Non-IT News Thread
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Trump defends request to hide ship named John McCain
US President Donald Trump has defended a reported White House request to hide a warship named for his late critic, John McCain, during his trip to Japan.
At the White House, Mr Trump denied having prior knowledge of the request, but said whoever did it was "well meaning" in their intention.
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Boeing admits it 'fell short' on safety alert for 737
Boeing has admitted it "fell short" when it failed to implement a safety alert system on the 737 Max.
The aircraft was grounded globally in March after two crashes within months.
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg 'survives' leadership vote
An attempt to make Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg step down as the company's chairman has failed.
At the company's annual general meeting on Thursday, shareholders had the opportunity to vote on Mr Zuckerberg's leadership.
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China prepares to strike back at US as Huawei suffers another loss
SoftBank snubs Huawei for 5G equipment while China mulls rare earths embargo
The trade tension between the United States and China looks set to intensify soon, as the latter country is taking steps to respond to the American ban on doing business with Huawei. -
Robert Pattinson is officially the next Batman
https://nypost.com/2019/05/31/robert-pattinson-is-officially-the-next-batman/ -
@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Robert Pattinson is officially the next Batman
https://nypost.com/2019/05/31/robert-pattinson-is-officially-the-next-batman/Okay. . . enough of this guy already.
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@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Robert Pattinson is officially the next Batman
https://nypost.com/2019/05/31/robert-pattinson-is-officially-the-next-batman/Okay. . . enough of this guy already.
Not a fan of Robert?
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@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Robert Pattinson is officially the next Batman
https://nypost.com/2019/05/31/robert-pattinson-is-officially-the-next-batman/Okay. . . enough of this guy already.
Not a fan of Robert?
Is anyone? Haha.
I mean, he was fine as Digory and he seems like a nice enough bloke. And he's embarrassed at his bad work and has said so. I think he's an odd choice for Batman, though.
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@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:
@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Robert Pattinson is officially the next Batman
https://nypost.com/2019/05/31/robert-pattinson-is-officially-the-next-batman/Okay. . . enough of this guy already.
Not a fan of Robert?
Not really no. He's not at all a good actor.
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Just tired of seeing another Batman again.
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@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Just tired of seeing another Batman again.
This is true, there have been a lot of Batman movies within the last few years.
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@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Just tired of seeing another Batman again.
Now THAT I can get behind. I've not seen the last few and I still am burned out on it.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@black3dynamite said in Non-IT News Thread:
Just tired of seeing another Batman again.
Now THAT I can get behind. I've not seen the last few and I still am burned out on it.
Batman & Batman Returns are still my favorites.
Christian Bale did alright with Batman Begins, but I didn't care for the other two he did.
I say if Pattinson wants to give it a shot, let him... just hope the director has a good story to go with it.
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BBC News - Virginia Beach: 11 killed in government building shooting, police say
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Freedom Gas - Come Get Some!
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Donald Trump meets Queen at start of UK state visit
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are meeting the Queen on the first day of their state visit to the UK.
The pair are at Buckingham Palace for a private lunch and welcome ceremony.
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Nanda Devi: Bodies spotted in hunt for climbers missing in India
A helicopter crew searching for eight climbers who went missing in the Indian Himalayas has spotted five bodies, Indian sources say.
Four Britons, two Americans, an Australian and an Indian made up the missing group who disappeared on India's second highest-peak.
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Pentagon tells White House not to politicise the military
The Pentagon has warned the White House not to politicise the military, amid a row over a ship bearing the same name as late Senator John McCain.
Last week, the White House asked for the USS John S McCain to be hidden during his speech in Japan.
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Avengers: Endgame Directors Are Adapting Magic: The Gathering For Netflix
Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo are working on a new project: they are adapting the popular 26-year-old collectible card game Magic: The Gathering for Netflix.
On Monday, Netflix has announced that the Russos are teaming up with Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro for an animated series based on the mythology of the fantasy-themed card game. The Russo brothers will “oversee the creation of an all-new storyline and expand on the stories of the Planeswalkers” and will see the heroes and villains of Magic's multiverse “contend with stakes larger than any one world can hold.”
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Canada 'complicit in race-based genocide' of indigenous women
Canada is complicit in a "race-based genocide" against indigenous women, a government report has concluded.
The report cited research finding indigenous women were 12 times more likely to be killed or to disappear than other women in Canada.
