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A flurry of newspaper headlines have called into question the existence of SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Scientists, they reported, appear to have debunked a widespread conviction, that feeling low in winter time is a genuine illness caused by disturbed levels of brain chemicals and that demands treatment.

A visit to any number of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) websites leads to online questionnaires offering “diagnosis”, treatment recommendations... Читать дальше...

Cold brew has been the biggest trend in coffee over the last year. In fact, it's so popular that places like Toby's Estate Coffee have it on tap.

Protests in Hong Kong became violent after police shut down unlicensed food vendor stalls during the Lunar New Year celebrations. More than 90 people were injured, and police say they arrested 61 rioters.

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Prior to Sinaloa cartel chief Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán’s brazen jailbreak in July 2015, Mexican federal officials allowed a private company to connect a geolocation-monitoring bracelet to him.

But that company was never contracted to work for the government — and that bracelet was never watched.

A report by Mexican periodical Reforma was unable to find definitive answers about who authorized the device and who monitored it... Читать дальше...

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Netflix has plans to release two dozen movies and documentaries in 2016.

Here's one more you can add to the list: a comedy about Hitler that was a big hit in Germany.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Look Who's Back," which is based on a best-selling 2012 novel, "Er ist wieder da," will come to the streaming service in April.  

The film follows Adolf Hitler as he wakes up in 2011 with no memory of anything since 1945. Hitler (played by German actor Oliver Masucci)... Читать дальше...

Courtney Verrill

Food courts are a great place to grab a quick bite to eat, whether it's while you're waiting to catch a train, taking a break from shopping, or just wanting to enjoy a nice lunch. But lately, famous chefs and other restaurateurs have taken the food court to the next level, bringing high-quality food and swanky interiors to the masses. 

The newest celebrity chef food court, The Pennsy, recently opened near Penn Station in New York City. Located at the corner of 33rd Street and 7th Avenue... Читать дальше...

Giuseppe Lapolla can do amazing tricks with pizza dough.

Thanks to Panoram Italia Magazine for the footage, which was shot at Skellefteå, a pizzeria in northern Sweden.

Story and editing Jeremy Dreyfuss

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The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow tracker, which has won praise for being an accurate read on economic growth ahead of the Bureau of Economic Analysis' first estimate for gross domestic product, has some bad news for the recessionistas: first-quarter GDP is expected to grow at a 2.5% clip.

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Tesla's next car will be a lot cheaper than previously expected. 

In fact, it could cost as little as $25,000. 

CEO Elon Musk confirmed last year that its first mass market car, the Model 3, would price at about $35,000. 

However, it wasn't exactly clear until now whether that price would include tax incentives. 

Tesla told Bloomberg Tuesday that the $35,000 price tag does not include tax incentives, meaning that with tax refunds included, the car could end up costing only $25,000. Читать дальше...

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There's a big debate going on right now in the enterprise software world: Do startups really need a high-paid, professional sales force to sell their apps?

Or can more companies model themselves after Atlassian or Slack and grow into big companies without a salesforce? These companies use self-service and automated processes to make sales online. No high-pressure tactics.

Oracle's salesforce is one of the biggest, baddest, and most legendary in the software world.

Oracle... Читать дальше...

Daniel Krieger

High-end dining in New York City has been undergoing a revolution over the past year.

Danny Meyer, the high-profile restaurateur who founded Shake Shack, got rid of tipping at his 13 restaurants. Celebrity chef Tom Colicchio and others have said they will try out the no-tipping thing too.

But don't expect that at the legendary Michelin-starred French spot Le Bernardin.

Everyone in New York's fine-dining land is passing around this interview with chef-owner Eric Ripert in The Daily Meal... Читать дальше...

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No time offers a clearer window into how consumer and retailer shopping trends are shifting than the holiday season. The fourth quarter is always the busiest time of year for brands and retailers — it's when many of them move from red to black.

This holiday season indicated that there's never been a better time to be a consumer. The rise of online and mobile shopping has given consumers more choice, flexibility, and often better service, and retailers are shifting their strategies to keep up. Читать дальше...

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What do Microsoft, Dell, Napster and Facebook all have in common? Aside from being among some of the most market-shaking companies of the last quarter century, they were all also created by college students.

Sure, not everyone can be the next Mark Zuckerberg, but starting a small business while in college is definitely possible.

There are several options that require little to no startup capital and can be done without an office space.

Entrepreneurship... Читать дальше...

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Two recent lawsuits accuse a dozen Dunkin' Donuts locations in New York and New Jersey of overcharging customers about 70% of the time in recent years.

