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CNN

CNN anchor Poppy Harlow showed true dedication to her work after fainting live on-air Monday. The pregnant broadcaster then recovered and said she and her baby were "fine."

The incident occurred as Harlow began a story about President Obama and a CNN/ORC poll that found 74% of respondents didn't approve of how he's handling the fight on terrorism.

Then, while an on-air graphic filled the screen, Harlow began slurring her words, breathing irregularly, and then fell silent. Читать дальше...

The Hechsher, or the Ⓤ marking on many common food items, is a signifier that the food is certified kosher. You can find the Ⓤ on Oreos, Coca-Cola, and many other items people purchase regularly.

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Lost in the madness around the Al Jazeera report that links Peyton Manning to shipments of HGH is that the Denver Broncos still have a big decision looming.

For the last five games, the Broncos have started Brock Osweiler at quarterback while Peyton Manning recovered from a torn plantar fascia.

During that stretch, Denver has gone 3-2, leaving some to wonder who the Broncos would roll with once Manning returned to full health.

According to a report from Fox Sports' Jay Glazer... Читать дальше...

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The living room is a place for relaxation, but there’s a growing number of gadgets that aim to make it even more convenient. Whether you plan on throwing a few parties or Netflix binging alone, here’s some gear we like for anyone’s lounge.

Westside Estate Agency

An 'oceanfront kingdom' on Martha's Island is looking for a monarch to rule it.

A 312-acre parcel of land on the elite Massachusetts summer getaway island of such notables as Lady Gaga, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jim Carrey, and President Barack Obama just hit the market for $100 million.

It includes a 35-acre pond, 1,200 feet of beachfront, and all the privacy and natural beauty a king or queen could ask for.

Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency has the listing. Читать дальше...

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Gene editing was one of the most talked-about topics of 2015, and rightly so.

One technique in particular, known as CRISPR/Cas9, has made it possible to quickly and precisely edit genes by cutting and pasting bits of DNA, opening the door to curing genetic defects and preventing the spread of disease. It's already been used in everything from mice to human embryos.

Meanwhile, other gene editing techniques are already being developed to treat cancer and other diseases. Читать дальше...

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The blog 100 Reasons NOT to go to Graduate School offers people considering grad school some good reasons to do something else.

This list is a compilation of some of the posts from the blog, which is intended for students of the humanities and social sciences.

The smart people are somewhere else.

If you think that going to graduate school will allow you to spend your days in a community of the enlightened, consider the axiom that it is unwise to borrow money that is difficult to repay. Читать дальше...

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(Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is cutting short his vacation to return to the city as pressure on him rises after two black citizens were killed by city police officers over the weekend.

"He is cutting his family trip short so that he can continue the ongoing work of restoring accountability and trust in the Chicago Police Department," said the mayor's spokeswoman Kelley Quinn, in a statement. "He will arrive back in Chicago on Tuesday afternoon.”

Denver area charity workers helped spread Christmas cheer last week by handing out joints to the homeless.

20th Century Fox

Rescuing Matt Damon isn't cheap.

A Quora user posted on the question-and-answer site asking, "How much money has been spent attempting to bring Matt Damon back from distant places?"

The user cited "Saving Private Ryan," "Interstellar," and this year's "The Martian" as examples of films in which Damon's character must be rescued.

It turns out there are quite a few more.

Another user, Kynan Eng, calculated how much it would've actually cost to retrieve Damon from faraway places in his films... Читать дальше...

Luxury Yacht Group

Luxury yachts are a great way to sail to incredible destinations while enjoying optimal comfort.

Some of the world's most opulent yachts are equipped with lounges, cinemas, and amenities that include everything from jet skis to helicopter pads.

We spoke to Luxury Yacht Group, which provides yacht management, crew placement, sales, and charters, to pull together 10 breathtaking yachts you can charter this winter in destinations like the Caribbean, the Maldives, and Antarctica. Читать дальше...

Netflix

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas weekend. I spent part of mine watching one of the best new TV shows I've ever come across on Netflix, from start to finish.

"Black Mirror" is a must-watch, especially if you love or have a deep interest in technology. 

Winner of a Peabody Award and International Emmy Award for best TV mini-series, "Black Mirror" offers seven completely unique episodes, which vary in length but average around 45 minutes apiece. There's no plot... Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

Eco-activists  often indict air travel as a carbon-spewing threat to the global climate. 

