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Show some restraint, America.

That's the message the Mars candy company — of all groups — may soon spread.

NBC News reports that the company is planning — or at least "weighing" — a change to how its candies show up in fast-food desserts.

Right now you can walk into a McDonald's and buy a McFlurry milkshake with M&Ms swirled in. Or a Burger King and buy a Snickers-branded pie. Or a Dairy Queen and ask for an M&M Blizzard.

All of those brands are made by Mars. Читать дальше...

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Snapchat has responded to allegations that it stole artwork for its selfie filters and other graphics.

"The creative process sometimes involves inspiration, but it should never result in copying," a Snapchat spokesperson told Tech Insider. "We have already implemented additional layers of review for all designs. Copying other artists isn’t something we will tolerate, and we’re taking appropriate action internally with those involved."  

The response... Читать дальше...

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Sen. Ted Cruz said on Thursday that the Obama administration has "over and over again" willfully ignored "ample information" that could have prevented terrorist attacks.

Speaking on the Senate floor, the Texas senator lambasted Democrats for proposing increased gun controls in the wake of the Orlando, Florida, shooting and instead said that elected officials should be focused on preventing terrorism.

Cruz said:

Over and over again, we have seen the Obama administration... Читать дальше...

If you believe that the current political climate in Afghanistan is inconceivably complicated, imagine what the clandestine operatives behind the scenes during the onset of the war endured. Consisting of  11 members, Special Forces A-Team  ODA 574 was one of these groups.

Netflix

It turns out we almost saw Daredevil in "Star Wars." Well, sort of.

Charlie Cox, who plays the title character in Netflix's "Daredevil," is so accustomed to playing the blind Matt Murdock that he forgot how to maintain eye contact while acting for an audition on a "Star Wars" movie. And he says it lost him the role.

“It’s been really fun to look people in the eye,” Cox said in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. "I had gone to an audition — one of those things... Читать дальше...

Revlon is buying Elizabeth Arden for $14 per share in an all-cash deal. 

Thomson Reuters

The majority of economists view deflation as a general decline in prices of goods and services. This is viewed as a major threat to the public’s well-being for deflation is seen as a major factor that plunges the economy into an economic depression. Most of them are of the view that central banks and governments’ worldwide must aggressively fight the possible emergence of deflation. This way of thinking stems from an erroneous view of what deflation is. As a result, it is... Читать дальше...

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What we choose to spend our hard-earned money on can say a lot about us.

In an Ask Reddit thread, Redditors were asked, "What is the best purchase you have ever made?" Over 13,000 people responded to share their favorite buys, from a luxury mattress to an HD projector.

Keep reading to see some of their best responses.

Bluetooth earphones

"[These] Bluetooth Earphones. I'll never go back to messing with wires!" - mr_jp

Buy them here... Читать дальше...

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Overdoses from opioid painkillers are surging, and a common practice could be partially to blame.

A new survey of more than a thousand US adults published this week by the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that more than half of people who receive prescriptions for painkillers like OxyContin or Vicodin are given way too many — and don't toss the drugs even after they no longer need them.

The survey looked at 1,032 American adults who'd... Читать дальше...

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Useful news for the next time you’re cramming for an exam: Physical exercise done four hours after learning something new helps solidify newly learned memories.

Why it matters:

Exercise releases some hormones that are known to be beneficial in solidifying memories. But the optimal time for that chemical boost hasn’t yet been studied in people.

The nitty gritty:

Seventy-two people of average fitness were brought into the lab and taught 90 picture-location associations ... Читать дальше...

The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) is an absolute unstoppable force for the US Navy. This hovercraft can move up to 70 tons of gear from ship to shore with ease. 

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Whole Foods has been cutting prices to try and shed its "whole paycheck" image.

But it's still one of the most expensive places to buy food, according to Wedbush Securities analysts.

