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There are only 45 active NASA astronauts in the world today — and fewer than 300 former ones since the organization's inception in 1958.

But it's a highly sought-after job.

In 2016, a whopping 18,300 people applied for the 2017 astronaut class. Only eight to 14 people will be selected, making the acceptance rate less than .08%. (By comparison, Harvard — one of the most competitive universities in the world — accepted 5.9% of its applicants in 2014.)

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If your kids aren't doing their chores today, don't be surprised if they have trouble collaborating with colleagues later in life.

That's the message from Julie Lythcott-Haims, former dean of freshmen at Stanford University and author of "How to Raise an Adult."

In a talk at Sunday's TED Talks Live event, Lythcott-Haims noted that the transformation from diligent kid to successful adult begins with chores.

"If kids aren't doing the dishes, it... Читать дальше...

It's October, the perfect time for scaring yourself with a spooky film.

You never know when you'll need to perform CPR or when you'll need to receive it. Dr. Lawrence Phillips, MD explains how to react when someone has gone into cardiac arrest.

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Ford has gone all-in with the redesign of its critically important Super Duty series of large pickup trucks. The Super Duty had been refreshed and updated the the past, but it hadn't been completely re-thought in two decades.

Ford makes a lot of money off these ginormous F-Series pickups, so a new Super Duty was a big risk. Customers from this type of truck, optimized for work and for towing, are among the most demanding in the auto industry.

The carmaker... Читать дальше...

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(Reuters) - A tour bus crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on a Southern California highway before dawn on Sunday, killing at least 13 people and injuring 31, an NBC affiliate reported.

The bus was traveling west on Interstate 10 when the crash occurred near Palm Springs, a city about 100 miles (160 km) east of Los Angeles, the television station reported.

The Riverside County Coroner's Office confirmed 13 people aboard the bus were killed, the station said. Читать дальше...

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NOW WATCH: Countries around the world are pouring billions of dollars into France's revolutionary nuclear fusion reactor

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Goldman Sachs is turning to a new platform to help recruit young talent.

The firm on Wednesday launched an advertising campaign on Spotify, the music streaming app, to catch the attention of prospective job applicants.

The campaign will run in both the US and the UK and link back to the firm's careers quiz, which helps job candidates explore which divisions are best suited to them.

Here's what the ad says: 

What advice would you give a tech firm breaking into a new market? Читать дальше...

Tom Brady has gone on record saying he wants to play well into his 40s. Brady's personal chef has revealed what he feeds the star QB to keep him on top of his game. 

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Businesses are investing in technology to better manage their vehicle fleets. These investments in fleet-management are transforming commercial vehicle operation and leveraging analytics to generate major gains in efficiency.

Large companies have been building up their fleet-management portfolios. Verizon, in particular, has been aggressive, spending billions to purchase two fleet-management leaders in the summer of 2016 to take a clear lead in the North American market. Читать дальше...

There's a new study out that has identified 234 stars, out of a sample of 2.5 million, with a peculiar pulsing signal. The two astronomers who conducted the study, using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, report that the pulsing is similar to what a signal from an intelligent alien race might look like, if they were trying to make contact.

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On August 1, 2016, Brandon — the blogger behind the Mad Fientist, a financial independence blog — retired at 34.

My colleague Libby Kane talked to Brandon — who doesn't use his last name online for privacy reasons — about his journey to early retirement; he revealed that he saved and invested around 70% of his take-home income in order to reach his goal.

After hearing Brandon's story — and so many others like it — I decided to try my hand at saving the majority of my earnings as well. Читать дальше...

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Over the last few years, the smartphone has become more than a device we use to call people and send text messages.

But it's easy to get overwhelmed with the sheer number of apps — there are more than a million apps in Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store.

So I broke out the most useful apps I use every day. You should probably use them, too.

Spotify is my go-to music app.

I've been a Spotify subscriber for years. The service gives me access to nearly any song ... Читать дальше...

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The average American spends $5,871 on an engagement ring according to The Knot's 2015 Real Weddings Study. 

The sales team at Ritani, an online diamond retailer that specializes in engagement rings, dove deeper into the statistics to find the average price paid for an engagement ring in each state. 

According to their team, Nevada, Montana, and Washington are at the top of the list, forking over $9,000 to $10,500 for one ring on average.

"About 65-70% of our customer base is the millennial male... Читать дальше...

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Have you ever heard of Wallonia, home of the Walloons? It sounds like a place Roald Dahl might have invented, but is in fact the small, French-speaking region of Belgium, with a population of about 3.5 million.

It is not, typically, a star player in world affairs. But as of now, the Walloon Parliament may be about to single-handedly bring about the collapse of a free trade deal between Canada and the European Union that has been in the works for seven years, providing... Читать дальше...

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This past May, Anthony Bourdain shared a meal with President Barack Obama in Hanoi, Vietnam for an episode of his CNN show "Parts Unknown" that premiered in September.

The scenario would have sounded like a joke to Bourdain 20 years ago, when he was bouncing around New York City's restaurant scene, doing whatever he could to make it one day to the next.

Bourdain, 60, has documented in detail his adjustment to the surrealness of the fame that hit him in... Читать дальше...

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We interviewed Robert Kirkman — creator of "The Walking Dead"— at New York Comic Con 2014, where he told us why he doesn't use the word zombie — and who he'd want by his side if there really was a zombie outbreak.

Jesse Itzler felt he was in a rut. So he asked Navy SEAL David Goggins to live with him for 31 days, during which Jesse would do anything David told him to do.

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Sen. Tim Kaine (D - Virginia) said he was looking skeptically AT&T's $85 billion purchase of Time Warner, which owns properties like CNN and HBO.

In an interview with NBC's Chuck Todd that aired on Sunday, Hillary Clinton's running mate said that he agreed with Sen. Al Franken's concerns that the merger may lead to "higher costs, fewer choices, and even worse service for consumers."

"I share those concerns and questions," We've got to get to the bottom of them," Kaine said. Читать дальше...

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Walmart is becoming a better place to shop because it started paying employees more.

For many years, the company was plagued by widespread complaints about poor customer service at its stores.

That was until last year when Walmart, under pressure from investors following several quarters of same-store sales declines, decided to invest billions of dollars in wage increases and training for workers.

Specifically, Walmart committed to investing $2.7 billion over two years in higher wages... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will "100 percent" accept the results of the U.S. election if it is fair, his son Eric Trump said on Sunday.

“I think what my father is saying is, 'I want a fair election,’” Eric Trump said on ABC's "This Week."

“If it’s a fair outcome, he will absolutely accept it. There’s no question about that."

With national opinion polls showing Clinton with an increasing lead over Trump ahead of the Nov. Читать дальше...

McDonald's is America's ultimate fast-food chain — the home of the ubiquitous Big Mac and McNuggets.

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Bungling a job interview is a truly terrible experience.

Perhaps you said the wrong thing and derailed the whole conversation. It's possible that you inadvertently insulted the interviewer or failed to stick the landing with a particularly dumb question.

It's not pleasant to dwell upon, but it's definitely important to identify when you messed up an interview. This will help you recognize your failed strategies or tendencies and improve your approach for the next interview. Читать дальше...

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Why should Americans care about Yemen?

Average Americans probably couldn’t find this remote southwestern corner of Arabia on a map. But it’s time for them to learn. Yemen’s civil war concerns Americans because their close but often awkward ally, Saudi Arabia, has persuaded them to take part in it — and, alongside that brutal war, there’s another that the United States initiated and has no intention of ending anytime soon.

How can the United States ensure the former... Читать дальше...