Worldwide, commercial jets pour an estimated 700 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, leading to headlines like this one in The New York Times not long ago:  “Your Biggest Carbon Sin May Be Air Travel.”

But it turns out that air travel’s notoriety as a most-wanted carbon criminal is a bum rap.

Passenger jets are in fact significantly more efficient than automobiles... Читать дальше...

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For one week every year, Sturgis, a small town nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota, becomes motorcycle mecca.

Hundreds of thousands of bikers make the pilgrimage each year to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, one of the largest and oldest events of its kind in the world. It has been happening annually since 1938.

This year was the 75th anniversary of the rally. Check out the expected — and unexpected — sights of Sturgis.

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“They had the evidence back then that I didn't do it, but nobody said anything.”

This Steven Avery line from the first episode of Netflix’s new true-crime show “Making a Murderer” is at the heart of the docuseries. 10 years in the making and curated from over 700 hours of footage, the documentary and its directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos tell the harrowing story of Avery, his nephew Brendan Dassey, and the American justice system.

If you were a news junkie back in 2005 or lived anywhere near Manitowoc... Читать дальше...

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Apple is the most valuable company in the world — and it has the cash on hand to prove it. 

But even before the iPhone revitalized the company in 2007, Apple had a rich and storied history as one of the first companies to make it really big in Silicon Valley. 

Here are 17 things you probably didn't know about Apple, from its clothing line to Bill Gates to its serious financial trouble. 

Apple was founded on April 1st, or April Fool's Day, in 1976. Читать дальше...

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Whenever I'd meet new people during my three-year tenure as a professional basketball player in Israel, they'd be skeptical.

They'd look me up and down with a furrowed brow, as if I was playing a trick on them. It's like I owed them something if I was going to say the words "pro athlete."

I should have been wearing really nice clothes or had a fancy watch. At the very least they expected a towering, polished, physical presence — not some short guy with big calves and messy hair. Читать дальше...

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The US has certainly had its share of wacky December weather this year. 

With people on the East Coast basking in warm temperatures, severe storms tearing up the South, and blizzards dumping snow on southwest states, it's no doubt that thanks to El Niño, this month is one for the books.

El Niño, a weather pattern that's characterized by warmer-than average water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, can often lead to unexpected weather events around the world... Читать дальше...

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Billionaire businessman Donald Trump torched a New Hampshire newspaper publisher Monday after he wrote an op-ed blasting the Republican presidential front-runner.

Ahead of Trump's Monday-night event in New Hampshire, Union Leader publisher Joseph McQuaid wrote an editorial titled: "Trump campaign insults NH voters' intelligence."

"He reminds us of the grownup bully 'Biff' in the 'Back to the Future' movie series," McQuaid wrote, while declaring that his state would reject Trump's campaign. Читать дальше...

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It's a miracle that I've ventured into entrepreneurship. My 9-year-old self would have never seen it coming.

You have to understand, I was the kid who was never able to sell any of that "World's Best Chocolate." I was the only Cub Scout who didn't get the badge for sales of the holiday popcorn tins. Rather than go door-to-door, I would just let the catalog molder in my backpack until the very last day, then I'd beg my mom to buy some crappy nougat so that I didn't look like a huge antisocial moron. Читать дальше...

With just a few more days remaining in 2015, the market — as measured by the S&P 500 — has basically gone nowhere this year:

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It's expensive to be a woman, and it's not just because it costs a lot to maintain one's appearance.

There's a "pink tax" involved, or a surcharge in which women are sometimes charged more than men are charged for many products.

A recent study from New York's Department of Consumer Affairs, called "From Cradle to Cane: The Cost of Being A Female Consumer," demonstrated how this is a problem that often plagues females from birth until they're senior citizens. Читать дальше...

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Tips for paying down debt (CreditCards.com)

With the New Year just around the corner, it's time to begin think about resolutions. One popular resolution is to pay down debt. Matt Schulz, senior analyst at CreditCards.com shared three ways to lower your debt burden. First, ask for a lower interest rate. According to CreditCards.com, this works about two-thirds of the time. Читать дальше...

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The past year has been incredibly tumultuous for the Middle East. 

Political upheaval is still roiling throughout the region since the Arab Spring, and wars have continued to grind on in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, and Libya.

But despite the conflict, life continues in this region where 257 million people call home. 

We have put together some of the most illustrative photos taken in the Middle East this year.

In this March 12 photo, a man looks at the rubble... Читать дальше...