Neo-Noir, Noir, and current events, as well as whatever else piques my interest and hopefully yours
By Krystal Hu, Reporter | Yahoo Finance
Huawei knows what it’s like to be in the crosshairs of U.S.-China trade tensions, but that position hasn’t hurt the embattled company — at least so far.
The Chinese telecom and smartphone giant announced 23% revenue growth in the first half of 2019 on Tuesday, in its first financial report since the Trump administration banned U.S.… Continues
By Huizhong Wu | Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an expanding national effort to “Sinicize” its Muslim population.… Continues
by David Axe | The National Interest
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duncan has arrived in the Persian Gulf, temporarily doubling the number of British warships in the Persian Gulf following repeated Iranian attacks on British ships.
The brief increase in British warships in the region, from one to two, underscores just how few ships the Royal Navy can deploy even in an emergency.… Continues
By Tim Culpan | Bloomberg
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Earnings from both Sony Corp.… Continues
by David Axe | The National Interest
China reportedly activated one of its Soar Dragon large spy drones to keep tabs on a U.S.… Continues
By Vivian Ho in San Francisco | The Guardian
California has some of the most stringent gun laws in the country, including a ban on the type of rifle that a shooter used to kill three and wound 15 at the garlic food festival in Gilroy on Sunday.… Continues
By Brian Truitt | USA TODAY
Fifty years after the Manson Family killed actress Sharon Tate and shook Hollywood to its core, Charles Manson still holds definite sway over pop culture.
Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” is the latest film tapping into the grisly anniversary of the Tate-LaBianca murders masterminded by the notorious cult leader in August 1969.… Continues