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What are the president's duties, and can we function without one? Podcaster and blogger James Altucher has a few hot takes.

Researchers at University of Georgia just released a detailed report that reveals people with more than eight dental fillings made of amalgam have higher levels of mercury in their blood stream than people with no dental fillings.

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You don't need to be the CEO to get people to listen to you.

Psychological research suggests there are plenty of ways to motivate people to do what you want — without them even realizing you've persuaded them.

We've rounded up 11 science-backed strategies for getting people to like you, to buy stuff, and to give you what you're after.

All of them will leave you feeling more powerful.

1. Use a 'decoy' option to get people to buy your product

In his TED Talk... Читать дальше...

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Philadelphia Eagles rookie quarterback Carson Wentz has been impressive in the first four games of his career, but he ultimately came up short in the biggest test of his career.

With the Eagles trailing the Detroit Lions 23-22 in Week 5, Wentz and the offense took the field with just under 90 seconds to play, needing to get into field-goal range to attempt to win the game. In some ways, it would be the biggest test of his young career, forcing the near-perfect rookie... Читать дальше...

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America is losing its appetite for chain restaurants. 

The health of the restaurant industry, as measured by the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index, hit its lowest level since 2013, thanks to declines in same-store sales and customer traffic. Only 30% of restaurant operators reported same-store sales increases in the last year, and just one in three expect sales to grow in the next six months. 

Overall, food service industry traffic has been flat the first half of 2016... Читать дальше...

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Sometimes you have to wait until you've got some experience under your belt before you see a substantial payoff.

PayScale recently looked at salary data from this year's College Salary Report and analyzed the difference between starting (less than five years of experience) and mid-career (10 or more years of experience) pay by college major.

While salary-growth potential shouldn't necessarily encourage students to pursue a particular major, it's an important... Читать дальше...

Back in April, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled his grand ten-year roadmap, showing the company's trajectory from now through 2026. 

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Today, only a few actors make $1 million per half-hour episode of television. And they all happen to be starring on CBS's "The Big Bang Theory."

The only other time that was accomplished was in 2002 when the cast of "Friends" successfully negotiated their historic $1 million-per-episode pay deals.

How did they pull that off? The simple answer is that all six cast members negotiated together. That meant that each one would be paid the same or they would all leave the hit show. Читать дальше...

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It's easy to let your inbox get out of control.

We've all been there: staring at line after line of emails that probably-no-definitely need a response, receiving another three every time we answer one.

Tom Patterson, CEO of men's undershirt company Tommy John, feels your pain.

On a episode of Bloomberg anchor and Radiate founder Betty Liu's Radiate podcast, Patterson told Liu that as he's built his 50-person company, he's become more thoughtful about how he spends his time. Читать дальше...

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Oh, the tales a labor and delivery nurse can tell.

Along with the general chaos that can accompany new babies on their way into the world, all it takes is a full moon or — more dramatically — a raging hurricane to make things really interesting. That’s the conventional wisdom, anyway, among those who swear that pregnant women go into labor, en masse, during major storms.

But is it true?

With Hurricane Matthew expected to deliver a devastating blow to Florida... Читать дальше...

Hair transplant surgeon Dr. William D. Yates stopped by Business Insider to explain the best way to predict if you're going to experience male pattern baldness. 

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The newest iteration of the Global Burden of Disease study, which tracks the prevalence of deaths and diseases worldwide, contains some good news: On average people are living about a decade longer than they were in 1980. But there’s a catch: Health hasn’t improved as fast as life expectancy overall, which means that for many, those long, final years are spent hobbled by illness and disability.

The nature of our old-age ailments has changed in recent years. The study... Читать дальше...

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How much is Hollywood shelling out for its top TV talent? 

In this age of wall-to-wall TV programming, stars have become essential in bringing sizable audiences to shows.

Variety talked to actors, executives, agents, managers, attorneys, and others who are in the know about how much TV stars are making these days and found that the gap between the salaries of main stars and supporting ones has become larger.

Star salaries can range from $1 million an episode for... Читать дальше...

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Amanda Knox opened up about the events that led to her conviction and later acquittal in the murder of her roommate in Italy for a new documentary available on Netflix now.

