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The world watched in shock on June 23 when the UK voted to leave the European Union.

The British pound plummeted, and global markets briefly plunged into turmoil.

But some observers think the vote for the so-called Brexit was just the beginning of the end.

"Our main conclusion is that by doing the unthinkable and actually voting to leave, Brexit substantially increases the likelihood that other members of the European Union will also seek to break away,"... Читать дальше...

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Next year marks the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone, and all rumors are pointing to a radical redesign.

This month, there was a pretty considerable spill of information by a top industry executive regarding two new features. We also saw rumors about a a third model with a new screen size, as well as some current rumors reinforced by fresh leaks.

Check out the latest rumors surrounding Apple's next NEXT iPhone.

This will not be an "S" model of the iPhone 7. Читать дальше...

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Back in the 1980s, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was gripped in an economic crisis as it suffered the effects of de-industrialization: Its unemployment rate was triple that of Detroit’s today. “We basically died,” Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said on a recent press call. But, in a much-celebrated comeback story, the city came back to life. “In 30 years Pittsburgh changed its economy. It built out an entire new city of eds and meds, technology, finance and energy. Now we’re seeing... Читать дальше...

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Centerview Partners, the New York-based boutique advisory firm led by Blair Effron, just keeps winning business from marquee names in corporate America.

The firm has landed roles on some of the biggest deals of the year, and is lead adviser to General Electric on its big deal with Baker Hughes.

The firm has long had a relationship with GE, with partners Adam Beshara, Anthony Kim and David Cohen all advising the industrial giant on various asset sales in the past. Читать дальше...

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Ad tech company Rubicon Project reported a mixed set of Q3 earnings on Wednesday — lowering its guidance for the fourth quarter and announcing plans to lay off 19% of its workforce — and the analyst view on the company is decidedly somber right now.

At the heart of Rubicon Project's issues is the fact that it was slow to react to header bidding, the hottest trend in ad tech.

Header bidding is a piece of code that allows publishers to squeeze out... Читать дальше...

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London (AFP) - A former British business minister said Saturday he was seriously misled by the Ministry of Defence over a missiles deal with Saudi Arabia, which is spearheading airstrikes in Yemen.

Vince Cable told The Guardian newspaper that he was given specific assurances about the checks that would be carried out on the use of British-made missiles.

Cable, who was in office from 2010 to 2015 and responsible for authorising export licences, said he blocked a deal... Читать дальше...

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JAKARTA (Reuters) - From rescue helicopters to air surveillance equipment, defense manufacturers jostled in Jakarta this week to claim one of the region's biggest prizes: a slice of Indonesia's shopping list as the country updates its aging air and sea security capability.

While it is not part of the dispute over claims in the South China Sea, Indonesia objects to China's claim to waters around the Natuna Islands and has been ramping up military exercises and patrols in the region. Читать дальше...

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(Reuters) - U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning, who is serving 35 years in prison for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, attempted suicide last month for the second time, her attorney said on Friday.

Manning attempted suicide on Oct. 4, at the start of her stay in solitary confinement for attempting suicide the first time in July, said lawyer Chase Strangio, from the American Civil Liberties Union.

An Army spokeswoman declined to immediately comment. Читать дальше...

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DENVER (Reuters) - A federal judge in Colorado blocked enforcement of a 19th-century state law that bans voters from showing a completed ballot to others, the latest in a flurry of mixed legal rulings on whether to restrict election "selfies" on social media.

U.S. District Judge Christine Arguello in Denver issued a preliminary injunction against an 1891 Colorado statute that makes it a misdemeanor offense to reveal the contents of one's ballot.

The ruling came... Читать дальше...

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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A United Nations official said Australia would probably be in breach of the Refugee Convention if it enacted a proposal for a permanent visa-ban for asylum seekers who attempted to reach the country by boat, Fairfax media reported on Saturday.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull proposed last Sunday that asylum seekers sent to the county's offshore processing center's would be prevented for applying for any visa to Australia, even if they had been... Читать дальше...

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YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's plans to arm and train non-Muslim residents in the troubled north of Rakhine State is likely to "aggravate an already dire human rights situation", the International Commission of Jurists, a human rights watchdog, has said.

Soldiers have flooded the Maungdaw area along Myanmar's frontier with Bangladesh in Rakhine in response to coordinated attacks on three border posts on Oct. 9 in which nine police officers were killed.

The government... Читать дальше...

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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities ordered the formal arrest pending trial on Saturday of nine executives and journalists of a leading opposition newspaper who were detained on Monday, broadcaster NTV said.

The detention of the editor-in-chief and senior staff of Cumhuriyet over the secularist newspaper's alleged support for a failed coup in July was described by a top EU politician as the crossing of a red line against freedom of expression. Their homes were also searched. Читать дальше...

