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Every year, the Great American Beer Festival holds a prestigious competition to select the best beers and breweries in the country.

Approximately 1,752 breweries participated in this year's festival, which was hosted by the Brewers Association and took place from October 6 to 8 in Denver, Colorado.

On Saturday afternoon, a jury of more than 265 beer industry professionals from 12 countries announced the winners. Without knowing the brand names... Читать дальше...

Great American Beer Festival/Facebook

Every year, the Great American Beer Festival holds a prestigious competition to select the best beers and breweries in the country.

Approximately 1,752 breweries participated in this year's festival, which was hosted by the Brewers Association and took place from October 6 to 8 in Denver, Colorado.

On Saturday afternoon, a jury of more than 265 beer industry professionals from 12 countries announced the winners. Without knowing the brand names... Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

PORT-AU-PRINCE/LES CAYES, Haiti (Reuters) - Cholera has killed at least 13 people in southwest Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, government officials told Reuters on Saturday, as health workers sought to reach the epicenter of one outbreak.

Six people died of Cholera in a hospital in the southern town of Randel, which is inland near a river, and another seven died in the western coastal town of Anse-d´Ainault, the officials said, likely as flood waters mixed with sewage. Читать дальше...

Thomson Reuters

PORT-AU-PRINCE/LES CAYES, Haiti (Reuters) - Cholera has killed at least 13 people in southwest Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, government officials told Reuters on Saturday, as health workers sought to reach the epicenter of one outbreak.

Six people died of Cholera in a hospital in the southern town of Randel, which is inland near a river, and another seven died in the western coastal town of Anse-d´Ainault, the officials said, likely as flood waters mixed with sewage. Читать дальше...

It’s time for the F-35 to start blowing up old F-16s

NOW WATCH: There is a secret fleet of US government trucks transporting nuclear weapons around the country

Áine Cain

In July, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed that he was reading a largely forgotten 1929 bestseller: William Bolitho's "Twelve Against the Gods," an 87-year-old book dedicated to adventure and the memory of famous adventurers.

As Bloomberg reported, copies of the book immediately were scarce. The work is currently available on Amazon for a not-at-all intimidating $575.

I volunteered to find and read it because I like history and old books. The epic title didn't hurt either ... Читать дальше...

It’s time for the F-35 to start blowing up old F-16s

NOW WATCH: Researchers uncovered a Nazi 'time capsule' from 1934 — but a key artifact was missing

Áine Cain

In July, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed that he was reading a largely forgotten 1929 bestseller: William Bolitho's "Twelve Against the Gods," an 87-year-old book dedicated to adventure and the memory of famous adventurers.

As Bloomberg reported, copies of the book immediately were scarce. The work is currently available on Amazon for a not-at-all intimidating $575.

I volunteered to find and read it because I like history and old books. The epic title didn't hurt either ... Читать дальше...

KCNA/via REUTERS

An increase in activity at a North Korean satellite launch site could indicate preparations for a new test or other activities, a U.S.-based monitoring group said on Saturday.

The 38 North group, run by Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, said satellite images taken on Oct. 1 show increased activity at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, including crates on the launch pad and vehicles near the fuel and oxidizer buildings.

But... Читать дальше...

KCNA/via REUTERS

An increase in activity at a North Korean satellite launch site could indicate preparations for a new test or other activities, a U.S.-based monitoring group said on Saturday.

The 38 North group, run by Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, said satellite images taken on Oct. 1 show increased activity at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, including crates on the launch pad and vehicles near the fuel and oxidizer buildings.

But... Читать дальше...

AP Photo/ Evan Vucci

Despite mounting calls for him to leave the race, many of which are coming from his own party, Donald Trump defiantly insisted on Saturday that he would never drop out of the election.

The Republican presidential nominee is facing an uproar over vulgar comments he made in 2005 that surfaced in a recording released Friday.

He tweeted Saturday afternoon: "The media and establishment want me out of the race so badly — I WILL NEVER DROP OUT OF THE RACE, WILL NEVER LET MY SUPPORTERS DOWN! Читать дальше...

