Asian stocks poised to slip amid uncertainty over US-China trade talks
A source confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday that the U.S. had canceled a trade planning meeting with China, but White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow denied that report.
Big Brother Digital License Plates Coming To A State Near You
By MassPrivateI Michigan became the second state in the country to roll out the world’s first digital license plate. According to an article in The…
Learn Why These 5 Popular Startups Rewrote Their Android Apps From Java to Kotlin
and Why You Should Too! Ever since Google made Kotlin as the official language for Android, there is one question we’ve been asked at least one-hundred times! “Should we move from Java to Kotlin?” To this, …
Swedish Trader Expects to Pay 300% of Crypto Profits to Tax Agency
According to local media, a Swedish cryptocurrency trader is anticipating receiving a tax bill of approximately $1 million after conducting approximately $2.9 million worth of trades across tens of thousands of transactions made since 2014. The trader claims that the tax bill will equate to 300 percent of the profits he has earned rather than […]
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Here are all the 2019 Oscar nominees
The 2019 Oscars might not have a host, but the show will go on. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 91st annual Academy Awards, a.k.a. the Oscars, on …
Oscars 2019: all the nominations
There were few surprises during this year’s Academy Awards nominations ceremony, but at least one film made Oscars history. Black Panther was nominated for Best Picture, making it the first superhero movie to ever earn …
R3’s Former Chief Sales Officer Joins Blockchain Startup AlphaPoint
Scott Grayson, former chief sales officer at R3, has joined blockchain services provider AlphaPoint as SVP for institutional sales.
Recode Daily: Facebook’s new petition feature could become its next controversial battlefield
Gather a mob and Facebook will now let you make political demands.Facebook has launched a News Feed feature called Community Actions, which allows users to create, support and share petitions. But it could also provide …
‘It really hurts’: US aid cuts hit most vulnerable Palestinians
Health, education and infrastructure initiatives on hold as the Trump administration scales back on funding.
The Pill Club raises $51M as VCs find new opportunities in women’s health
VMG Partners has led the $51 million round, with participation from new investors GV and ACME Capital (fka Sherpa Capital).
Fears for Premier League star as plane disappears over English Channel
The French civil aviation authority says Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala was aboard a small passenger plane that went missing off the coast of the island of Guernsey.
Pretty Packaging: COWBOY BEBOP Gets An Ultimate Edition
Glasgow-based distributor Anime Limited has built a reputation for daring Blu-ray releases, be it films and series which aren’t that well-known, or outrageous editions for fan-favorites. As a collector, the company is definitely worth keeping an eye on, especially whenever there’s an announcement about an “Ultimate Edition”. In 2016 they released a jawdropping Ultimate Edition Blu-ray for the original Fullmetal Alchemist series, and I concluded the Pretty Packaging article for that with the following sentences: “Will Anime Limited ever top this? It sure will be fun to find out…” Well… that topping just happened. Anime Limited’s 20th Anniversary Ultimate Edition for Cowboy Bebop arrived last week (after a few delays), and the size of the package when it arrived got me some puzzled stares from…
I, Wobbly — a new cycle of the IWW
The IWW has been quietly organising couriers in cities and towns outside London, in the UK and Ireland, since January 2018. In that time, we’ve developed a presence in nearly every major city in the regions outside London. But we aren’t organising in the traditional way, of courting membership and getting membership dues. We’ve adopted
The Artist Savannah Knoop, Who Spent Six Years Posing as Literary Wunderkind JT LeRoy, Has a New Gallery Show
The star of one of the biggest literary hoaxes of our time is having a solo art debut at Essex Flowers.
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Jimmy Fallon challenged YouTube star JoJo Siwa to an ‘aggressive dance-off’
There are dance-offs, and then there are “aggressive dance-offs.”
Jimmy Fallon challenged wildly popular 15-year-old YouTube dancer and pop star JoJo Siwa, known for her appearances on Lifetime’s Dance Moms and Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition, to one heck of a dance challenge on Monday night’s show.
“I don’t want to know who can dance the best, I want to know who can dance the hardest,” said Fallon on Monday’s The Tonight Show.
Yeah, with that dance-heavy resume, you’re probably already thinking this sequin-clad teenager had it in the bag. She did. Read more…
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Hakeem Al-Araibi says he is losing hope as SBS’s Craig Foster visits him in Thai prison
Refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi says he is “losing hope” in his battle to be released from a Thai prison. 
France summons Italian envoy over Africa remarks
The Italian ambassador is summoned after Deputy PM Luigi di Maio accuses France of exploiting Africa.
Asian stocks poised for cautious trading amid concerns about the global economic outlook
The IMF reduced its estimate for global growth on Monday, cautioning that the growth momentum seen in recent years is slowing.