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Øyvind Berntsen found a way to make his bookshelf a lot cooler: by using it to play Tetris.

NINTENDO

Nintendo is getting into the movie making business again. 

The Japanese company behind hugely popular video game franchises Pokémon and the Super Mario series, announced Monday it was currently in talks to adapt some of its most popular gaming characters to the big screen, according to the Wall Street Journal. 

First reported by Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun, Nintendo spokeman Makoto Wakae confirmed that Nintendo will have an involved hand in the creative processes for the movies... Читать дальше...

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A Texas pastor caused a public outcry last month after he claimed that a cake he bought at Whole Foods was decorated with a homophobic slur.

Jordan Brown, an openly gay pastor at Austin's Church of Open Doors, is now reversing those claims — and dropping a lawsuit he filed against Whole Foods — after the company threatened a countersuit, The New York Times reports.

In a statement on Monday, Brown said:

The company did nothing wrong. I was wrong to pursue... Читать дальше...

One of the most impressive long-term stock market statistics has to be the historical 30 year returns on the S&P 500:

People are often concerned about how radiation exposure may be affecting their health. It's true that extreme exposure can do terrible things to your body, but most of the radiation we absorb is in trace amounts from unexpected sources. 

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Just a few short years ago, actress Emilia Clarke had just two filming credits on her résumé: walk-on roles in a soap opera and a made-for-TV movie.

Now the Mother of Dragons earns a reported $300,000 per episode in "Game of Thrones," the most-watched show in HBO history.

As Daenerys Targaryen finds herself leading the entire Dothraki clan, we're taking a look back at how Clarke rose to fame.

Born in the fall of 1986, Emilia Clarke grew up in the picturesque county of Buckinghamshire, in the south of England. Читать дальше...

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Trust is like oxygen in the workplace: we need it to survive, says Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job." 

"Without it, you can cripple or destroy your career," she adds.

When your boss and team members trust you, they believe you have integrity and character — and as a result, your career growth has the best chance for success, Taylor explains. Читать дальше...

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Sunday's "Game of Thrones" episode.

The fourth episode of "Game of Thrones" season six began with an emotionally charged reunion between Jon Snow and Sansa Stark. After settling into each others' presence, Sansa launched into a pitch for the two of them to retake Winterfell by attacking the Boltons.

At first, Jon was adamant about not fighting anymore. He's had enough killing for one lifetime. But by the end of the episode, he had a change of... Читать дальше...

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Brands are scrambling to get targeted ads onto various digital platforms, but one crucial segment is rejecting those ads in droves.

Millennial and Gen Z shoppers ages 16 to 39 said in a new report from Lithium Technologies that the paid ads in their feeds are turning them off from using some social media platforms. In fact, 74% of this group said they dislike targeted ads on social media. Читать дальше...

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CEO pay at big Wall Street banks is a big deal.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon took home $27 million for 2015. Goldman Sachs chief Lloyd Blankfein earned $23 million.

Those are big numbers, and there are sure to be lots of people out there who think that they are too big.

Another huge issue, though, is why the most well-paid bank CEOs earn what they earn.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods shared its thoughts on the weighty topic of CEO compensation in a note on Friday... Читать дальше...

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Honey bees are nearly as essential to our food system as crops themselves.

Depending on how the research is conducted, pollinators are needed to produce approximately one-third of the food we eat (more, according to some estimates). Bees also contribute about $17 billion to the US agricultural industry each year. And it'd be extremely hard and expensive to get your hands on coffee without them, making them a key part of the global economy.

So it's unfortunate to note that... Читать дальше...

Michael Hayden is the former director of the CIA and NSA as well as the author of "Playing to the Edge." He has been very vocal about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. We spoke to the retired Air Force general about why he's made the decision to not cast his vote for Trump.

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Stepping into a management role for the first time can be scary.

It doesn't help that there's a ton of conflicting management advice out there, and sifting through it could take years.

That's why we recommend starting with these 10 books, which offer practical insights on leading a team.

We didn't simply stick with traditional business reads — instead, we included novels, psychological research, and the musings of a Roman emperor.