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NOW WATCH: Ken Rogoff explains why he's been advocating to eliminate the $100 bill

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BI Intelligence

Mobile apps like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram are touted as the next great opportunity for advertisers, publishers and businesses of all types.  

But what if a simple conversation tool had the ability to turn prospects into customers far better than any of those hot platforms?  

Chatbots are software programs that use messaging platforms as the interface to perform a wide variety of tasks—everything from scheduling a meeting to reporting the weather, to helping a customer buy a sweater. Читать дальше...

Business Insider sent three reporters to Havana, Cuba, to experience the city as tourists. While there we primarily used the same driver, Carlo, to get us around town. Carlo invited us over to his family's house in the outer borough of La Lisa for a traditional, home-cooked Cuban meal. 

We have lots of stories about our adventures on the island, which you'll be able to find here.

Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

On the search for a new job? You may want to check out openings at Best Buy, JPMorgan Chase, or Amazon.

Those three companies are doing some of the heaviest hiring right now for jobs that pay over $50,000 a year, according to Indeed.

The job search engine recently compiled a list of big US companies currently trying to fill the most full-time jobs that pay over $50,000. The salary data is a combination of company and user input.

Here are the... Читать дальше...

Business Insider sent three reporters to Havana, Cuba, to experience the city as tourists. While there we primarily used the same driver, Carlo, to get us around town. Carlo invited us over to his family's house in the outer borough of La Lisa for a traditional, home-cooked Cuban meal. 

We have lots of stories about our adventures on the island, which you'll be able to find here.

Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images

On the search for a new job? You may want to check out openings at Best Buy, JPMorgan Chase, or Amazon.

Those three companies are doing some of the heaviest hiring right now for jobs that pay over $50,000 a year, according to Indeed.

The job search engine recently compiled a list of big US companies currently trying to fill the most full-time jobs that pay over $50,000. The salary data is a combination of company and user input.

Here are the... Читать дальше...

So you've decided to drink whiskey. That's good, but it's just a first step.

So you've decided to drink whiskey. That's good, but it's just a first step.

Screenshot/The Washington Post

A 2005 video of Donald Trump making extremely explicit remarks about women has elicited a huge backlash from all political sides, including members of his own campaign.

But it also earned a condemnation from an unlikely source mentioned in the video: Tic Tac.

First reported on Friday, the behind-the-scenes video shot on the set of the soap opera "Days of Our Lives" depicted the Republican presidential nominee bragging about kissing women without their permission... Читать дальше...

Screenshot/The Washington Post

A 2005 video of Donald Trump making extremely explicit remarks about women has elicited a huge backlash from all political sides, including members of his own campaign.

But it also earned a condemnation from an unlikely source mentioned in the video: Tic Tac.

First reported on Friday, the behind-the-scenes video shot on the set of the soap opera "Days of Our Lives" depicted the Republican presidential nominee bragging about kissing women without their permission... Читать дальше...

REUTERS/Mike Segar

Republicans are fleeing Donald Trump's camp in droves as a firestorm of criticism over comments he made in a leaked recording continues.

Several prominent Republican figures and politicians have announced they're withdrawing their support for the GOP presidential nominee since the recording surfaced Friday.

The 2005 recording shows Trump making vulgar comments about women. Trump, who was newly married to his wife Melania at the time, boasted of trying to... Читать дальше...

Leruswing

On a cool Sunday evening in March, a geochemist named Sun Weidong gave a public lecture to an audience of laymen, students, and professors at the University of Science and Technology in Hefei, the capital city of the landlocked province of Anhui in eastern China.

But the professor didn’t just talk about geochemistry.

He also cited several ancient Chinese classics, at one point quoting historian Sima Qian’s description of the topography of the Xia empire — traditionally regarded as China’s founding dynasty... Читать дальше...

Leruswing

On a cool Sunday evening in March, a geochemist named Sun Weidong gave a public lecture to an audience of laymen, students, and professors at the University of Science and Technology in Hefei, the capital city of the landlocked province of Anhui in eastern China.

But the professor didn’t just talk about geochemistry.

He also cited several ancient Chinese classics, at one point quoting historian Sima Qian’s description of the topography of the Xia empire — traditionally regarded as China’s founding dynasty... Читать дальше...