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There are lots of "rules" out there about love and relationships.

If you just went on a date, wait three days before texting or calling. If you're fighting, you're toast. If it's over, write down your feelings.

Unfortunately, if you dig into the science behind dating and romance, you'll learn that many of these rules are based on complete misconceptions.

Below, we've busted 10 of the most common myths and explained why they're totally wrong.

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What the Republican National Convention lacks in Supreme and Ralph Lauren it makes up for with American flags, worn everywhere, in ways you've never imagined.

Note the turquoise cross, which matches beautifully with the sign. Also, the sandals match the LIFESTYLE of Christ himself, which means this ensemble is coherent from top to bottom. One thing I’ve notice about older, scragglier dudes is that, in terms of fashion, there’s not much difference between the left and right wing. Читать дальше...

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Razor blades are expensive—that explains why they're often kept in a locked display case at your local pharmacy.

Shave clubs offer a different—and sometimes less expensive way to stock up. Dollar Shave Club launched in 2012, and since then other subscription programs for men and women have followed.

The companies claim that their products trim your costs while delivering a clean, close shave. To find out, we compared prices and tried three of the clubs.

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People are getting tired of Chipotle's menu, and that could be an even bigger problem for the company than its recent E. coli crisis that sent sales plunging.

The outbreak was declared over in February, but Chipotle's sales are continuing to fall.

The company said on Thursday that revenue fell 16.6% to $998.4 million in the second quarter, despite opening 58 new restaurants.

Same-store sales dropped 23.6% in the same period, and transactions or traffic... Читать дальше...

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When it comes to Amazon's more than 230,000 employees, most of which are blue collar warehouse workers, Amazon is in a rock and a hard place.

The company currently needs lots of people to stock, pack, and ship the billions of items people order each year. But Amazon is moving to replace increasing numbers of them with the Kiva robots it bought when it acquired Kiva for $775 million in 2012.

These robots automate the picking and packing process at large warehouses. Читать дальше...

Starbucks

While customers may have protested Starbucks' changes to its loyalty program earlier this year, now, membership numbers are skyrocketing. 

Membership in the coffee giant's loyalty program increased 18% year-over-year to 12.3 million active members in the US, the company reported on Thursday.

Growth of the loyalty program seems to be accelerating in the US. In April, the company reported 16% year-over-year growth from the same quarter last year, with 12 million active loyalty members. Читать дальше...

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It's going to be quite some time until "Game of Thrones" comes back for its penultimate season, and longer still until the entire series has wrapped up. That hasn't stopped fans from making wild, baseless guesses about how it's all going to end. In fact, it's probably encouraged them.

Fans on the "Game of Thrones" Reddit page have been putting their best guesses forward. Surely, they agree, it's not going to be a "happy" ending. This is Westeros, after all, and series author George R. Читать дальше...

Gallup’s weekly survey has been trying to determine to what extent American consumers would get hit by the Brexit vote and the financial volatility that came with it: the two-day dive, the central-bank agitations, the massive dip-buying, the big rally since. Throughout, the survey found that Brexit bypassed Americans. But something else hit them, and economic confidence has been falling despite the market highs. Gloomy comes to mind.

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More than 80 panels are dedicated to as many television shows at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. But which ones are really the place to be?

Anyone who has been to the annual four-day event knows there's a frightening amount of things to do and see.

Plus, you'll have to maneuver the halls of the San Diego Convention Center (and its surrounding hotels) through the more than 135,000 expected attendees in order to get to those attractions.

Luckily, here's a little help figuring out your schedule. Читать дальше...

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One of the many things that separates "Game of Thrones" from the rest of the crowded TV pack is that it has an original score. 

Composer Ramin Djawadi got everyone's attention for the unforgettable piano track "Light of the Seven," which played during the show's season six finale. In reality, he's been working on the show since it started. Djawadi chooses his music carefully. Different characters get their own tunes. You'll notice that the Starks and the White... Читать дальше...

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The US Navy just named the first carrier-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) the MQ-25A Stingray.

The Navy has been pursuing a carrier-based drone since 2006 — first as a long-range stealthy bomber, then as a surveillance and strike craft, and finally as a flying tanker. Though air-to-air refueling is hardly a breakthrough, having a carrier-based tanker provides the Navy with a possible solution to one of their most pressing problems — anti-access area denial (A2AD). Читать дальше...

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If you own a Microsoft Surface Pro 3, you might want to find out what company manufactured your battery. If it was made by Simplo, there’s increasing evidence that you might be in for problems very soon — and there’s no current fix.

