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Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel has begun building an underground wall around Gaza to stop Hamas attack tunnels, Israeli media and a local council official said Thursday.

"Construction has begun along all towns considered to be next to the fence with Gaza," the Ynet news website reported.

It posted a video appearing to show heavy machinery operating along the border.

The defence ministry has reportedly been planning an underground structure around the Palestinian... Читать дальше...

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Less than two weeks ago, Colin Kaepernick's NFL career seemed in jeopardy.

As the world caught onto his decision to sit during the national anthem to promote attention to social injustice, Kaepernick found himself at the center of controversy.

While many disagreed with the protest itself, the attention didn't seem to help his already-tenuous grasp on a roster spot.

Kaepernick was benched in favor of Blaine Gabbert last season after struggling through nine games. Читать дальше...

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Twitter is revamping its direct messaging feature with a slew of new features, the company announced Thursday in a tweet.  

The social media service is adding read receipts, typing indicators and web link previews to their direct messaging features. 

The changes could help make Twitter's messaging features a more important part of its service, which has been struggling to grow its audience and keep up with competitors.

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Although foreign policy experts and human behavior psychologists can analyze the motivations of western jihadists pledging allegiance to a failing state, few have probably come close to interacting with them on a daily basis as the hostages they took by force.

A report from Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Lateline sheds light on the experiences of several hostages that seem to corroborate the over-the-top actions of their captors who originated from Europe. Читать дальше...

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When you live in an apartment that measures less than 400 square feet, a multi-functional space is a necessity.

A new, 312-square-foot pad, called the "Biocombastic," takes multi-purpose design to a new level. Spotted by InHabitat, a video of the apartment shows a screen wall that can fold out to create different layouts inside the space. 

The moveable screen has three bendable wood-reinforced panels. Depending on the owner's needs, it can fold to separate a living room... Читать дальше...

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What's the hardest part of transitioning from the world of Army Special Operations to the private sector?

This question, posed by a grizzled, ten-year veteran of a West Coast-based Navy SEAL Team, hung in the air.

It was in response to my address to  a group of Navy SEALs from The Honor Foundation, an organization dedicated to "bridging military and private sector careers … for members of the Special Operations Forces community."

I had been invited to... Читать дальше...

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The Taliban has launched an offensive to take control of Tarin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan province. Its forces have entered the city and are engaged in heavy fighting with Afghan forces there. Tarin Kot is the second provincial capital in the south that is under direct threat of a Taliban takeover. Lashkar Gah in neighboring Helmand province is also contested by the Taliban.

The Taliban claims to have seized all security installations outside of the city and said... Читать дальше...

The New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers are the most popular picks among NFL experts to represent the AFC and NFC in Super Bowl LI in February.

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It has been a big week for Wall Street dealmakers, with a flurry of high-profile mergers and acquisitions announced in the past 24 hours.

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise sold its software business in an $8.8 billion deal, and Liberty Global bought motorsport racing company Formula One. Читать дальше...

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Intel spent $25 million to poach Venkata "Murthy" Renduchintala from Qualcomm last year, putting him in charge of the company's PC and IoT businesses and making him the company's second most powerful executive behind CEO Brian Krzanich.

Renduchintala didn't waste anytime to make his presence felt at Intel. In a leaked memo picked up by The Oregonian's Mike Rogoway in April, Renduchintala slammed the company's slow management and lack of focus.

"Over the last three months... Читать дальше...

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"Star Trek" is arguably the greatest science-fiction television series of all time — if for no other reason than its lasting influence on the genre.

The show addressed questions relating to human rights, social issues such as racism and nationalism, the Cold War, the United States' role as a superpower, and the possibility of a global war. Meanwhile, it (usually) promoted tolerance and hope.

Plus, the cast included Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura, a breakthrough role for black women in American TV... Читать дальше...

Apple just launched the new iPhone 7. Samsung released the Galaxy S7 earlier this year. Which phone would be a better fit for you? This video features a direct comparison of the two phones to help you make up your mind.

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These days, people think of San Francisco as a technology epicenter. But the City by the Bay has always had more to offer than splashy Apple events and overpriced apartment rentals.

In the '80s and '90s, the Grateful Dead played dozens of sold-out shows at the city's Warfield venue. Joe Montana led the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl championships, and the city rallied to aid and comfort those affected by the AIDS epidemic.

As investors, entrepreneurs... Читать дальше...

University of New Hampshire

A University of New Hampshire (UNH) librarian, who spent a lifetime living frugally, surprised the school by donating his entire estate, worth $4 million, to the school, The Boston Globe Reported

Robert Morin, who died a little over a year ago, graduated from UNH in 1963 and worked in the school's Dimond Library as a cataloger for nearly 50 years, according to UNH.

Morin lived alone, spent little of his income on himself, and saved instead.

“He... Читать дальше...

If you're not using drones to deliver Chipotle burritos, what really is the point of them anyway?

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Iran gingerly offered some support for an oil production freeze earlier this week — without actually agreeing to join one.

Since the lifting of sanctions, Iran has taken a hard stance against any production freeze, a position that ultimately ended up being a major reason for Saudi Arabia bailing on the Doha meeting back in April.

However, on Tuesday, Iran's oil minister Bijan Zanganeh seemed to suggest that he'd support measures keeping prices around $50-$60 a barrel. Читать дальше...

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George Jung is one of America's most well-known drug dealers, having been immortalized in the Johnny Depp film "Blow."

But in 1974, he was a relatively low-level drug smuggler; one who had just been sentenced to four years at the Federal Correctional Institute at Danbury, Connecticut, after being picked up with a car trunk full of marijuana in Chicago.

Danbury, in Jung's words, was a "very mellow, laid-back place." But it was also a place where, "You... Читать дальше...

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Goldman Sachs has made a change at the top of its equity trading business.

The bank announced to staff that Pete Selman, who had been cohead of global equities trading and execution services, is retiring from the bank. 

Selman spent 22 years at the bank, and was named partner in 2006. 

"He has been an influential thinker in helping us to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape during a period of significant change," the note announcing his departure said. Читать дальше...

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With the dust from this week's Apple iPhone all settled out, let us now turn our attention towards Microsoft, which will be holding its annual Surface hardware event on October 26th, reports ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley.

Here's what could be on tap at such an event:

• The rumored Surface "All-in-One," a desktop PC version of the company's famed Surface tablets that would look a little like an Apple iMac. Foley reports that the October event will... Читать дальше...

Younger Americans are way more optimistic than older ones.

In fact, those under 35 have never been more optimistic about the future than those over 55.

According to a chart shared by Bank of America Merrill Lynch team led by equity strategist Sarbjit Nahal, the difference in the Conference Board's consumer-confidence index between the young and the old has been widening for years and hit a record high of 58.8 points in June 2016.

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Netflix has released two trailers for "Amanda Knox," its latest true-crime documentary. This one is about the murder of British exchange student Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007, which eventually blew up in the media.

The case became very tangled. Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were arrested for the crime, convicted of it in 2009, "declared innocent in 2011, re-convicted in 2013 — but declared innocent once and for all by Italy’s highest criminal court" in March 2015... Читать дальше...

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House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday expressed concern that the House is being denied constitutional oversight from the FBI over the agency’s “stonewalling” of a request to determine whether Hillary Clinton committed obstruction of justice.

The remark came during an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.

“Are you concerned, Speaker Ryan, that the House is being denied its constitutional oversight by an FBI that is indifferent to what... Читать дальше...

Ecuador has started drilling the first oil from Yasuní National Park, a pristine corner of the Amazon rainforest.