Each of these books... Читать дальше...

Over the weekend, Daily Beast editor Goldie Taylor tweeted a horrific story about what happened when her 25-year-old son tried to sell on Craigslis the MacBook she had bought him for college.

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It's Cannes time again.

That is, when Hollywood's elite travel to the French Riviera for the industry's most glamorous event of the year, the Cannes Film Festival.

This year, things kicked off with the latest movie from Woody Allen, "Cafe Society," which stars Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, and Blake Lively, among others. The premiere also put the sex-abuse allegations against Allen back in the spotlight.

The latest Jodie Foster-directed movie, "Money... Читать дальше...

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A second Mexican judge has ruled that the extradition of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States can go forward, judicial authorities announced Monday.

The process still awaits approval of Mexico's foreign ministry and it can be appealed.

The judge's decision was on an extradition request from a federal court in Texas. Last week, another judge made the same determination on a separate extradition request from a federal court in California.

The... Читать дальше...

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Stocks rallied on Monday after closing at the lowest level in a month to end the week on Friday. 

If stocks don't make new all-time highs by the end of the week, it would be one year since that happened. 

First, the scoreboard:

• Dow: 17,710.71, +175.39,(1.00%)
• S&P 500: 2,066.66, +20.05, (0.98%)
• Nasdaq: 4,775.46, +57.78, (1.22%)
• WTI crude oil: $47.72, +$1.51, (3.27%)

Oil

Oil could be slowly closing in on $50 per barrel. Читать дальше...

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Being prepared for emergencies is an essential part of sound financial planning.

I typically advise my clients to keep three to six months of basic living expenses — such as their rent or mortgage payments, groceries and child care costs — set aside in their checking or savings accounts. This helps them avoid resorting to credit cards to cover unexpected bills.

MORE: How to build a budget

But I find my clients still have questions about how to manage... Читать дальше...

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USA just dropped the trailer for season two of the hit hacker drama, "Mr. Robot."

Season one of "Mr. Robot"  followed computer engineer Elliot (Rami Malek) as he joins fsociety, a renegade group of hackers trying to free the world of debt. Elliot and fsociety join forces to take down E Corp, the global conglomerate in control of the world's debt, but he finds himself caught in a game of cat-and-mouse with the sadistic leader of fsociety, Mr. Robot (Christian Slater).

"Mr. Читать дальше...

Captain America's weapon of choice is his iconic, star-spangled shield. The Marvel hero can hurl it at a baddie and then summon it back to his arm. Now, YouTuber the Hacksmith can too.

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Though “Suicide Squad” isn’t out until August, Warner Bros. is hard at work expanding its DC Comics movie universe.

The studio is green-lighting a standalone Harley Quinn movie with the actress who will play the character in “Squad,” Margot Robbie, reprising the role, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 

Though details on the project are under wraps, THR is reporting that the project won’t just be Quinn on her own. Numerous female heroes and villains will be featured... Читать дальше...

The Astarte Suites Hotel in Greece is the ultimate getaway. High up in the volcanic cliffs of Santorini, its villas offer extraordinary views of the Aegean Sea. 

Remember that remote-controlled toy car you had when you were little? Well, there's a new robot car that takes it to the next level. Disney Research and ETH Zurich teamed up to build the VertiGo — a robot that uses two tiltable propellers to help it climb up walls.

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A federal court ordered middle and high schools in Cleveland, Mississippi to merge to satisfy the ruling on a decades-long legal battle to desegregate schools, according to a press release from The Department of Justice.

The order comes more than sixty years after the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that school segregation was unconstitutional in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case.

“Six decades after the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of... Читать дальше...

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Snapchat has expanded out of its beloved Venice Beach neighborhood and into an airport.

The Santa Monica City Council approved a $3 million-a-year lease for Snapchat to take over space at the Santa Monica Airport, which includes two buildings and eight hangars, according to the Santa Monica Mirror. Snapchat declined to comment.

The five-year lease gives Snapchat room to expand into the two office buildings, totaling 70,473 square feet, although it has to spend at least... Читать дальше...