Новости за 07.06.2016

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Republicans who are surprised and vexed by Donald Trump's racist attacks on US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel — the federal judge who is allegedly too Mexican to preside over Trump's fraud trial, despite being born in Indiana — apparently were not paying attention during the years Trump spent spreading rumors that President Barack Obama had forged his birth certificate.

The attacks are fundamentally the same: In each case, Trump is attacking an American-born... Читать дальше...

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You could call them the most eligible bachelorettes in the world.

Five of the wealthiest women on earth are still unmarried, according to Wealth-X, a company that conducts research on the super-wealthy. With Valentine's Day in mind, it provided us with a list of the richest bachelorettes in five age groups: 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. Combined, they're worth $46 billion.

Meet five of the wealthiest in the world below, including owners of a biotech startup and a luxury-clothing business. Читать дальше...

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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. 

People's imaginations know few bounds.

Especially when it comes to describing how wonderful they are.

Their fingers are poised over their keyboards. They egos are poised over their fingers.

What results is mayhem of a very particular kind.

Periodically, I venture to LinkedIn only to see the newest ways that people have found to say they're quite wonderful. Читать дальше...

A golden era of antibiotics shifted the leading causes of death away from infection to cancer and cardiovascular disease.

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Stocks ended the day mixed in a quiet day for markets and the economy as the Dow briefly moved back above the 18,000 level and the S&P 500 inched closer to its all-time high. 

Crude oil also settled above $50 a barrel for the first time since July 2015.

Scoreboard

• Dow: 17,938.3, +18, (+01%)
• S&P 500: 2,112.1, +2.7, (+0.1%)
• Nasdaq: 4,961.8, -7, (-0.1%)
• WTI crude oil: $50.50, +1.6%
• 10-year Treasury: 1.71%
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Snapchat has been taken to a whole new level — literally. Eddie Bauer alpinists Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richards, two very experienced climbers, just came back from a no-oxygen Everest summit attempt up the north side of the mountain.

Although climbing Everest is a feat in itself, the two managed to keep their audience constantly up-to-date by Snapchatting though their EverestNoFilter story. Here is how they did it. 

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Right around 8:00 a.m. Friday morning, "The Late Late Show" host and viral sensation James Corden entered the stage at the Bud Walton Arena at the University of Arkansas, to a crowd of more than 14,000 people from around the world gathered for the annual Walmart Shareholders Meeting.

"Walmart is the definition of Americana, isn't it?" he said, before taking turns playfully roasting the executive team (for chairman Greg Penner, husband of Walmart founder Sam Walton's granddaughter Carrie Walton Penner... Читать дальше...

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In an age of style bloggers and Instagram "influencers," anyone with a fedora and a half-decent filter can (and will) describe themselves as a style icon.

David Gandy, however, is the real deal. The model and entrepreneur is, irrefutably, one of the most influential figures in menswear, fronting campaigns for international fashion houses, designing for high street giants like M&S, writing for Vogue and sitting on the committee of London Collections: Men. And... Читать дальше...

When you and your significant other walk through the threshold of your place with a brand new bundle of joy, any prep work you've done beforehand is going to help a lot. Painting the room, building the crib, and picking up a stroller are all easier to do in advance. 

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You can find all kinds of cool products and projects to back on crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. But if something goes wrong — as has been known to happen — you're going to be left out to dry, without your money and without your reward.

That's the risk of crowdfunding. Many investors are already aware of that risk, but plenty of others have been surprised by a campaign that seemed so appealing they didn't take time to analyze it. Читать дальше...

Matt Weinberger

Last summer, Microsoft announced a new work-sharing app called GigJam — an idea for breaking work down into "molecules" and then sharing it.

Today, Microsoft is launching a free public preview beta of GigJam, so that anyone and everyone can install it on their Windows PCs, Macs, iPhones, and iPads and give it a whirl.

It was hard to understand GigJam before I saw it. But last September, I witnessed a demo of the app, and I have to say: GigJam is so crazy that it just might work. Читать дальше...

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Even very successful people have to start somewhere.

And for a lot of them, "somewhere" was a summer job.

For some, those high school and college gigs were obvious steps toward incredible careers. For others, the path from summer job to success was a little more winding.

