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Today for #ThrowbackThursday, you can watch a funny video involving Lil Wayne and Drake that was filmed during the 2012 NBA All-Star Game at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida back on February 26th, 2012. The clip shows Weezy taking one of his Adidas JS Wings 2.0 “Stars & Stripes” sneakers...

Oil prices go negative — and Washington is paralyzed over what to do Reports that the Trump administration was considering paying oil companies not to pump oil have not comforted oil executives. An oil refinery in Texas. | David J. Phillip/AP Photo 04/20/2020 02:25 PM EDT Updated...

Health officials prepare to vaccinate residents of the Malawi village of Tomali, where young children are test subjects for the world’s first vaccine against malaria. Image: AP A scathing opinion piece in the BMJ is accusing the World Health Organization of conducting a pilot program in Africa...

Roderick Strong to challenge North American Champion Velveteen Dream Matt Riddle and Killian Dain to face off in a Street Fight on the second hour of NXT's live premiere Shayna Baszler’s next challenger to be decided in Fatal 4-Way Match on Sept.18

They must be laundering cash or tapping into some sort of government incentives, otherwise it looks like someone just wants to lose a lot of money. :mindblown: USA Cricket Chooses Partner to Fund and Develop U.S.-Based Professional T20 Cricket League - USA Cricket Cricket is the sport for...

:bpsalute::bpsalute::bpsalute: Now get your ass to the polls :bpufedup:

Iraq offers to mediate between Trump, Iran REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani Barham Salih, Iraq's newly elected president, walks during a handover ceremony at Salam Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 3, 2018. WASHINGTON — Concerned that tensions between Iran and the United States could blow back onto...

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping gesture to each others during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in this Nov. 9, 2017.. The brewing China-U.S. trade conflict features two leaders who’ve expressed friendship but are equally...

was on youtube studying, and found this cool bbc documentary on cuban support of african nations fight for independence, and thought i'd share: not finished the video yet but it speaks on the angolan civil war and how complex a conflict it was. brief notes from what i've watched: - Angola...

How Turkey's Currency Crisis Came To Pass The larger economic picture: Outside of his country Erdogan is much disliked. His arrogance and autocratic style do not leave a good impression. But within Turkey he had a very successful career and continues to be supported by a majority of his...

How the Iran sanctions drama intersects with OPEC-plus Major states buying oil from Iran are unlikely to heed the US call to drop imports; key allies want a waiver to avoid sanctions; OPEC, meanwhile, will have trouble boosting output in the short-term; the puzzle is not solved, but there are...

Who's celebrating? :blackpblessed: What's Juneteenth? A Guide To Celebrating America's Second Independence Day

Great read. The Most Successful Ethnic Group in the U.S. May Surprise You :ohhh: I think its that unfettered capitalism that A. Bourdain was talking about in Lagos at play here.

http://www.atimes.com/article/oil-and-gas-geopolitics-no-shelter-from-the-storm/ There could be widespread ramifications from US energy independence and looming US sanctions on Iran and Russia; states in Central Asia could be hit hard, as well as serious possible impacts on global oil production...

This thread will focus on increasing Chinese attempts to cultivate ties to spies and intelligence on non-Chinese countries.

HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - China is taking its first steps towards paying for imported crude oil in yuan instead of the U.S. dollar, three people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, a key development in Beijing’s efforts to establish its currency internationally. Shifting just part of...