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One of the best things about my job is that I get to test just about every gadget before anyone else.

One of the worst things about my job is that people outside my profession constantly nag me with questions about which phone or other gizmo they should buy.

The bright side?

It gives me some insight into how normal people think about consumer technology, which is pretty refreshing since I'm usually surrounded by a bunch of tech dorks all day at my job. Читать дальше...

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Last week, a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee gave a critical recommendation for a version of an expensive, branded drug used to treat a class of painful diseases.

The drug is a "biosimilar," essentially a generic version of a biologic medicine produced by living cells.

Unlike generics for chemical-based drugs — think antibiotics or birth-control pills — that can be interchangeable with branded versions, the copycats of biologic medications... Читать дальше...

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban thinks fellow billionaire Michael Bloomberg would be a positive addition to the 2016 presidential race.

"I'd like to see him run. I think he'd bring a different perspective," Cuban said during a Tuesday interview on WABC's "The Rita Cosby Show."

Cuban wondered, however, if the former New York City mayor would be perceived as "meek":

The question's going to be: "Is he too meek?" And when I say "meek," I mean just force of voice. Читать дальше...

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The US Dollar is peaking at the moment, which is great news for Americans travelers trying to decide where to travel.

For years we’ve had to watch our wallets in the expensive cities like Stockholm, Paris and Sydney —but 2015 saw the dollar's value steadily increase.

Now a trip to Europe is teetering on affordable!

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The Rand has dropped 20% against the Dollar, meaning that it’s even cheaper for the average joe to hop on a wilderness safari. Читать дальше...

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The human body is surprisingly fragile, but there are those who enjoy pushing it to the limits.

From these daredevils, we learn how the body can miraculously compensate for starvation or oxygen deprivation to stay alive for as long as possible.

Here are five incredible feats of superhuman endurance:

Without sleep: 11 days.

In 1965, then 17-year-old Randy Gardner set the world record by staying awake for 264.4 hours, or 11 days and 24 minutes. Читать дальше...

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Maintenance workers at United Airlines overwhelmingly rejected a new contract offer, their union said Tuesday, adding it will seek approval from U.S. regulators to strike.

More than 93 percent of mechanics who voted decided against the company's offer, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said in a news release. The union said it will petition the U.S. National Mediation Board for the go-ahead to strike.

It was not immediately clear if a strike... Читать дальше...

On Tuesday, the US and Cuba signed a deal restoring commercial flights for the first time in five decades.

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A massive 19th century storm in the pacific United States opened up a 300-mile-long sea that stretched through much of the central part of California.

And it looks like the state is due for another megaflood.

For 43 days, from late 1861 to early 1862, it rained almost nonstop in central California. Rivers running down the Sierra Nevada mountains turned into torrents that swept entire towns away.

The storm was caused by an atmospheric river, a large concentration... Читать дальше...

Some gamers found an incredibly clever Easter egg that lets you beat "Far Cry 4," the latest open world adventure in the popular "Far Cry" series, at the very beginning of the game.

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Everyone likes to save money, no matter how much you have.

In the New York Times, Sendhil Mullainathan highlights one way too many of us might be thinking about it all wrong.

Mullainathan, a professor of economics at Harvard University and author of "Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much" points to a common, research-backed thought pattern: The more money is on the line, the less we notice or care about small fluctuations in price. Читать дальше...

Japan went to negative rates, so there is lots of talk about how low negative rates around the world can go. 

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The US Navy's Carrier Air Wing 14 is on the chopping block if Obama's 2017 budget plan passes, the Navy Times reports.

Carrier Air Wing 14, based out of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, hasn't been deployed since 2011, or fully staffed since 2013. 

Currently, the US Navy has 10 aircraft carriers and 10 carrier air wings, however, the carriers need periodic maintenance, so at least one carrier will always be dormant during a four-year long refueling and overhauling process. Читать дальше...

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US President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders turned their attention to China on Tuesday on the second day of a summit intended to improve commercial links and provide a united front on maritime disputes with Beijing.

After a first day discussing trade and economic issues at the Sunnylands resort in California, Obama and his Association of Southeast Asian Nations counterparts were to try to arrive at a common position on the South China Sea, where China and several ASEAN states have conflicting claims. Читать дальше...

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While Marvel media includes multiple universes across TV and film, one thing unites them all: the Stan Lee cameo.

Lee is a comic legend and the former President and Chairman of Marvel Comics. His creative work began in the 1939 and includes hugely recognizable characters like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and the X-Men.

The 93-year-old has subtly appeared in all manner of Marvel media. He does films, including both Marvel/Disney collaborations... Читать дальше...

Einstein’s start in life, if boiled down to a formula, would be something like this:

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It's been 26 years since the hit comedy "Kindergarten Cop" showed us the (even) funnier, lighter side of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and now we're going to see Dolph Lundgren take a turn at it. 

That's right, there's going to be a "Kindergarten Cop 2," with Lundgren (the '80s acton star best known as the antagonist in "Rocky IV") starring as a super-tough FBI agent who has to go undercover as a teacher to track down bad guys with stolen data. For the sequel, Lundgren... Читать дальше...

Instead of carrying around bulky sleds, Sled Legs lets you wear them. The project is on IndieGogo right now, and, if it succeeds, could change sledding as we know it.

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The jeans we're about to present are online for sale, so we're assuming some men are buying them.

But that doesn't mean that they should.

We've consistently seen some offensive pairs out on the Street, running wild with impunity, so with the help of stylist Jessica Cadmus, of the Wardrobe Whisperer, Business Insider is setting down some super easy guidelines.

"Jeans are the cornerstone of most men's casual wardrobe.  They are extremely versatile, travel well... Читать дальше...

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NBC has very publicly dismissed the notion that traditional TV is being threatened by cord-cutting, but the company is still building its own standalone streaming products, and a pattern is starting to emerge in its strategy.

Whether you believe that cord-cutting will destroy cable or not, companies from Verizon to HBO to Amazon are making big bets on “over-the-top” services. These services let you stream video without needing a cable package, digital antenna, or even a TV. Netflix is the most prominent example. Читать дальше...

There were lots of unique looks on the red carpet at the 2016 Grammy Awards, and people on Twitter did what they do best: make as many snarky comments as possible. Here's a sample of their reactions to some of the more memorable outfits of the night.

Sports Illustrated is making Ashley Graham its first-ever curvy model in this year's swimsuit edition, and while you'd think she has confidence in spades, Graham worked for it. Here's her advice for women in need of a confidence boost.

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By square footage, the Chicago Auto Show is actually the largest in the world. But sandwiched in between Detroit and New York, it often lacks the high profile releases of those shows.

This year, however, the Windy City boasted some impressive metal, including a few concepts and some special-edition models sure to turn heads.

Here are the world premiers at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show, which runs through February 21.

Mazda's lightweight, windshield-less MX5 Speedster... Читать дальше...

On February 9, Saudi deputy crown prince and defense minister Muhammad bin Salman visited military units in the southwestern province of Jizan, along the border with Yemen, posing with special forces soldiers and visiting injured troops in a field hospital.