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Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland cited a lot of judges appointed by Republicans in his decisions as chief judge on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.

Ravel Law Blog, which is run by Stanford Law School graduates Nicholas Reed and Daniel Lewis, found that, of the top 10 judges cited by Garland in his more than 300 authored opinions, seven were appointed by Republican presidents.

Not all were conservative, such as former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens... Читать дальше...

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If you save money by accident, does it still count?

I was at a meet-up the other day for entrepreneurs, and upon plopping down my laptop and plugging my mouse into it, I immediately felt a pat on my back and hearty chuckle.

“Dude – what is this, 1998?” – a friend blurted out.

“Hah, I know – it’s weird using a mouse w/ my laptop huh?” – I shyly shot back

“Nah man, I’m talking about how OLD your mouse is. Is that a ball at the bottom of... Читать дальше...

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Reactions were decidedly mixed when Megan Stuckey, a 24-year-old U.S. citizen living in South Korea, told a local newspaper that she was denied entry to a bar simply because she was a foreigner.

Some shared her frustration while others sided with the establishment.

The Korea Herald reported in February that the bar Stuckey had tried to go into, Green Light, even has a sign at the door laying out its policy: “Only Koreans are allowed because our employees are not able to communicate in English,” it reads.

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Ahead of President Barack Obama's landmark visit to Cuba this weekend, Business Insider sent three reporters to step back in time on the stagnant island nation.

Instead of booking rooms in one of the state-run hotels, we decided to stay in a three-bedroom "casa particular," a traditional Cuban home we found through Airbnb, which started offering accommodations in Havana in June.

Our apartment was just a few steps away from the infamous Habana Libre hotel... Читать дальше...

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While "Deadpool" is still owning the box office, "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" is about to become the biggest new movie of the season when it hits theaters next week.

Yet the blockbuster is still shrouded in secrecy.

The latest multi-superhero epic has yet to screen for critics, even while stars Ben Affleck (Batman), Henry Cavill (Superman), and Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) have done rounds of press.

But Warner Bros. has just released a huge batch of... Читать дальше...

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A well-respected law professor is predicting that a top law school will close in the next few years.

"In 2 to 4 years, a university administration will shut down a top law school and we may never see it coming," Dorothy A. Brown, a professor of of tax law, wrote in a column for Forbes on Thursday. 

Brown previously predicted the demise of law schools last year, citing a declining legal job market.

Now, Brown's doubling down on her predictions. Because... Читать дальше...

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The world's oldest message in a bottle was actually one of more than 1,000 identical bottles that helped shape our understanding of ocean currents.

Last August, retired post office worker Marianne Winkley discovered a mysterious bottle with a message inside on the shores of Amrum — an island in the German North Sea.

Rumors began circulating that Winkley had found the world's oldest message in a bottle, and on March 14 of this year, the official judge ... Читать дальше...

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Professional social situations can be awkward. And, unfortunately, many people wind up making fools of themselves because they don’t understand that etiquette rules in business differ from those in other settings.

In "The Essentials of Business Etiquette," Barbara Pachter writes about the rules people need to understand to conduct and present themselves appropriately in professional social settings.  

We looked through the book and spoke to Pachter... Читать дальше...

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Can you imagine the three-woman American R&B group TLC singing Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time?"

Neither can we, but it almost happened.

Spears' debut single was originally written for TLC, but the trio passed on what would turn out to be an enormous cultural phenomenon.

Here are 13 hits that almost went to other artists:

Rihanna's "Umbrella" ... by Britney Spears

Rihanna's "Umbrella" was... Читать дальше...

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A Florida jury decided on Friday evening that Gawker Media must pay Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea) $115 million in damages after running a sex tape of the famous wrestler on its site. 

The case centers on a 2012 post by former Gawker editor A.J. Daulerio, in which he posted an edited section of a sex tape filmed without Bollea's consent. Bollea was allegedly filmed having sex with Heather Clem, the ex-wife of his friend and radio host Bubba the Love Sponge Clem... Читать дальше...

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MOSCOW (AP) — Winds were gusting before dawn Saturday over the airport in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don when a plane carrying 62 people from a favorite Russian holiday destination decided to abort its landing.

The timing was tricky. Two planes had landed just a few minutes before the FlyDubai plane aimed to touch down.

On the other hand, a Russian Aeroflot plane scheduled to land around the same time made three attempts at landing but then diverted to another airport... Читать дальше...

The remains of a 12,400 year old puppy have been found in permafrost in Siberia. This has given scientists and important and fascinating opportunity to examine a well-preserved Pleistocene canid for the first time.

Original story here. 

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Recession fears, concerns about China, and the extreme bearishness of investors all seemed to be aimed at answering the question of what's on the horizon.

The Champagne Gun — invented in France and sold by a Miami-based company — is the easiest way to waste bubbly. The device looks like a machine gun, and can spray champagne up to 23 feet.

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Alan Warren worked at Google for nearly 12 years before making the leap to health insurance startup Oscar earlier this week.

Warren helped build Google's New York City office from 50 engineers to more than 3,000 and most recently led engineering for products like Docs and Drive as well as its "Classroom" education efforts.

He tells Business Insider that he's excited to work on a smaller team — Oscar has 400 employees and as CTO he'll be working closely with its 55 engineers ... Читать дальше...

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A pair of bald eagles known as "Mr. President" and "First Lady" welcomed their first eaglet on Friday in Washington's National Arboretum.

An "eagle cam" provided live footage of the first bald eagles to nest since 1947 in the Arboretum, a park-like conservatory in northeast Washington.

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The first egg was laid on Feb. 10 and the other on Feb. 14. The first egg hatched early on Friday and the other is expected to hatch soon.

The pair built their nest in a tulip poplar tree in 2015.

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Americans spent $109 billion on illegal drugs in 2010, according to a White House study, roughly the same as the $108 billion they spent on illegal narcotics in 2000.

And while most of those drugs are imported from elsewhere, the cash Americans spent on them largely stays in the US.

This is mostly because of the way value gets added to illegal drugs, as well as the stringent efforts governments make to intercept illicit drugs and the profits they produce. Читать дальше...

An international team of economists just released its fourth World Happiness Report, which measures well-being in countries around the world to help guide public policy.

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After 10 years in the world of investment banking, I decided to drop everything and travel the world for two years, both volunteering my time and backpacking as a tourist.

Traveling provided me with an invaluable global perspective, gave me insight into different cultures, and taught me the many different ways people interact.

During those two years, I traveled from one culture to another every month. I had to completely reset with each move and learn the key... Читать дальше...

JPMorgan recently hosted its annual Global Markets Conference in Paris, bringing together 400 clients from the UK and continental Europe.

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March Madness is underway — and with Middle Tennessee's huge upset over Michigan State in the first round and Northern Iowa's half-court shot to upset Texas at the buzzer, it's already proving to be a dramatic tournament.

It's impossible to know which teams will be squaring off in the NCAA championship game, slated for April 4.

In the meantime, we took a walk down memory lane and rounded up pictures of the past 25 championship teams.

1991: Duke defeated Kansas... Читать дальше...