Simply titled "Amanda Knox," the documentary features Knox carefully describing what she went through as first the police, then the media, and then the entire world debated whether she brutally stabbed her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, to death in their home on November 1, 2007.

Knox's story would've been enough for most... Читать дальше...

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Something funny happened on the way to the bank: In August, commercial and industrial loans outstanding at all banks in the US fell for the first time month-to-month since October 2010, which had marked the end of the collapse of credit during the Financial Crisis.

In October 2008, the absolute peak of the prior credit bubble, there were $1.59 trillion commercial and industrial loans outstanding. As the Great Recession chewed into the economy, C&I loans plunged. Many... Читать дальше...

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On November 8, Americans will have the chance to go to the polls and elect the next president of the United States.

Both major parties, Republican and Democrat, will make their cases to voters in the coming weeks.

Perhaps one of the most divisive topics is healthcare, and how to reform it.

Here's where Hillary Clinton stands on healthcare reform, based on information taken from her campaign website and public statements.

Affordable... Читать дальше...

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On November 8, Americans will have the chance to go to the polls and elect the next president of the United States.

Both major parties, Republican and Democrat, will make their cases to voters in the coming weeks.

Perhaps one of the most divisive topics is healthcare, and how to reform it.

Here's where Donald Trump stands on healthcare reform, based on information taken from his campaign website and public statements.

Affordable Care... Читать дальше...

An imaginative concept is playing with the interactions between humans and nature. Hortum Machina B is a ball of plants suspended in a sphere that it controls. When plants on one side want to move forward, they offset the balance of the ball and roll onwards. It is created by William Victor Camilleri and Danilo Sampaio, as a part of the Interactive Architecture Lab's reEarth Project.

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Without auditioning, Thandie Newton was given the choice between two roles on HBO's highly anticipated new series, "Westworld."

"I picked Maeve," Newton, 43, told Business Insider earlier this week.

At face value, the choice to play a brothel madam would seem an odd choice for an outspoken women's right activist and victim of Hollywood sexual abuse.

"Maeve was bit more challenging to me, personally, with the nudity and so on," she said. "It was also very important... Читать дальше...

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President Barack Obama is declaring a major disaster in Florida, meaning that the state can become eligible for additional federal aid.

But Florida Gov. Rick Scott said the declaration was limited to help with debris removal and emergency protective measures. That means the state will not receive aid for individual assistance or for funding to help with government buildings and roads.

Hurricane Matthew scraped along Florida's eastern coast and caused power outages... Читать дальше...

Every actor who succeeds in the tough world of entertainment had to start somewhere.

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After decades working as a struggling actor, Tate Taylor found his big break in his mid-40s as the director of Oscar winner “The Help.” Now he’s at the helm of the adaptation of the best-selling novel “The Girl on the Train.”

A steamy thriller in the vein of “Gone Girl,” the story centers on Rachel (Emily Blunt), an alcoholic whose divorce to Tom (Justin Theroux) has led her into a deep depression. And things aren’t any better on her Metro-North train commute from Westchester to Manhattan as she passes her old house... Читать дальше...

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"Marvel's Luke Cage" opened well for Netflix, but not well enough to have caused a weekend outage on the streaming platform.

"Luke Cage" executive producer Cheo Hodari Coker would love to claim Saturday's Netflix blackout was caused by "Luke Cage" bingers, but that's highly unlikely as there are four other shows that rate higher than "Luke Cage" and didn't crash the service.

In its premiere date, September 30, and the five days after, "Luke Cage" has been watched by... Читать дальше...

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Job hunting can be a frustrating odyssey of nos and non-responses, and applying for gigs can feel like screaming into a void. (Are you alive? Are they alive? Is anyone out there?)

To combat that, many job seekers with coding and design experience go to extreme — and extremely creative — lengths to stand out and demonstrate their skills.

It's a risk: Not every hiring manager is going to be on board with an unconventional approach. But as the creators of these masterpieces prove... Читать дальше...

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Sure, mental strength is reflected in what you do — like putting things in perspective and facing your fears — but it comes through just as much in what you don't do.

In her book "13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do," Amy Morin writes that developing mental strength is a "three-pronged approach." It's about controlling your thoughts, behaviors, and emotions.

Read on for Morin's list of 13 things mentally strong people avoid at all costs.

This... Читать дальше...