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Xi calls on Chinese not to waste food as crop shortage fears grow

Foxconn says trade war means China can no longer be ‘the world’s factory’

Who Owned the Chemicals that Blew Up Beirut? No One Will Say

More companies are adopting paid menstrual leave policies

Its not cultural appropriation when they do it. Snark aside, I wish they had focused more on the guy recreating American work wear from the 50s How Japan Copied American Culture and Made it Better

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Although I can’t honestly say I care about this one way or another, this is a good primer as to why New York can’t get anything done for those who have not already experienced it first hand. Why congestion pricing might be delayed

What could go wrong? Russia lends Egypt $25 billion for Dabaa nuclear power plant

Worth a try, but if justice was really the concern this would not have been needed. So one suspects that Judges will ignore this. Musicians Algorithmically Generate Every Possible Melody, Release Them to Public Domain

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Uncomfortable Lessons: Reassessing Iran’s Missile Attack

Growth rates of 2019-nCoV are falling in Hubei, in China, and worldwide

A bad recording, but still still something to see two old timers playing around. Two of the top talents in their respective fields (playing the guitar and singing). It is a shame they did not pick better songs or put more serious effort into working together (and maybe they did at some point and I just don’t know it).