For those not in the know, Star Wars Day sprung from the pun on the catchphrase "May the Force b…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Lincoln’s love triangle: Mary Todd, Joshua Speed vie for attention in novel

Was Abraham Lincoln gay? The question, not a new one, is delicately and touchingly presented in Courting Mr. Lincoln, a work of historical fiction in which the husband-hunting Mary Todd courts him, as does his male friend Joshua Speed, with whom he shared lod…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

10-month-old baby dead, 3 missing after migrant raft overturns in Rio Grande along Mexico border

The U.S. government is opening two new facilities that could start taking immigrants Thursday. The facilities in El Paso, Texas and the Rio Grande Valley offer bathrooms, recreation areas and sleeping quarters. (May 3) AP, AP WASHINGTON A 10-month-old baby…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Silk Road

Pentagon May Deploy Submarines in the Arctic to Deter Alleged Chinese Threat

Last year, China released its Arctic Policy, in which it vowed to actively participate in Arctic affairs as a "near-Arctic State" and a key stakeholder in the region.On the pretext of China's growing activity there, the US may expand its military presence in …

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Silk Road

Making the Belt and Road Environmentally Sustainable

Last week leaders from around the world gathered in Beijing to discuss the future of Chinas sprawling Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The BRIs mix of mystery and ambition make it a Rorschach test for evaluating international development trends and Chinas inte…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Neymar

Kylian Mbappe banned and disciplinary proceedings opened against Neymar

Kylian Mbappe has been sent-off three times for PSG Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has been banned for three games after being sent off in the French Cup final, while disciplinary proceedings have been opened against team-mate Neymar. France interna…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

‘The Valley’s’ Nuno Escudeiro: ‘We Will Be Remembered’ for Refugee Response

Framed by the French Alps, the border region between Italy and France has become an unlikely hot spot for countless migrants risking their lives to flee poverty, war, and political persecution. In the Roya and Durance Valleys, local communities have banded to…

bubmagMay 3, 2019

Nordstrom Local is coming to New York City (JWN)

Will Japan’s Reign Change Mean a Peaceful End to Small Scale Rice Farming?

Nuclear deterrent: Prince William heckled at service – BBC News

Prepare for ‘Star Wars’ Day with the best LEGO deals on Amazon UK

Lincoln’s love triangle: Mary Todd, Joshua Speed vie for attention in novel

10-month-old baby dead, 3 missing after migrant raft overturns in Rio Grande along Mexico border

Pentagon May Deploy Submarines in the Arctic to Deter Alleged Chinese Threat

Making the Belt and Road Environmentally Sustainable

Kylian Mbappe banned and disciplinary proceedings opened against Neymar

‘The Valley’s’ Nuno Escudeiro: ‘We Will Be Remembered’ for Refugee Response

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