First reported by Windows Supersite earlier this week, Simplo batteries are experiencing an unknown issue causing battery life to degrade quickly. In some cases, affected users with these batteries are only seeing 1-2 hours of battery life. Читать дальше...

Rapper 50 Cent was forced to lower the price of his mansion once again, this time to $6 million. He will pay $23.4 million to creditors over the next five years.

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When Armir Harris was 16, his family immigrated from Albania to the Atlanta, Georgia metro area as polticial refugees seeking asylum. 

Having no other options, and "out of necessity," his parents ended up getting into the transportation business — Harris' uncle, who had immigrated some years before, had ended up in command of a modest bus company, and offered his family jobs. As a teenager, Harris himself learned the rudiments of web page design, building the company's website. Читать дальше...

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If your go-to conversation topics revolve around work and weather, then you probably don't enjoy going to networking events.

But talking to new people doesn't have to be such a drag.

There are ways to get the conversation going without resorting to irritating clichés.

Check out these 17 icebreakers that will help ease you into an engaging conversation with people you've never met before.

'Hello.'

A smile, a name,... Читать дальше...

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Roger Ailes resigned on Thursday as the CEO and chairman of the Fox News Channel.

In a statement released on Thursday afternoon, Fox News parent company 21st Century Fox announced that Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch will assume the role of acting chairman and CEO.

"Roger Ailes has made a remarkable contribution to our company and our country," Murdoch said in a statement. "Roger shared my vision of a great and independent television organization and executed it brilliantly over 20 great years.

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LinkedIn Influencer Ryan Holmes published this post originally on LinkedIn.

In my line of work, I often cross paths with innovative and inspiring leaders across all types of industries. At a conference early this year, I met Dave McKay, president and CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), one of the biggest banks in the world, with 16 million customers.

With 80,000 employees working across 40 countries, Dave has a lot of experience managing teams and people. Читать дальше...

F/A-18 Super Hornets are a seriously incredible plane. 

A multirole fighter capable of carrying out a variety of missions, Boeing's Super Hornet is fully capable of operating aboard aircraft carriers. And with the capacity to carry air-to-air missiles as well as precision guided bombs and air-to-ground missiles, the F/A-18 is fully able to engage in a wide variety of targets. 

Perhaps, one of the few things more amazing than the F/A-18's capabilities is watching it be built. The following video... Читать дальше...

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Starbucks shares fell after the company reported lower-than-expected quarterly sales.

After the market close on Thursday, the coffee retailer announced that it earned $5.24 billion in fiscal third-quarter revenue, missing the forecast of $5.34 billion, according to Bloomberg.

Its global comparable store sales — at locations open for at least one year — rose 4%, lighter than the forecast of 5.4%.

But its adjusted earnings per share matched Wall Street's forecasts at $0.49 ... Читать дальше...

Dr. Jonathan B. Levine, DMD tells us the most common mistakes people make while brushing their teeth. 

US Navy

During RIMPAC 2016, the largest naval exercise in the world, in which the US led 27 other nations, 45 ships, five submarines, and more than 25,000 personnel and 200 aircraft, a major element of the US's grand naval strategy came to fruition: distributed lethality.

Starting in early 2015, the US Navy sought to reverse a trend of Russia and China's growing capacity to rival the US's naval power in their respective regions.

The US aimed to return to the end of the Cold War... Читать дальше...

Tech Insider

We at Tech Insider love it when we come across a gadget with something a little different about it. 

The Sharkk Bravo headphones may look like normal headphones, but inside each ear cup are electrostatic drivers that are normally used in headphones that cost $1,000 or more. 

The result? Unbelievably clear, crisp, clean sound for the Bravos' $250 price tag.

The Sharkk Bravos recently began its Indiegogo campaign, where you can snag an early-bird pair for $200 that will ship in October 2016. Читать дальше...

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US stocks fell for the first time in 10 days on Thursday, temporarily ending a streak that took the market to new highs for the first time in over a year. 

Intel shares fell the most on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, by 4%, after the company's earnings results on Wednesday showed that its most important business — the data center group — slowed last quarter.  

First, the scoreboard:

• Dow: 18,517.23 -77.80 (-0.42%)
• S&P 500: 2,165.17, -7.85... Читать дальше...

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Eight out of 10 Americans are in debt, according to a 2015 report from Pew Charitable Trusts.

Among that 80%, the median amount owed is $67,900.

Even high earners such as Kanye West have dug themselves into holes — the rapper recently said he's $53 million in personal debt.

While there are many debt-repayment tips and strategies for Kanye and the rest of us who find ourselves in debt, one of the most important steps to take on your payoff journey is something most people don't consider. Читать дальше...