The class actions say Dunkin' Donuts charged a sales tax on items that should not have been affected, including bottled water and ground coffee in New Jersey and packaged coffee beans in New York, the New York Post reports.

Lawyer Carl Mayer, who filed the suits, says Dunkin' Donuts locations made an estimated... Читать дальше...

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When "The Walking Dead" returns to TV Sunday, February 14, expect things to get darker.

That's what showrunner Scott M. Gimple had to tell fans during a conversation with the cast at the 92Y Monday evening.

"This half season is some of the most dark, scary, twisted stuff," said Gimple during a screening of the show's last episode and Q&A with cast members including Steven Yeun and Lauren Cohan. 

It won't all be gloom and doom, though. Читать дальше...

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As Russian planes decimate Aleppo, and hundreds of thousands of civilians in Syria's largest city prepare for encirclement, blockade and siege — and for the starvation and the barbarity that will inevitably follow — it is time to proclaim the moral bankruptcy of American and Western policy in Syria.

Actually, it is past time. The moral bankruptcy has been long in the making: five years of empty declarations that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go, of halfhearted arming of rebel groups... Читать дальше...

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President Barack Obama is calling for higher taxes on the wealthy and on big banks in his final budget proposal, released on Tuesday.

The plan also calls for billions of dollars to be committed to clean energy, education, healthcare, and the fight against the Islamic State terror group.

Some of the new taxes include, most prominently, raising the top rate on capital gains to 28%. Another provision would require millionaires to pay at least 30% of their income in taxes... Читать дальше...

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Goldman Sachs has made a significant change in its employee mix, and it's great news for junior bankers.

The firm increased its total number of analysts, associates, and vice presidents by 17% from 2012 to 2015, according to a presentation from CEO Lloyd Blankfein at the Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum on Tuesday.

Goldman's partner and managing director pool, meanwhile, has decreased by 2%. 

In the presentation, Blankfein said his firm had a "broadened pyramid" of employees. Читать дальше...

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The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius ruled from 161 to 180 AD, and developed a reputation for being the ideal wise leader Plato termed the "philosopher king."

Marcus has remained relevant for 1,800 years largely due to his writings collected as "Meditations," which President Bill Clinton has said is one of his favorite books.

"Meditations" is closer to a diary than a philosophical treatise. Marcus wrote its 12 books sometime during the tumultuous last decade of his life. Читать дальше...

People are pessimists.

As a rule we're all pretty negative, and we get off on thinking about how bad everything is, and how much better it used to be.

I'll bet it goes all the way back to a bunch of grunting cave people, whining about how the Hunting/Gathering was better when their parents were younger.

Entrepreneurs, tech-types and founders do it too. We talk about how much better it was to start companies back in the 70s, or the 80s, or the 90s, when we could have been the founders of Apple or Microsoft. Читать дальше...

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Ghostface Killah called in for a Fox Business Network interview Tuesday morning in order to rip infamous ex-pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli.

"He has no respect for life," Ghostface told anchor Maria Bartiromo of Shkreli.

The rapper continued: "I mean, he raised the price — you know I've been in on him — from what, $13, $15, to $750 a pill for these AIDS victims. And it was just like, yo, how could you do something like that? It's 5,000%."

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The tech bus protest movement was dead — or so we thought. 

In the first protest in nearly a year, dozens of people blocked the commuter shuttles that drive employees from San Francisco an hour south to Silicon Valley for work.

Among those stopped at the bus stop in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District were employees from Yahoo and Facebook. 

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Hannah Storm is the new anchor of the 10 to 11 AM hour of "SportsCenter:AM" on ESPN, and recently headed to San Francisco ahead of the Super Bowl. We followed along on the veteran sportscaster's long day of reporting before the big game.

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Tension is a staple of our everyday lives, whether we like it or not.

You might feel it most when sitting in unmoving traffic on your way to work, having a tough conversation with your boss about a missed deadline, or thinking about all the work you’ll have on your plate next week.

Tension makes you uncomfortable, makes situations harder to deal with, and contributes stress to your life, which can ultimately result in physical effects from headaches to heart problems. Читать дальше...

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When Johnny Manziel missed the end of the Cleveland Browns' season, the organization said that it was because of a concussion the quarterback had sustained against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 15.

A new report on Tuesday, however, alleges that Manziel actually arrived at a Browns practice drunk on December 30, and that the Browns failed to report the incident and instead said he had a concussion.

NFL Network's Michael Silver reported, according... Читать дальше...