Regardless of the job done, these successful people prove summer jobs are universal in that they usually teach the value of hard work and responsibility.

We combed through interviews with business leaders... Читать дальше...

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Walmart has been aggressive with its online business lately, committing to invest $900 million in web development over the next two years.

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The first Mac I ever owned was a 2004 PowerBook G4 that I brought to college.

It was a great computer, and it was well ahead of its time in terms of design.

Except for one thing: the charging port.

The old PowerBooks used to have a round, proprietary charging port that you plugged a pill-shaped connector into.

Mine was broken within two years. I tripped over the power cord late one night after working on a paper for a class, which bent the little nub on the... Читать дальше...

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The world is about to get what it needs to get out of its current economic slump, but not enough of it.

What the world needs in a deflationary crisis like the one we have is more government fiscal stimulus, especially since central banks around the world have loosened policy so much.

In a recent note, HSBC calculated that government budgets are about to expand more in 2016 than they have in any year since 2006.

Of course, there is a problem. According to HSBC Global Chief Economist Janet Henry... Читать дальше...

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A California man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday for trying to join the Islamic State militant group in Syria, the U.S. Justice Department said.

Nicholas Michael Teausant, 22, of Acampo, California, pleaded guilty in December in a federal court in Sacramento to attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

Teausant was arrested in March 2014 as he headed to the U.S. border with Canada with the intent of traveling to Syria to join Islamic State... Читать дальше...

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We recently named Phillips Exeter Academy the most elite boarding school in America — for the second year in a row.

Phillips Exeter is highly selective and has educated some of the most powerful people in history. Its alumni base includes 19 state governors, five US senators, five Olympic athletes, two Nobel Prize winners, a US President, and even tech moguls like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Quora founder Adam D'Angelo.

Many millionaires and a handful... Читать дальше...

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FORT WADSWORTH — It's a 4,260 foot typo.

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge — the longest in the USA and which ranks 11th in the world — has a massive mistake, according to a new campaign.

The name of the bridge that links Brooklyn to Staten Island is spelled wrong.

It was named to honor Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano — whose surname has two "Z"s. 

But the bridge only has one.

And Robert Nash, of Dyker Heights, has started a petition to put the error right... Читать дальше...

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Shortly before Marshawn Lynch announced his retirement — during the Super Bowl, no less — a report began circulating that he had never spent any of the $49 million he made during his nine-year career.

Presumably, Lynch had been living off of the estimated $5 million per year he made off of endorsements and other business ventures.

Lynch recently sat down with Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim in a wide-ranging interview and discussed the rumors of Lynch's financial savvy. Читать дальше...

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A retired NASA astronaut was free on bail on Tuesday after being charged with two counts of murder in connection with a traffic crash that killed two girls near Tuscaloosa, Alabama this week.

James Halsell Jr., who flew five space shuttle missions, was arrested early on Monday after a preliminary investigation showed alcohol and speed may have been factors in the crash, said senior state trooper Reginal King of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

Niomi Deona James... Читать дальше...

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There's got to be something about birth order and success — why else would it be a staple of conversation on first dates and in networking events? — but science hasn't quite figured out what. 

It's a "widely controversial" field, explains University of Pennsylvania psychologist Adam Grant, but a worthwhile one for evaluating. 

In "Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World," Grant takes a dive into birth order research. He unearths two surprising findings... Читать дальше...

The Redbury

From its design to its location, the Redbury Hotel in Hollywood, California, is dripping in old-world glamour. 

The hotel was recently purchased from SBE by the real estate arm of Vulcan, Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen's investment company. The purchase price was $41 million, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Located at the famed intersection of Hollywood and Vine, the 57-suite hotel has opulent rooms, stunning dining and drinking options, and a cozy feel. It... Читать дальше...

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Millions of state taxpayer dollars allotted to illegal immigrants under the California Dream Act have gone unused because students fear that releasing their parents’ tax information will lead to deportation.

“I was a little bit frightened. What if I was doing something wrong? What would happen to me and my parents?” prospective student Rojas Torres told Ed Source, explaining that he and his peers had concerns about handing over their parents’ financial information... Читать дальше...

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