They compared prices at Whole Foods stores in half a dozen cities to those at various competing supermarkets to determine which stores were cheaper.

They found that Whole Foods is about 15% more expensive than other "conventional" supermarkets, such as Kroger, Wegmans, and Safeway.

On a $300 shopping trip... Читать дальше...

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Since the A-10 Warthog, recently seemingly destined for the scrap yard, is now engaging enemy Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Taliban forces in Afghanistan in the form of a new weapon with a badass name — the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System.

Manufactured by BAE Systems, the APKWS is equipped with laser-guided rockets, giving A-10 aircraft in Afghanistan a “deep magazine of high-precision weapons,” according to Popular Mechanics.

One... Читать дальше...

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How did you hear about this position?

I know what you're thinking. Nobody messes this interview question up, right? I mean, it's the easiest one you'll ever have to answer during your job hunt. Ever. When I was recruiting, I approached it with the mindset of, "I'm going to ask the candidate to tell me how he found the gig just to break the ice." Or, I'm going to bring this up to know which of my many methods actually led to a qualified candidate sitting in front of me. Читать дальше...

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The controversy over Kanye West's song "Famous," which features an explicit reference to Taylor Swift, has heightened once again after Kim Kardashian countered Swift over her protest of the song in a revealing new profile by GQ. 

In the article, Kardashian claims that West and his team have video evidence of the alleged phone call that took place between West and Swift, wherein, according to Kardashian, Swift "totally approved" the now-infamous lyric... Читать дальше...

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Several hundred pages of a Democratic National Committee file of opposition research on Donald Trump is now public. But it's hardly the complete research brief that the organization is working on to thwart the presumptive GOP nominee from becoming president.

On Wednesday, Gawker published a leaked version of one of the DNC's early opposition files on Trump. It was written in December.

The 200-page playbook outlined attacks on Trump — including over... Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

Chipotle’s stock is currently the lowest it’s been in almost three years. But according to John Zolidis, an analyst at the Buckingham Research Group, that’s going to change.

Zolidis expects a 40% increase, and sees the current low price as the perfect investment opportunity.

After Chipotle’s E. coli outbreak last year, sales plunged; its stock is now trading at about half its all-time high. People are wondering if Chipotle will ever recover.

Zolidis, however, is more optimistic. Читать дальше...

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Almost nobody enjoys searching for a job.

In fact a recent survey — the product of collaboration between research firm Future Workplace and HR technology provider CareerArc — found that a majority of job seekers have had a poor candidate experience.

The "Candidate Experience Study" surveyed 1,200 respondents — 826 job seekers and 374 employers.

About 60% of those job seekers claimed to have endured a terrible candidate experience.

That might seem like bad news for the applicants... Читать дальше...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone on Thursday removed five of Viacom Inc's directors, including Chief Executive Philippe Dauman, from the company's board, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

It is the latest move in a fierce battle over the 93-year-old's $40 billion media empire.

Redstone's privately held movie company, National Amusements, which owns 80 percent of voting shares of Viacom, filed with a Delaware Court to approve that the changes are legal. Читать дальше...

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Kendall Jenner has some words for the people who have slammed her recently.

Multiple iconic models have slammed both her and her model pal Gigi Hadid, both of whom are known for the social media presence just as much — if, perhaps, not more — than their veritable runway and modeling work.

Rebecca Romijn said the girls were "not true supermodels" in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, and more recently, former Victoria's Secret icon Stephanie Seymour blasted them... Читать дальше...

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When I say "big" purchase, I mean anything that shows up on your credit card statement and the dollar amount catches your attention.

That number will be different for everyone — could be $50, or it could be triple digits. In any case, if you get in the habit of asking yourself a few of the following questions before making a "big" purchase, you can easily remove some spending on items that don't add to your long term happiness and financial goals.

See also... Читать дальше...

How much space can $1 million buy you in a major city? In some places, not much more than a closet. Here's how some of the world's priciest cities compare. 

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