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MADRID (Reuters) - Spain said security forces had arrested the head of Basque militant separatist group ETA in south-western France on Saturday in a joint operation between the French domestic intelligence service and Spanish police.

Mikel Irastorza was detained in a house in Ascain, a village near the Pyrenees mountains, the Spanish Interior Ministry said in a statement, adding that the 64-year-old was on the run from authorities and is the leader of the illegal organization. Читать дальше...

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The autumn of 1908 was a landmark moment in America’s car industry. In September of that year, William C. Durant founded the company that would later become General Motors. Not even a month later, Henry Ford launched the Model T—the very car that heralded the era of the U.S. mass automobile market.

The United States pumped 488,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil that year, and the oil was mostly used in refining to produce kerosene for lamps, the U.S. Energy Information... Читать дальше...

Marathon coach, John Henwood, explains the proper training the week before your marathon. His advice is a little different from many of the popular training programs.

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sex - quarrels = x

x > 0 = happy marriage

x < 0 = unhappy marriage

In other words, you should be having sex more often than you quarrel.

The formula was derived from a series of studies in the 1970s. One unpublished study of married students at University of Missouri-Kansas City found that 28 out of 30 self-described happy couples had sex more than they argued, while all 12 self-described unhappy couples argued more. These results were... Читать дальше...

With the New York City Marathon this weekend, thousands of runners are prepping to conquer the 26.2 miles of streets. Mile High Run Club coach John Henwood discusses what you should eat before and after the big run.

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The economy is with her.

In the run up to the presidential election, Hillary Clinton positioned herself to be a continuation of the economic policies of President Barack Obama. On the other hand, Republican nominee Donald Trump has said that the economy is broken and he's the only who can fix it.

Americans routinely cite the economy as one of their top concerns surrounding an election and academic studies have shown a link between personal economic standing and voting behavior... Читать дальше...

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Rome (AFP) - Two Italians and a Canadian who were kidnapped in the south of conflict-torn Libya in September have been released and flown to Italy, the Italian government announced Saturday.

The Italians, Danilo Calonego and Bruno Cacace, and Canadian Frank Poccia were freed during the night "due to the effective cooperation with local Libyan authorities," it said in a statement.

The three men were kidnapped in September in Ghat, close to the Algerian border, where... Читать дальше...

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The emergence of Macau as the world's largest gaming market has led the industry to wonder what untapped markets there are around the world, particularly in Asia.

The Philippines, Korea, and Singapore are a few countries that have opened up gaming, to varying levels of success, but the big fish that's still outstanding is Japan. 

Not only is Japan the world's third-largest economy, but it's a place where casino gambling is illegal.

But that may be changing and casino giants like MGM Resorts... Читать дальше...

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Hillary Clinton recited lyrics from a Jay Z song at a Cleveland concert organized to mobilize voters before Election Day.

"Remember Jay memorably said, 'Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther could walk, and Martin Luther walked so Barack Obama could run, and Barack Obama ran so all the children could fly,'" Clinton said.

The lyrics are from Jay Z's song, "My President is Black."

The concert featured performances from Chicago artist, Chance the Rapper... Читать дальше...

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The US government is prepared to take countermeasures in the event of a Russian cyber-attack that could interfere with the upcoming presidential election, NBC News reported. 

According to a senior intelligence official who spoke to NBC, the US is eyeing potential targets including Russia's power grid, telecommunications systems, and the Kremlin's command systems as potential targets if the US experiences a significant attack.

The... Читать дальше...

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Melania Trump was paid for 10 modeling jobs in the United States worth $20,056 that occurred in the seven weeks before she had legal permission to work in the country, according to detailed accounting ledgers, contracts and related documents from 20 years ago provided to The Associated Press.

The details of Mrs. Trump's early paid modeling work in the U.S. emerged in the final days of a bitter presidential campaign in which her husband, Donald Trump, has... Читать дальше...

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If you want to know how the Islamic State group is doing, you don’t have to follow the Mosul offensive.

Just take a look at the recent output of the terrorist organization’s propaganda machine.

A 34-minute audio recording from Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi released Thursday — the first message from Baghdadi in nearly a year — emphasized violence and war, themes that have become increasingly common in the group’s messages as its attempts at statehood falter. Читать дальше...

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Donald Trump, during a campaign rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on Friday night, gave a startlingly different account of how President Barack Obama handled a protester earlier in the day.

Obama was in Fayetteville, North Carolina, rallying voters for Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton. At one point, a protester held up a Trump sign from among the crowd, and the crowd lost it, yelling and booing at the man.

The incident generated headlines not because of what the protester did... Читать дальше...